Music is a huge part of my day to day life! I listen to it every time I’m in the car, in the shower, and hanging out with friends. I listen to a lot of female artists from an array of different genres, and they make up a large portion of what I listen too overall.
While using social media, I see music being reported on quite often, and I frequently follow links to articles on the topic. I also follow the “music” subject on my news app on my phone, and the news articles I see there are of all types, whether they report on who the next big thing is, or who’s dating who. With the amount of news I take in on the subject, I have noticed that female artists are often not portrayed in the media in the same way as male artists.
By doing a quick google search on “music,” you can see what I’m talking about right away. For male artists, you can see it being reported that there are men getting awards for writing songs, or articles calling their music “iconic.” For female artists, however, the topics being reported on are Camila Cabello talking about being in love and the risqué picture Bebe Rexha posted for her 30th birthday- both with a short mention tacked onto the end on how they both may have new music coming out soon. You can already see that the media is focused more about reporting on women’s personal lives rather than their accomplishments and careers, unlike they do with men.
Women in the music industry are moving mountains, and I believe that media coverage needs to be shifted more towards their careers and their voices, rather than focusing on their personal lives as the bigger news stories.
