As a woman who has been working in the ‘boys club’ of the UK music industry for over 30 years I can say it’s been, at best, frustrating and exhausting.
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Many artists are expected to organise their own ticket sales and event promotion. This is coupled with low pay from venues and having to juggle music with other full-time jobs.
The loyalty of fans has been exploited ever since big business realised music could be commercialised.
Cobain was very much the anti-superstar of his time.
To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
Confinement was the essence of Linda Martell’s brief career as a country star in the 1970s – and it’s the exact sort of fate that Beyoncé has sought to avoid.
Perth has had as many as five tributes to Oasis in recent years. As large concerts get more expensive and inaccessible, tributes will become even more important.
For some musical artists, TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape.
Cancellations of Australian music festivals, such as the abrupt end to Pitch Music Festival due to extreme heat, have become all too familiar.
Groovin’ the Moo is the latest in a long line of Australian music festivals to be cancelled. It is the new normal in our age of ‘deep uncertainty’.
How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?
Gender discrimination permeates every layer of the music industry.
African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
GQ magazine and its obviously gendered remit doesn’t seem like an obvious home for Pitchfork. Nearly 44% of its readers are women.
AI can predict the success of artist collaborations, with implications that could go far beyond the music world.
Lyrics have changed for a myriad of reasons, including evolving social mores and sometimes simply because the artist wants a change.
Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Spirited, defiant and always at the mercy of her mental health issues, the Irish singer will be forever remembered for her pure, clear voice and willingness to speak out on injustice.
A new survey found sexual violence disempowers female music workers, deters non-binary communities from working in the industry, and discourages punters from going to gigs.
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Course Director MA (Music Industries), University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Popular Music, University of Sydney
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, University of London
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Student fellow, Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Research Program, Queensland University of Technology