“We only have space for one for one female artist on the roster.” Women working in the country music industry hear phrases like this every day. This language is used to describe country music culture, radio programming, and audience preferences. If you’re a country music fan, you need to know these phrases so you can be more aware of the discriminatory language and practices that plague the genre’s culture. In this third instalment of the Marching for Women series, we dive into SongData’s first data-driven analysis of the Hot Country Songs chart. … Continue readingMarching for Women #3: Gender Representation in Country Music Culture (part 1)