The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University Of Southern California yesterday published its fourth annual report investigating gender and ethnic diversity in the US music charts, concluding that “for women in music, there is little to celebrate when it comes to industry change”.The annual report – published to coincide with International Women’s Day, of course – looks at the artists, songwriters and producers behind the tracks in Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 charts, as well as the nominee lists for the headline categories at the Grammy Awards.When it comes to the artists behind the hits, there is generally decent ethnic diversity across the charts.
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