International Women’s Day: Female artists represent less than 10% in some key genres, new Deezer data reveals.
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Posted by Isobel Hambleton | March 2, 2021 | GB, Global, Music, UK, US
- Deezer’s global streaming data shows just 4% of top 100 electronic artists are female, with only 7% in hiphop and rock
- New “Women’s Voices” initiative helps champion female musicians with exclusive Originals Sessions, curated playlists and shareable facts and data on women in the industry
Female artists represent a small proportion of the top 100 charts for electronic, hiphop and rock music. New data from global audio streaming service,Deezer, reveals that just 4% of the top 100 streamed electronic artists are women. Hiphop (7% of the top 100) and rock (also 7%) continue to fall short when it comes to gender diversity.
Deezer wants to help shine a light on the many challenges women still face in the music industry ahead of International Women’s Day. Highlighting the data* and launching our new exclusive women’s content series is part of our work to consciously support female artists. Pop is the most diverse genre on Deezer today, with 42% of the top global streamed artists being women. However, it still falls short of a 50/50 gender split.
Percentage of female artists in top 100 songs of key genres:
- Pop – 42%
- R&B – 39%
- Soul – 26%
- Alternative – 15%
- Country – 15%
- Jazz – 14%
- Classical – 11%
- Hiphop – 7%
- Rock – 7%
- Electronic – 4%
Starting from March 8th, Deezer’s users will find valuable insights in the app. This will include information around some of the issues around female representation in the music industry, plus interesting facts about female artists. Swipeable cards will reveal hard facts based on real streaming data. This includes how last year there were three times less women than men in Deezer’s top 100 songs. All of this is of course easily shareable by music fans who want to be part of this important conversation.
Across March, Deezer will launch a new “Women’s Voices” collection with Originals Sessions and curated playlists to help support female artists this International Women’s Day. The Originals Sessions lineup includes Birdy’s rendition of “A Case Of You” by Joni Mitchell and The Staves performing “Cloudbusting” by Kate Bush. LP performs “Hello” by Adele, while Fousheé gives us “Drew Barrymore” by SZA. Later in the month, Dodie will also release a special cover of “Oh, What A World” by Kacey Musgraves.
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Deezer’s new “Women behind the music’” playlist series will also promote the songwriters, producers and musicians who wrote, produced or performed on international hits. Each woman will have her own playlist that features some of the most known tracks they contributed to. Meet the hugely talented artists including Tayla Parx, Julia Michaels, Diane Warren and WondaGurl who are behind your favorite tracks by Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, BTS, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Linkin Park, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Drake and Rihanna.
Electronic music will also get a prominent place on the channel with a “100%” playlist series to champion female electronic music artists. In addition, global female stars like Celine Dion, Sia, Olivia Newton-John and Sharon Van Etten have created exclusive playlists for our high fidelity listeners. The playlists, called “HiFi Gold”, include tracks that sound supreme in FLAC quality.
Female podcast creators and hosts will also have a dedicated place on the channel. Fans can enjoy a selection of shows across a huge variety of subjects like “Therapy for Black Girls”, “Woman’s Hour” and “The Guilty Feminist.”
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“We all know the diversity issues in the music industry and how much work still needs to be done. Women are not only under-paid, they’re also under-streamed, and represent less than 20% of listening in over half of our most popular genres. We want to champion female artists and give them opportunities to shine on our platform. That’s why the “Women’s Voices” collection will have a permanent home on Deezer moving forward,” said Kim Weaver, Deezer’s Head of Global Music Programming.
You can help support female artists and content creators by heading to the “Women’s Voices” Collection on Deezer from 8th March.
The top 20 most streamed international women globally of 2020 were:
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- Billie Eilish
- Dua Lipa
- Lady Gaga
- Ariana Grande
- Aya Nakamura
- Tones and I
- Rihanna
- Beyoncé
- Sia
- Taylor Swift
- Doja Cat
- Ava Max
- Céline Dion
- Anitta
- Katy Perry
- Shakira
- Adele
- Lana Del Rey
- Selena Gomez
- Alicia Keys
The top 20 most streamed international tracks by women globally of 2020 were:
- Tones and I – Dance Monkey
- Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
- Billie Eilish – bad guy
- Doja Cat – Say So
- Dua Lipa – Physical
- Nea – Some Say
- Billie Eilish – everything i wanted
- Dua Lipa – Break My Heart
- Ava Max – Kings & Queens
- Lady Gaga – Rain On Me
- Aya Nakamura – Jolie nana
- Billie Eilish – lovely
- Lady Gaga – Stupid Love
- Aya Nakamura – 40%
- Cardi B – WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
- Anitta – Combatchy (feat. MC Rebecca)
- Ava Max – Salt
- Sia – Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)
- Ariana Grande – 7 rings
- BENEE – Supalonely
Our top 20 most streamed podcasts by female hosts and creators in 2020 were:
- Happy Mum, Happy Baby
- About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
- No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis
- The Receipts Podcast
- Women Like Us
- The Guilty Feminist
- My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
- Girls Gotta Eat
- 2 Dope Queens
- Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
- Encyclopedia Womannica
- Chasing Cosby
- Joyce Meyer Radio Podcast
- The High Low
- Katie Piper’s Extraordinary People
- Feminists Don’t Wear Pink
- Caliphate
- The History Chicks
- On Being with Krista Tippett
- Woman’s Hour
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Q4 is well underway with albums coming this week from Bruce Springsteen, Gorillaz, Faithless and Nothing But Thieves. In the weeks ahead there are albums from AC/DC, The Kanneh-Masons and Kylie Minogue.
In the latest issue of Music Week, we get the reaction to this year’s line-up from digital and physical retailers.
Here, Nigel Harding, VP of global artist marketing at Deezer, gives his verdict on the 2020 Q4 release schedule…
Releases have been put back this year because of Covid - what do you make of the Q4 line-up this year?
“The shift in releases hasn’t been as dramatic as people expected in the spring. Now it’s looking like a normal Q4 this year, when we’d expect a lot of big artists to drop. It’s going to be another big moment for K-Pop, with both Blackpink and BTS looking to further establish themselves as international superstars. Some of the most interesting prospects are albums that aren’t yet confirmed: Cardi B is surely due this year. But dare we dream about Drake or Rihanna? I know that many at Deezer HQ in Paris have their fingers crossed for Aya Nakamura and Phoenix.”
Some debut acts have gone for a Q4 release - how do you think albums from Beabadoobee and Yungblud will fare on streaming?
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“Both Beabadoobee and Yungblud have proven that if you can develop a distinct musical personality and keep true to yourself, you can compete against global stars at the busiest time of the year. We are huge fans of both artists at Deezer and will continue to do what we can to champion their music.”
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Michael Kiwanuka’s recent resurgence is due to well-deserved recognition for a modern classic
Nigel Harding
Is Q4 still as significant now streaming has spread consumption more throughout the year?
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“The industry’s continued focus on Q4 is clearly a remnant from the glory days of CD sales at supermarket checkouts. In a streaming world, the run-up to Christmas has little impact on overall consumption. As time goes on, we’ll define a quarter by its releases rather than releases by their quarter.”
Are older albums from 2019 set to continue in Q4, such as Mercury winner Michael Kiwanuka?
“The continuing success of older albums will be determined entirely by their quality. Michael Kiwanuka’s recent resurgence is due to well-deserved recognition for a modern classic – it’s probably the most-played album in Deezer’s London office when it first came out and still in rotation at home. Form is temporary, class is permanent.”
To read our full Q4 report, pick up the latest issue – or subscribers can click here.
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