It may seem like we are a little obsessed, but the focus on live music was always going to be inevitable – from artists to bookers, promoters, curators, education, venues, venue staff, permanent…
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A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Live DMA’s report on the impact of Covid across their European network. As the relentless consequences continue, we look at recent figures in the UK…
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The employment levels of the cultural sector (pre-corona times) has been substantial! Eurostat’s Culture Statistics report found that in 2018, across the EU‑28, there were 8.7 million people in…
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As the global community continues its fight against the virus, any notion of a ‘normal’ life seems far away for the most part. The first, most difficult impact of Covid-19 is one’s livelihood. Last week…
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Following on from the previous figure, how effective can strategies be for gender balance? In the same report from The Creative Independent, of the respondents, although “44% of industry professionals…
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With a pause on live music globally, there’s no better time for booking agents, venues and programmers to reassess and start implementing strategies for gender balance. In its report,…
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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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It is no secret that women bear the brunt of hardship in times of economic downturn. As we look to tackle the mountainous consequences of the pandemic, we reflect on the numbers…
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We always welcome positive news where we see visible change in the right direction. Well done to Spotify who have seen a marked rise in appointing more women within the company from 28%…
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With gigs and festivals as we know it still at a standstill, radio plays are important than ever before, given its reach, broadcasting on various platforms. All stations, and more so popular ones with…
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Following on from the previous figure, however, the analyses DOES also point towards some notable shifts, especially in the major categories. Billboard notes “Among the findings, the…
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