"It's on us to help the industry shift," says Spotify's Marian Dicus. Spotify aims to foster equity for women in audio with the official launch of its EQUAL Music Program and inaugural class of 35 female artists from around the world -- including Saweetie, Natalia Lafourcade and Tkay Maidza -- who will receive playlist support, marketing and more for the next year. The program announced today (April 29) builds off of Spotify's EQUAL campaign for International Women's Day last month, which included a playlist hub for female artists and podcasters and a 15-member EQUAL Board. Alongside the artist program, the newly-announced elements include a suite of additional playlists and the relaunch of Spotify's directory of female creators in partnership with SoundGirls, all with the new tagline "Women at full volume."