Eps 1: Sexist Music Tech Industry
— Sexism in the Music Tech Industry
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Marion Hawkins
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I have gained a respectable role in the rap industry, but I feel like there is so much competition that places me at the bottom of the list of female artists in rap music and even hip hop music.
The above-mentioned study notes that the proportion of women in pop music has declined in the last 6 years. Indeed, the female quota has actually fallen across all genres. Although diversity in the music industry has increased, women still hold a significant share of the music industry.
According to PRS Music, only 3.5% of the world's top 100 artists are currently female. The fact is that the charts - the most popular songs by artists such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift - are still written by men. So it's no surprise that songs are taken seriously by women, but Aquilina also finds herself patronized and unable to change the gender imbalance in her own music industry.
Charli XCX is not the first pop star to denounce sexism in the music industry. The Break the Rules hitmaker took to Twitter to voice her frustration at the lack of representation of women in her career. Music News complained that women are not taken seriously enough by male artists like Beyonce, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.
The 27-year-old has written and recorded many hit singles, including "Boom Clap" and "White Mercedes," but she still feels that she is not being treated with the respect she deserves. Many female celebrities and artists have begun to discuss their own experiences with inequality and lend their voice to the larger women's rights movement. The emphasis on female artists "performances is abolished and their music is placed in the same category as their male counterparts.
Unfortunately, there is no magic solution that will change this, but given the rampant negativity that exists at the moment, there are steps that musicians and the music industry as a whole can take to eliminate inequality. In a music industry dominated by men, women are often only briefly represented and respected.
It found that revenue from record sales in the United States reached $9.8 billion in 2018, a 12 percent jump from 2017.
As the music industry continues to grow, recent studies show that female artists are still not reaping the rewards, both in the United States and overseas. Los Angeles pop band Haim was fired last year after learning they were receiving less than half of what their male counterparts were getting. The Runaways is a band that has experienced sexual abuse and assault, according to a New York Times report.
Bass guitarist Jackie Fuchs spoke out in 2015 after the rape by the band's manager, Kim Fowley. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Canadian artist Grimes said: "I've been in many situations where male producers have been able to finish a song literally in less than an hour, sometimes even in less than two hours.
Grimes is a successful artist who produces her own music, but even she has been the target of sexism, with Grimes commenting: 'There's this notion that the fact that I'm a woman makes me incapable of using technology. Last year, Grimes, an electronics engineer, published a blog post outlining the gender imbalances she faced during her time in music so as not to jeopardize her livelihood.
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry has also been slammed for misogyny after she was shamed for wet hair in a music video. She even wrote an article for the Guardian in 2013 condemning sexist comments on a screenshot she posted and sexist messages on the band's Facebook page.
I have seen and read over the past year some women who are not afraid to talk about sexism and assault, from threats of hostile action to abuse, threats and sexist messages like "If you rape me slut" on their Facebook page. You will know the culture of rape and you will have to learn to deal with it, not only in music but in every industry.
In an article entitled "What are Bitches and Hoes," written by Tricia Ross, she discusses the humiliation of women in the music industry, which is often encouraged by rap, hip-hop and urban culture. With extreme exaggeration, including some types of sexism, popular culture takes everything to make a profit. There are a few hip-hop artists who allow demeaning women, like Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne, but not many others.