Reports and Studies on inclusion and diversity in the country music industry. Several studies, conducted in consultation with WOMAN Nashville, undertake data-driven analyses of country format radio. Other studies focus on Spotify’s streaming algorithm, twenty years of CMA nominations and results, and evaluations of representation on satellite radio.

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New Report: Gender Representation on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart

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On 5 December 2018, Billboard’s Country Airplay chart reported for the first time since the radio-based survey launched in January 1990 an exclusively male lineup in the Top 20 positions. The highest charting song by a female artist was Carrie Underwood’s “Love Wins” at #22. This absence of female artists in the Top 20 continued for two additional weeks until Underwood’s song broke the dry spell when it hit #19 the week of 22 December 2018. Where are we now? Has the place of women in the Country Airplay charts improved since December? Or are women still facing barriers in programming that result in their absence from the Airplay chart? … Continue readingNew Report: Gender Representation on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart