In pre-pandemic times, the substantial economic contributions to culture from the live music sector cannot be denied. The 2597 live music venues and clubs that Live DMA analysed for their…
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The consequences of the pandemic has had an indescribably shocking effect on the live music sector. This Friday we look at Live DMA’s current report which calculates the impact of Covid-19…
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For today’s Friday Figures and UK specific statistics, ROSTR found that the gender breakdown of artists on management company rosters headquartered in the UK showed that 32% were…
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In a study of work and gender, the VNPF in The Netherlands found that 68% of education staff in live music venues were women. The nurturing of talent in front and behind the stage is pivotal, where…
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Within Live DMA’s report The Survey, Fedelima (France) found that 12% of permanent staff in an artistic programming role at live music venues were women. This is undoubtedly crucial, as like festival…
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In Eurostat‘s report covering cultural participation, it found almost two thirds of women (63.8 %) in the EU-28 reported that they took part in at least one cultural activity which is great. Even better…
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Gender representation in front of stage must go beyond festival line-ups. We must also contemplate and act on bookings and events in individual gig/concert contexts. In a Guardian analysis…
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Ofcom, UK’s communications regulator looked into diversity in the radio industry as part of their annual Diversity in Broadcasting research and monitoring programme. The report covers…
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In considering artist exposure and the power of radio, today we look at gender representation in radio airplay. We have previously looked at electronic music in Europe, as barriers within genres…
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n the study Leading the Fight Against the Pandemic: Does Gender ‘Really’ Matter? published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Economic Forum, it found that of…
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