Where Are All the Women DJs?
For artists, landing on Billboard’s annual Top 100 DJ list isn’t just a PR win – it’s a financial one too. “They’re going to get booked more, they’re going to get paid more,” says Stacey Lee, director of music-industry doc Underplayed, of those who make the list and are seen as a safe bet by music festival promoters who need to sell tickets. Over the last two years, only 7 percent of Billboard’s Top 100 DJs were women; in 2019, only five women made the list. (No list was released in 2020.)