Music sub-sector/genre diverse and location specific statistics are crucial for tracking long-term change in our various geography and demographics. As we are in Strasbourg this week, it’s only fitting…
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We cannot deny the layers of intersection that lead to multiple barriers in the industry, and we often refer to beyond gender, such as race and disability. The lived experience is pivotal in understanding…
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Amplify Her Voice point out that while the number remains disproportionately high for men when it comes to top grossing tours last, we stay positive for the end of year analysis of 2023 which has seen many…
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Make your approach to gender parity intersectional! We are all complex beings with layers that point towards multiple barriers or privilege that hinder or promote opportunity. Action, research, recommendations…
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The Why Not Her? Collective is back with its fourth annual analysis of the top 100 most played songs on Irish radio and the top 20 playlisted songs by domestic Irish artists. With airplay having central power…
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Today we look at the statistics and gender breakdown of the repertoire played on the Danish classical music and sound art stage – the thirs edition of Repertoire Statistik, brought to you by Danish Composers'…
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We are always looking beyond the English-speaking world and statistics relating to different territories. Today we look at the report ‘ÉTUDE QUANTITATIVE SUR LA PLACE DES FEMMES ET MINORITÉS…
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Two years on from the ground-breaking Time to Act report, British Council has commissioned On the Move - to conduct a follow-up report looking further into the knowledge gaps in the cultural sector…
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With the release of our full pledge research report this week, we look at how #TargetedActionWorks. Founding partner and pledge signatory, Tallinn Music Week, truly lead the way with their proactive,…
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We head over to the world of streaming in Poland today, to take a look at the gender breakdown of top 10 most streamed song – and while we are at it, why not also look at the most streamed artist from…
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Let’s take another look at the Fix the Mix report – this time from a genre angle with popular streamed End-of-Year playlists from Spotify and Apple Music. Metal came last with 0% women and non-binary…
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As we shift beyond gender as a movement, let’s take another look at the latest Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report released earlier this year. The disparity between on and off stage roles are even starker…
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Today let’s take a look at some streaming figures in relation to gender breakdown of producers and engineers from the mainstream world. The annual Fix the Mix report highlights women and…
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It’s crucial to compare year-on-year figures and with the deadline passing for submissions earlier this month for large companies with 250+ staff declaring their pay structures in the UK, we take an…
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The report ‘Gender Inequality in the Cultural Sector – Economic and Emotional State of Female Artists’ looks at the Lithuanian cultural sector, and we advise you to read further and understand that in some…
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We were honoured to take part in Keychange Innovator Saskhia Menendez’ workshop, ‘Trans Education & Inclusion in the Music Industry’ on Trans Visibility Day today. Saskhia shared info, case studies…
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As we all continue to reflect our recruitment practices, let’s look deeper into the compounding effects of intersectional biases. The third ‘BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equality in the Music Industry’ study from…
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Today we head a little north to Sweden and take a look at Skap’s report ‘Jag gör inte world, jag gör pop’. The study digs deep into the societal and structural racism. Non-white interviewees within the report express…
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The third ‘BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equality in the Music Industry’ study from believe, TuneCore and Luminate was launched this week on International Women’s Day, continuing to chart the progress of…
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When considering varying intersections of diversity in music and the arts, education must be considered as this sets the future path to access. Research into the socio-economic (dis)advantages need to be
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