Although we may be tempted to assume from these examples that the music industry is a place of equality, the numbers tell a different tale. Males still dominate the Billboard charts, and the margin is not small. The following figures have been collected from the chart performance of every Hot top 10 song since The graphics compares the success of singles across the categories male, female, both, and non-binary.
These are the number of weeks spent in the top 10 and at number one by artist gender. In the chart above, we examine songs with only the gender of the primary artist taken into account. Males dominate by a huge margin — more than doubling the weeks that female lead artists spend in the Hot Top Since , the top 5 tracks that have spent the longest inside the Hot Top 10 all feature a male artist as the lead.
Meghan Trainor is only female to feature in the 10 longest charting tracks Hot Top 10 this decade. As far as non-binary artists go, Sam Smith is carrying the standard with 52 of the 56 non-binary weeks. La Roux and Miley Cyrus are responsible for the other 4. Surprisingly duets, or sharing a microphone with the opposite gender as a lead artist, are rare. When considering only number 1 songs, the inequality gap is lessened marginally — although males still account for well over half the chart weeks at number 1 on the Hot since There have been 92 individual songs that hit number 1 on the Hot in the weeks since the beginning of , an average of 4.
Even when the gender of the guest artists is added to the analysis, males remain well ahead of females and non-binary artists. Why are male-only tracks so dominant? Here is a closer look at just how many tracks from each gender have made it into the Top 10 since In the year to May, the manufacturing and construction sectors remained big job creators overall.
Combined, they only just trailed white collar jobs — in finance, real estate, technical and professional, other business services and government — which was the biggest contributor to the labour market at , employees. But even in the white collar finance sector, which has a roughly same gender split, female employment outpaced males at versus So the outsized recent dip in May of the unemployment rate for males to 5.
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When one thinks about the music industry, it is still primarily a male-dominated world. Many artists are male, and the industry is dominated by men. But there is a lot of change taking place in the music industry.
The numbers suggest there is a lot more room for female musicians to make it. The percentage of women in the music industry is growing, but the numbers are still low. As a result of the increasing opportunities for women in the industry, there is a vast amount of new growth.
But how many more female artists could we get? And what do we need to do to get there? The answer to the first question is simple: there need to be more women in the industry. It is not that there are not any. There are several female producers and songwriters out there, but it is not enough. The second question, though, is more complicated.
It is a question of education. We need more female music educators, and we need to get more girls interested in music. There are many reasons women do not get into the music industry. One of the biggest problems is that they have not had enough opportunities to study or learn about the subject matter.
When seen through popular media platforms, there are many female artists in the industry. Nevertheless, The New York Times clarifies, "In a review of the top tunes from to , specified by Billboard's year-end Hot chart for all of those six years.
The research study discovered that of 1, performing artists, For many years, the portion of women in the industry has indeed gradually been plummeting. Things could certainly get much better if women were encouraged to pursue careers as musicians. The music industry will be made more enjoyable by inclusivity rather than by restricting access. The music industry could be predominantly male-dominated because there are far fewer female musicians than men. There are not as many women out there making it in the music business as there are men.
The present statistics may be discouraging, but this does not mean that women cannot be talented musicians. It is just that they are often not allowed to do so. As a result, they have less economic power when negotiating their contracts.
Therefore, many women choose to become independent artists rather than sign contracts with major labels. This is because they feel that if they sign a contract with a major label, they will have to give up their artistic freedom. What happens when a group of women get together and start a band?
Do they have a chance against bands with all male members? Men and women in the music industry come from all walks of life and bring various musical talents to the table. One could argue that the lack of opportunities for more women in the music industry might be a conscious decision by the music companies and key players in the sector. Perhaps it is something that happens subconsciously. Maybe it is both. The men not wanting to compete with women believe they already dominate the airwaves and would lose out.
Some men tend to think that they already know the rules of the game. They do not realise that the music industry is changing and attracting more females every day. In a few years, they will have to admit that they have been wrong. The music industry is missing out on more female involvement.
They hire the same calibre of musicians and producers. According to the Audio Engineering Society findings, women make up only 5 to 7 per cent of producers and audio engineers. Some organisations report lower numbers. It is not the people that make the music that is the problem.
The problem is the industry itself. The music industry has been plagued by a lack of diversity in its ranks, with women, people of colour, and LGBTQ people making up a small percentage of its workforce. It is crucial to ensure that the voices of those who are underrepresented are heard.
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