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Few Women in Music; L.A.’s Salsa Scene | Mar. 9
On the March 9 episode of SoCal Update, KPCC Arts and Entertainment Reporter John Horn discusses a new study that looks at the lack of representation of women in the music industry. KPCC Arts and Entertainment Reporter Mike Roe covers the lively state of L.A’s salsa scene despite the pandemic.
Even though artists like Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Rihanna are wildly popular, most other female performers remain outliers, according to a new report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which studied the most popular 900 songs over the past nine years.
A McKinsey report that combined previous research and new interviews argues that concrete steps like company bonuses tied to improved representation can lead to change.
For Women in Music, Equality Remains Out of Reach
The latest study by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California found that women’s representation in music has not improved in the last decade.
The woman with the most songwriting credits in the latest study by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California was Nicki Minaj, with 19.Credit.Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Published March 8, 2021Updated March 9, 2021
Three years ago, an academic tallied up the performers, producers and songwriters behind hit songs, and found that women’s representation fell on a scale between, roughly, poor and abysmal.
SINGAPORE - In the first diversity study of its films and series, streaming giant Netflix showed gains in the inclusion of marginalised groups both onscreen and behind the scenes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.