sexism

While many people believe that the riot grrrl movement has come and passed, self-proclaimed “ugly-pop” band Skating Polly are keeping the spirit of absolute badassery alive. Starting as children, frontwomen Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse grew up among Babes In Toyland, X and Starcrawler. Since adding drummer Kurtis Mayo, the band are well on their […]

A number of music festivals and conferences are coming together in an effort to achieve gender-equal lineups, with a goal of having a 50/50 gender balance by 2022. But let's be real—this is a long time coming. Read more: Pub defends controversial ban on female-fronted bands The PRS Foundation launched the initiative, dubbed the International Keychange initiative, […]

Recording Academy president Neil Portnow has issued another statement about his interview after the Grammys on Sunday, Jan. 28. At the time, he sparked some serious backlash after essentially blaming women for not being good enough to receive Grammy nominations. Portnow explains the Recording Academy is establishing a task force to “review every aspect of what we do as an […]

[Photo by: Lorde/Facebook] Yesterday, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow sparked some serious backlash after essentially blaming women for not being good enough to receive Grammy nominations. However, he has shared a new statement, saying he regrets using the words “step up.” “Sunday night, I was asked a question about the lack of female artist representation in certain categories of […]

[Photo by: Lorde/Facebook] There's no denying that the Grammys featured some spectacular performances from Kesha, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and more. A few scene favorites, including Foo Fighters and Mastodon, took home awards. (The rock and metal categories going unaired, of course.) Read more: Here’s the full list of 2018 Grammy winners However, #GrammysSoMale was a […]

Earlier this week, Wireless Festival in London came under fire for their initial festival lineup—including only three women on the festival's three-day lineup. Sadly, it's not even a surprise to see the words “women are missing in the music industry” in a new study published by USC Annenberg. Read more: Another festival under fire for lack […]

London's Wireless Festival announced their lineup today. Sure, it features some pretty stellar acts: J. Cole, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert and more. But, as pop songstress Lily Allen points out, there's one major problem: The three-day lineup only features three women in total. Read more: Op-Ed: We’re not listening to women in music—and that’s a huge […]

[Photo credit: Doc Browns/Facebook] A Pub in the UK has come under fire after its controversial ban on female-fronted bands from playing its live music venue, stating women “can't sing rock.”  Read more: 14 female musicians discuss sexism in the music industry Doctor Browns, a popular live music venue in Middlesbrough, has implemented a ban on […]

*This article contains discussion about sexual assault. On August 30, AP published a piece titled “14 musicians discuss sexism in the music industry.” We initially wanted to feature the views of both women and men in the article—albeit with a larger proportion of female artists, as it is overwhelmingly women who experience sexism—but despite reaching out […]

[Photo by: Alvvays/Facebook] Stage crashers are not new to music by any means—and neither is sexism both on and off stage. On Saturday, one fan took things too far at Alvvays’ show in Antwerp, Belgium, crashing the stage and attempting to kiss vocalist/guitarist Molly Rankin. Read more: Op-Ed: We’re not listening to women in music—and that’s […]

[Photo by: @Cana_Dutch/Twitter] It’s the start of a new school year, which means that, inevitably, there will be incoming student orientations at various colleges across the nation. Trying to establish ground rules and expectations between school and student is a biggie, so it’s to be expected that incoming freshman will be posting about what new guidelines […]

*This article contains discussion about sexual assault. If the viral video of Architects frontman Sam Carter calling out a sexual assault at a show proves anything, it’s that the alternative music scene has a real problem on its hands: sexism. Carter’s actions are the most recent example of the issue, but just earlier this month […]

[Photo by: Nick Suchak] Shirley Manson. Hayley Williams. Brody Dalle. Courtney Love. Taylor Momsen. Becky Blomfield. These are just a few of the strong, inspirational and brilliant women who lead some of the most awesome bands in our scene. While the majority of us giggers are decent and civilized human beings who attend shows to […]

“How does it feel to be a woman eating a sandwich? How does it feel to be a woman walking up the stairs?” Those are the kinds of questions Savages’ Jehnny Beth likened to “How does it feel to be a woman in music?”  And generally, she’s not wrong—music is music; to play guitar as […]

Following a particularly frustrating instance on Creeper’s current European tour, keyboardist/vocalist Hannah Greenwood took to the band’s Facebook to air her frustrations. During load-out, Greenwood, clearly displaying her pass, was denied readmittance to the venue by a male security staff member who had allowed her tourmate letlive. bassist RJ Johnson in several times sans pass. […]

During a recent Battle Of The Bands competition, Massachusetts-based rock trio Kalliope Jones were docked points by an unidentified judge who told them to “use the sultry to draw in the crowd.” The members are all between the ages of 14 and 16. Read more: Female band manager told to leave the industry because of her […]