Forty-five international music festivals and conferences, including Midem, A2IM Indie Week and Canada's BreakOut West, have pledged to achieve a 50/50 gender balance across their line-ups by 2022.

The initiative is being led by PRS Foundation's Keychange scheme, which launched last year to with the aim of improving gender equality across the industry. Ambassadors include Garbage singer Shirley Manson, record producer Tony Visconti and Spanish indie-rock band Hinds.