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Post by Drew on Jan 17, 2020 19:19:14 GMT -5
There's been an on-going controversy regarding female artists not getting adequate airplay on country radio. While there are many female country artists, they only account for about 15% of the songs played on country radio, and that number has been steadily decreasing in recent years. And, apparently there's an unwritten rule in the radio industry where two female artists cannot be played back to back - (which is ridiculous!). Anyway, this issue blew up on Twitter a few days ago between a radio station in Michigan and Kelsea Ballerini and Kacey Musgraves. You can read all the juicy details here: www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kacey-musgraves-kelsea-ballerini-country-radio-station-airplay-rules.ampI don't necessarily think that radio stations are trying to ignore female artists. Rather, they're trying to play to their audience. 70% of the country radio listening audience is female, and on average, females prefer songs by male artists. Lyrically, girls tend to see other girls in songs as "competition" rather than as friends, and some lyrics just don't resonate well with them. With that said, I do think that more needs to be done to ensure that female artists are treated fairly.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Jan 17, 2020 20:13:32 GMT -5
Kudos to them, they're among the only country musicians these days I like. F*** bro-country.
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Post by Vic on Jan 18, 2020 16:48:22 GMT -5
It's been really bad for about 2 decades. The mid to late 90s weren't bad. There were many great female country acts all over the charts and playlists...Faith, Shania, Reba, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Terri Clark and many others. That was a fun time in country.
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