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hello there. we start here in the uk, where we are about to find out if the economy has fallen into recession — thats defined as two quarters in a row of negative economic growth. we already know the uks entire economic output, or gross domestic product, shrank in the three months to september by 0.3%. injust over an hour, we get gdp figures for october to december. anotherfall would mean the uk is officially in recession. lets talk to melanie baker, senior uk economist at royal lond...

Discrimination and bias in classical music are denying women opportunities at festivals, venues and in recordings, research finds

This gig at Koko in Camden Town saw the British four-piece rockers on riotously and irresistibly energetic form

It's not just Glastonbury. The entire music industry is weighted against women-and a rebalancing act is long overdue

Glastonbury has been criticised for its all-male headliners but it’s far from the only one – the result of an industry that has deprioritised women for decades

In 2022, the Brit Awards merged its top artist prizes to include male, female and nonbinary acts. This year, the event faced backlash for not nominating any women.

Look into there. thank you so much for coming in and - look into there. thank you so | much for coming in and taking us through that. finally, if you are a music fan, you will know that tomorrow night its the brit awards— the uk recording industrys annual event celebrating the most successful british and international music. the brits scrapped their best male and best female artist categories last year in favour of a gender neutral best artist award. problem is — when this years nominations ...

There has been a backlash after no female artists were nominated for the gender-neutral music prize.

Exclusive: survey of professional musicians finds 66% have experienced discrimination

With an aim to make Scotland's music festivals safer for all, we chat with POWA, Fanny Riot and Popgirlz about the launch of Friendly Festivals in Scotland.