by Jem Smith » 04 Mar 2025, 08:27
Fergal wrote:With the huge success of female artists such as Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Madonna, Riahanna, Adele, etc, it's a little challenging to accept that being female is an impediment to success for a singer.
They're breakthrough successful artists. I don't think anybody's arguing that it's
impossible to be successful as a female singer, just that there are still extra barriers for women in the music industry. As EWAH (artist inteviewed in the article I linked to) said
'"the music industry had been constructed to favour a male lifestyle, which could also create barriers.
"Women are more likely to be primary caregivers … and so they have to have really robust support structures in place like care or family to be able to support them."'
In an earlier report by Triple J (part of the national broadcaster here) it was found that male artists were more likely to be played on the radio. The most recent report showed results that were a little better. However " there still is an earnings gap between male and female songwriters registered to APRA" and "Men continue to hold the most powerful positions in Australia's music industry".
[quote="Fergal"]
With the huge success of female artists such as Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Madonna, Riahanna, Adele, etc, it's a little challenging to accept that being female is an impediment to success for a singer.[/quote]
They're breakthrough successful artists. I don't think anybody's arguing that it's [i]impossible[/i] to be successful as a female singer, just that there are still extra barriers for women in the music industry. As EWAH (artist inteviewed in the article I linked to) said
'"the music industry had been constructed to favour a male lifestyle, which could also create barriers.
"Women are more likely to be primary caregivers … and so they have to have really robust support structures in place like care or family to be able to support them."'
In an earlier report by Triple J (part of the national broadcaster here) it was found that male artists were more likely to be played on the radio. The most recent report showed results that were a little better. However " there still is an earnings gap between male and female songwriters registered to APRA" and "Men continue to hold the most powerful positions in Australia's music industry".
