The Report That Shook the Music Industry & Exposed Inequality
Why does gender bias still dominate radio airplay? And how did one data report force the industry to face its inequalities?
In this episode of the Drowned in Sound Podcast, Sean Adams talks to Linda Coogan Byrne, activist and music consultant behind the Why Not Her? campaign.
Her reports have exposed gender and racial disparities in radio airplay, driving real industry change.
This conversation reveals how data is power or as Linda puts it, “the data validates lived experiences.”
00:00 – Introduction: How One Report Changed Music
01:45 – Meet Linda Coogan Byrne & Her Data Reports
04:30 – The…
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