Seeing as we are in Dublin this week, let’s take another look at the WhyNotHer? report which looks at radio airplay on Irish radio stations. Alongside the usual slew of underrepresentation of women and…
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IQ Magazine teamed up with ROSTR for a breakdown of Europe’s top music festivals of 2023. Gender, age, genre, booking agencies and more, this is a crucial analysis giving another sobering look at the disparity…
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Today we take another look at the Musicians’ Census 2023 (from Help Musicians and Musicians’ Union) from the UK. In the midst of a global cost of living crisis, we see how intersectional consideration…
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With the contributions of almost 6000 respondents, this week saw the release of the first ever UK Musicians’ Census, brought to you by Help Musicians and Musicians’ Union. It provides deep insight to the…
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With the announcement of Music Network Leaders Nordic this week, we reflect on the impact of targeted programmes, mentoring and access. In this instance, taking leadership into account, those that…
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Whilst there are many freedoms afforded to the freelancer – the questions around fair work practice, safety and protection remain (especially when concerning women and gender diverse people in the…
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As we are in Montréal this week, let’s take another look at ‘Closing the Gap’ from the Canadian Live Music Association. This focuses on Indigenous, Black and people of colour (IBPOC) in the live music…
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We are still on a high coming out of Way Out West last week. While our heads are still there, let’s take a look at some Swedish statistics today. Interestingly, the aptly titled ‘Perspectives Survey’ (commissioned by…
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Let’s take a look at ISM’s 2022 report, ‘Dignity at work 2: Discrimination in the music sector’ music sector, but also highlights the multitude of barriers freelancers face who have very little or no access to support…
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As we will be in Sweden next week, let’s take a look at Scandinavia and another look at the third edition of Repertoire Statistik, brought to you by Danish Composers' Society, Art Music Denmark,…
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