ICYMI the Why Not Her? Collective are back with the latest analysis of Irish radio. Support for national talent is a crucial step in identifying and developing artists, with radio providing that all-important access…
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We hope that you’ve had a restful break and a positive start to the year! And talking of positive, we start the year by looking at the UK charts rundown for 2023 from the BPI (representing the UK’s…
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To highlight the launch of Creative UK’s free e-module on bullying and harassment, we take a look at The Musicians’ Union Report ‘For the Love of Music: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Music Industry’ with…
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Where career progression and seniority is involved, age plays a part when it comes to women dropping off or slowing down in their careers which isn’t just restricted to parenthood and care. UK Music’s…
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Whilst we continue to interrogate intersectional angles in the music industry, the socio-economic question is one that can be challenging to define and quantify and we must look to the contexts and definitions in…
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With the launch of the latest survey announced this week, we take another look at third ‘BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equality in the Music Industry’ study from believe, TuneCore and Luminate released earlier…
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As we anticipate our trip to Milan next week, let’s take a look at some chart statistics from Italy. The year fast draws to a close and before 2023 sales and trends are rounded up and analysed, here are some figures
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Today we explore, why take a pledge? And with the year fast coming to an end, we look forward to the next instalment of the Annenberg Inclusion Report and in the meantime, reflect on their 2023 findings….
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As we are in Oslo and Reykjavik this week, let’s look at the latest figures from Balansekunst and Norway. Whilst the Scandinavian countries may overall fare better with gender equity, issues persist…
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As we are in BIME this week, let’s take a look at an updated MIM Association / Asociación MIM (Mujeres de la Industria de la Música) report (Mar 2021). Aside from the usual predictable pay gaps that persist…
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There are not only imbalances between gender and intersections where the pay gap is concerned, but also when it comes to unpaid labour in the music industry. As we see from the UK Music’s diversity report,…
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As it was Worth Mental Health day earlier this week, we take a look at how this affects musicians where figures for this are higher. We must then look to the reasons why this is so and how to go about…
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Seeing as we are in Dublin this week, let’s take another look at the WhyNotHer? report which looks at radio airplay on Irish radio stations. Alongside the usual slew of underrepresentation of women and…
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IQ Magazine teamed up with ROSTR for a breakdown of Europe’s top music festivals of 2023. Gender, age, genre, booking agencies and more, this is a crucial analysis giving another sobering look at the disparity…
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Today we take another look at the Musicians’ Census 2023 (from Help Musicians and Musicians’ Union) from the UK. In the midst of a global cost of living crisis, we see how intersectional consideration…
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With the contributions of almost 6000 respondents, this week saw the release of the first ever UK Musicians’ Census, brought to you by Help Musicians and Musicians’ Union. It provides deep insight to the…
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With the announcement of Music Network Leaders Nordic this week, we reflect on the impact of targeted programmes, mentoring and access. In this instance, taking leadership into account, those that…
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Whilst there are many freedoms afforded to the freelancer – the questions around fair work practice, safety and protection remain (especially when concerning women and gender diverse people in the…
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As we are in Montréal this week, let’s take another look at ‘Closing the Gap’ from the Canadian Live Music Association. This focuses on Indigenous, Black and people of colour (IBPOC) in the live music…
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We are still on a high coming out of Way Out West last week. While our heads are still there, let’s take a look at some Swedish statistics today. Interestingly, the aptly titled ‘Perspectives Survey’ (commissioned by…
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