Female British artists underrepresented on UK radio, survey finds

By Laura Snapes

 

British-Kosovar pop star Dua Lipa is one of the most-played female acts on UK radio. Photograph: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

 

British female musicians are dramatically underrepresented on UK radio stations, a study has found.

 

A survey of the top 100 songs by British acts to feature in the UK airplay chart between 1 January and 15 August this year found that only 19% were by female acts. Male artists accounted for 51%, and mixed-gender collaborations made up 30%.

 

The inequality was starker still behind the scenes: 80% of British songwriters on the surveyed tracks were male, 19% female and 1% non-binary.

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/21/female-british-artists-underrepresented-on-uk-radio-survey-finds

So what, if they are good and the public want to hear them, they will get played. It's not inequality or discrimination if they happen to be <deleted> performers and a great many of them are. I'm heartily sick of hearing shouts of discrimination being used to cover poor performance, lack of ability,  lack of skills and/or lack of intelligence. Sometimes, a lot of times,  it's just one of those things  on that list, nothing to do with gender, color, religion or sexuality.  A great number of people and organisations need to get over themselves and stop all this hand wringing BS.   

Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Pilotman

Oh boo hoo. Do those people never get tired of complaining?

Good singers like Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell never had a problem getting airtime.

If the current lot don't get airtime it's because they ain't worth the airtime.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The inequality was starker still behind the scenes: 80% of British songwriters on the surveyed tracks were male, 19% female and 1% non-binary.

There's enough females ......... they need 20% more 'non-binary'.

No mention of blacks, don't black lives matter any more?

Edited August 22, 20205 yr by BritManToo

43 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

There's enough females ......... they need 20% more 'non-binary'.

No mention of blacks, don't black lives matter any more?

here ! here !       no talent,  no matter  

 

personally i support the effort to end the blatant discrimination against Old White Men .

 

no one loves us  ????????

 

please sign the petition passing wind around to stop the racist, misandrist term "old fart"  

 

sank you

1 minute ago, rumak said:

personally i support the effort to end the blatant discrimination against Old White Men .

I love the fact an Albanian/Arabic cross breed is touted as a top British artist.

Guess the women need to up their game them. I'm totally behind them on this, and hope the quality of their work improves.

There is reason for that. Look at made in Korea, Japan, UK, ...

 

 

 

I had the misfortune of hearing what passes for modern "music" by a female on the radio this AM. I know that the older generation always doesn't like the young generation's music, but it was all electronic mush and not talent, not danceable to, didn't make me feel any emotion except dislike. Too much of modern life is electronic junk.

21 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

There is reason for that. Look at made in Korea, Japan, UK, ...

 

 

 

In defense of larger female songstresses, Alison Moyet, and Mama Cass were brilliant, but at least they made music we could enjoy.

 

Groups like 4KB48 originated to entertain Japanese geeks who had lotsacash and few social skills. Like any good idea they grew in popularity.

Does make me wish I'd been born a Japanese geek though. They also have those maid cafes- lucky blokes.

44 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They also have those maid cafes

Not only in Japan, also in Bangkok. ???? 

 

where in Bkk Mbk?

"The Gender Disparity Data report was compiled by Linda Coogan Byrne, a music industry consultant, and Nadia Khan, of Women in CTRL, which represents women in music and arts industries."

 

Okay, so hardcore feminist activist group is playing the equality card to get more airtime for women, so what is the actual position?

 

A spokesperson for BBC Radio 6 Music said: From 27 May 2019 to 31st May 2020, the average percentage of female artists on the 6 Music playlist was 44.3%. There have been a number of weeks in 2020 in which 55% of music on the playlist has been by female artists.

 

So a non-issue being promoted by the Guardian's lunatic feminist activists. Okay.

 

On 8/21/2020 at 7:01 AM, snoop1130 said:

1% non-binary.

 

Gosh , have I been away that long ?  What do these beings even look like ?

On 8/22/2020 at 9:22 AM, BritManToo said:

I love the fact an Albanian/Arabic cross breed is touted as a top British artist.

Dua Lipa is just one of them, Rita Ora is also Albanian.

 

Albania is the now pop-music power house.

 

That tells you all you need to know about music today really.

On 8/25/2020 at 1:59 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Not only in Japan, also in Bangkok. ???? 

 

That's on my bucket list if ever I return to LOS.

 

Mind you, a visit to Swensons can be as good, for less, but I guess in the case above one is allowed to oggle openly.

On 8/25/2020 at 2:19 PM, Logosone said:

Dua Lipa is just one of them, Rita Ora is also Albanian.

 

Albania is the now pop-music power house.

 

That tells you all you need to know about music today really.

I made the mistake of tuning in a station playing modern music. What gets me is why some claim it's so fantastic. So much electronics on it that the human is just along for the ride.

On 8/25/2020 at 2:14 PM, Orton Rd said:

where in Bkk Mbk?

Google will tell you.

 

If they become more widespread Swensons is going to be in trouble, as all the cute girls jump ship.

On 8/25/2020 at 1:59 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Not only in Japan, also in Bangkok. ???? 

 

According to article on internet, they take Japanese names. The ones above certainly look Japanese.

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I made the mistake of tuning in a station playing modern music. What gets me is why some claim it's so fantastic. So much electronics on it that the human is just along for the ride.

It's like when flies think it's wonderful to experience a pile of manure, some people can only appreciate manure.

 

Popular music, by definition, is music with a "wide" appeal, a popular appeal, the lowest common denominator. Music, however, was not always like this.

 

Music developed, from Ancient to Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque music, Classical music, Romantic music, and then the decline was clearly visible in the 20th century.

 

The ascendancy of the United States saw the rise of popular music through to its bitter end. It was Jazz that rang in the decline of music, the primacy of rhythm over melody. Whereas classical music had reached the apex of music with melodies and instrumental structures which surpassed in virtuosity what human voices could do, and thus replaced opera as the favourite entertainment, modern American popular music was the triumph of rhythm over melody.

 

If you read about the history of American music  it was 14 year old school girls that had made Elvis Presley a star. The slavish submission to rhythm is particularly suited to the female adolescent mind. And of course Rock n Roll borrowed heavily from Jazz, and is in fact defined by a rhythm variation of the simplest kind. 

 

Despite the emergence of rhythm as the primal force there were still some remnants of melody in American popular music, however, the decline was inevitable and with Heavy Metal, Rap and then electronic music like House, Techno and such we have basically witnessed, in our lifetime, the death of music. The death of the composer, now replaced by a machine largely, and a total regression to the vocal, which classical music had overcome when it triumphed over opera.

 

Even Russell Brand has to concede Cardi B's Wap is basically just porn. To call these things music is very generous.

i just started a survey as well ,its disgusting ,one legged trans women of colour are also unrepresented in the olympic games .i will no longer watch them.

Here in Bkk

 

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That's on my bucket list if ever I return to LOS.

 

Mind you, a visit to Swensons can be as good, for less, but I guess in the case above one is allowed to oggle openly.

I agree about Swensen's - they definitely know how to style the girls. One more reason to go there.

 

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I agree about Swensen's - they definitely know how to style the girls. One more reason to go there.

 

You can just stand outside and look at the girls through the window , theres no need to go inside 

5 hours ago, Logosone said:

It's like when flies think it's wonderful to experience a pile of manure, some people can only appreciate manure.

 

Popular music, by definition, is music with a "wide" appeal, a popular appeal, the lowest common denominator. Music, however, was not always like this.

 

Music developed, from Ancient to Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque music, Classical music, Romantic music, and then the decline was clearly visible in the 20th century.

 

The ascendancy of the United States saw the rise of popular music through to its bitter end. It was Jazz that rang in the decline of music, the primacy of rhythm over melody. Whereas classical music had reached the apex of music with melodies and instrumental structures which surpassed in virtuosity what human voices could do, and thus replaced opera as the favourite entertainment, modern American popular music was the triumph of rhythm over melody.

 

If you read about the history of American music  it was 14 year old school girls that had made Elvis Presley a star. The slavish submission to rhythm is particularly suited to the female adolescent mind. And of course Rock n Roll borrowed heavily from Jazz, and is in fact defined by a rhythm variation of the simplest kind. 

 

Despite the emergence of rhythm as the primal force there were still some remnants of melody in American popular music, however, the decline was inevitable and with Heavy Metal, Rap and then electronic music like House, Techno and such we have basically witnessed, in our lifetime, the death of music. The death of the composer, now replaced by a machine largely, and a total regression to the vocal, which classical music had overcome when it triumphed over opera.

 

Even Russell Brand has to concede Cardi B's Wap is basically just porn. To call these things music is very generous.

You ignore Country which is huge in the States, probably as many are turned off by what passes for music on mainstream channels. I only listen to the channel that is restricted to 50s, 60s and 70s music.

The fun songs eg Ray Stevens offerings, have completely vanished, along with consideration, dancing and romance.

6 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

You can just stand outside and look at the girls through the window , theres no need to go inside 

You must be a masochist if you see pretty girls and delicious ice-cream and instead of enjoying both together you would only look at this through a window and don't enjoy it yourself.

6 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Here in Bkk

 

Thanks for that video.

Now, when I need technical advice from Naomi 'SexyCyborg' Wu I have a reason to go to the Maid Cafe. And if she is not there on that day then I have to try another day. ???? 

12 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

You must be a masochist if you see pretty girls and delicious ice-cream and instead of enjoying both together you would only look at this through a window and don't enjoy it yourself.

Do you just have a quick glance at the girls , or do you sit there staring at them whilst eating your ice cream ?

Sexy cyborg lives in Shengen China ????