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How Music Streaming Algorithms Hinder Female Artists

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Music events, popular playlists and even entire genres tend to skew heavily towards male artists—music streaming platform's algorithms may be partially to blame
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Nov 7, 2018 - 5:06 pm

It's always a special moment when a festival lineup you've been anticipating is finally announced, yet so often it's tinged when your see it and have to ask: Wait, where are all the women? We've known that live music events don't book enough women for some time now, so why hasn't the gender gap shifted more?

As Tshepo Mokoena recently highlighted in her Noisey op-ed, music streaming platforms are partly at fault as not only do their popular playlists favor male artists, research shows their algorithms do as well, consequently promoting a continued gender imbalance. As men continue to be more heavily promoted to listeners and receive more streams, many festivals, especially those run by the streaming companies, will continue to keep booking more men. Algorithms are not going to help the music industry have better gender equality until the humans lead the way.

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Damn guys come onnnnnn. Where the women at. This was one of my favorite festivals I’ve ever played and it’s a shame there’s not more females on the bill. With the exception of (the amazing) Sza, the first like 20 acts on the bill are men. It’s 2018, do better!!! https://t.co/8tmeac8mVu

— h (@halsey) January 11, 2018

As streaming continues to shift music consumption, Spotify continues to play a major role in how music listeners, especially younger ones (55% users are between ages 18-34), discover new music and artists. Mokoena highlights the sparsity of women on some of Spotify's most popular playlists, including RapCaviar, often seen as a list of who's hot in hip-hop in the U.S., where only 10.8 percent of artists featured from May 2016 to December 2017 were female. While female rappers may historically be a minority, Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott have paved the way for next generation of rappers like Nicki Minaj and Cardi B to set new records and break the mold for what a rapper looks and sounds like. There are, of course, plenty of other talented female rappers currently making waves, like Northern California's Saweetie and London's Stefflon Don, yet looking at playlists like RapCaviar, you wouldn't know that. At the time this was written Cardi B and Minaj are the only females on the playlist.

As Mokoena points out, Spotify's algorithms may partially be to blame for the continued unequal representation of female artists in music, yet so are people. She points to Liz Pelly's experiment for Baffler, where she set up a test Spotify account and listened only to popular playlists, including RapCaviar and others (like Today's Top Hits and New Music Friday, which also featured more male artists) to see what music the service would suggest for her, which were more male-heavy playlists. As Spotify explained, they choose music experts and cultural ambassadors to curate many of their playlists. As people continue to making gender-skewed playlists, algorithms will follow their lead. In Mokoena's words; "That's not just a coincidence – algorithms reflect the culture in which they're developed."

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— Coachella (@coachella) April 22, 2018

Inevitably, Spotify charts and data from other steaming services and social networks play into which artists get booked at festivals, which are slowly starting to address gender inequality. Earlier this year 100 music festivals and conferences globally pledged to fight the gender gap by creating a 50/50 gender balance on their lineups by 2022 with the UK-based Keychange initiative. This is a step in the right direction, especially given Pitchfork's 2017 findings that showed that of 23 music festival lineups in 2017, including their own Pitchfork Music Festival, only 14 percent of acts booked were female.

At this year's Coachella Beyoncé made history as the first ever black female to headline the popular festival since its inception 19 years ago, a baffling fact. Queen Bey was actually slated to headline in 2017, yet dropped out due to her pregnancy and was replaced by Lady Gaga, who was the first solo female headliner at the event in 10 years, since Bjork in 2007. According to Paper, the festival increased its female artist presence from 25 percent of performers in 2017 to 33 in 2018, the year many dubbed as "Beychella."

Mokoena looks at the lineups for two upcoming music festivals she deems important to UK music and compares them: Spotify's Who We Be Live in London, a grime and rap focused event inspired by the streaming service's playlist of the same name that serves as somewhat of a UK version of RapCaviar and not surprisingly has a male-heavy lineup, and Annie Mac's AMP Lost & Found in Malta, an electronic music focused event whose lineup features a more impressive offering of female artists.

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AMP @AMPlostandfound FESTIVAL 2019 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT HAS LANDED!!! The line-up came to us in a vision 🔮👀

Pre-sale Thurs, 9am
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— Annie Mac (@AnnieMac) October 31, 2018

Mac is an important figure in dance music being an influential DJ who has hosted popular BBC Radio 1 shows since 2004 that have helped put many younger DJs and producers on the map. She is personally making sure that her festival reflects the true diversity of the electronic genre.   Mac clearly understands her role as an influential women in dance music and took it seriously when booking talent for the festival.

"There's so much brilliant female talent in electronic music at the moment that it's a no-brainer to be able to make as much of an equal gender split as possible with a dance music festival, she told Noisey. "I'm so excited to see all these brilliant new girls that we've booked play, like CC:DISCO!, DEBONAIR, Emerald and then obviously the more established DJs like Shanti Celeste and SAOIRSE up to Honey Dijon and Peggy Gou. It's a joy to be able to put it all that talent in one place."

Electronic music is another heavily male-dominated genre, so it is important to have women like her who are aware of the challenges of being a female in the industry and able to use their influence to shine a light on other talented women in their field and expose more music fans to a more diverse artist offering. Lost and Found's 2019 lineup, which includes Mac and another female DJ, The Black Madonna, as a headliner is not a 50/50 gender split, but is one of the more impressive, diverse offerings for any electronic music festivals of late and is a big step in the right direction

All in all, if how we consume music is still being shaped by underlying cultural biases and what other people are listening to via streaming algorithms, then we as human beings have to create an environment that advocates for women in music and celebrates and promotes them as artists, just as we have always done for men.

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Bonnaroo Music Festival Has Been Rescheduled To September 2021

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The beloved Tennessee music festival was originally set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in June 2020, and after two prior date changes, will now be happening September 2–5, 2021
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Sep 30, 2020 - 11:45 am

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will now be taking place September 2–5, 2021.

The eclectic Tennessee music festival was originally set to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year on its annual second weekend of June dates, but was rescheduled to September 2020 due to COVID-19. The date was then pushed to June 2021 and is now set for next September.

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Bonnaroo is offering refunds for ticket holders who cannot attend the new dates, although they are encouraging fans to hold on to their tickets for the new dates. Those who can attend the new dates do not need to take any action to rollover their tickets. You can find more information on refunds and rollovers here—the period to request a refund is Sept. 30–Oct. 31.

The 2021 lineup, as well as info on purchasing tickets for those who hadn't yet, will be announced at a later date. Tool, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Miley Cyrus, Flume, Lana Del Rey and others were slated to headline Bonnaroo 2020.

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Lightning In A Bottle Creators Talk Inclusivity, Creativity & Self-Expression Inside & Outside Music Festivals

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"I think all festival culture becomes mirrors and reflections of the greater culture," LiB Assistant Music Director Megan Perez-Carpenter said
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Mar 18, 2020 - 4:52 pm

Last week, several of the creators behind Do LaB's flagship event, the beloved Lightning In A Bottle music and arts festival, sat down to talk about the wisdom and care that brings their event to life. At the Soho Warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles, Isis Indriya (Compass Director), Megan Perez-Carpenter (Assistant Music Director), Shacole Hamlett (ArtClave Director) and Karla Hernandez (Interactive Programming) from the LiB team spoke to panel moderator Katie Bain (Director of Billboard Dance) for a deep-diving conversation about how the work behind the festival.

A few days after the panel, like most other spring and summer 2020 events, DoLaB announced that LiB would no longer be taking place on Memorial Day weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic. While further details are not yet available, one thing is for sure: the festival's sense of community will be more vital than ever once it can safely resume.

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In addition to its epic electronic-leaning musical offering (this year's lineup was set to include James Blake, KAYTRANADA, GRiZ, Empress Of, Doja Cat and many more), the five-day event typically features live and experiential art, yoga and dance classes, talks on sustainability and a massive marketplace filled with fierce local designer-crafted fashion.

Here's what we learned about what makes a meaningful and transformational festival:

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Having A Diverse Lineup Is An Active Choice

"[Having a diverse lineup] is definitely something you have to choose to do," Perez-Carpenter stated, adding that the artist booking process has evolved for her team over the years to proactively highlight more diverse voices. She shared that many of the artists they receive inquiries about booking every year are primarily white men, so it has been important to shift things around and instead build the lineup around the new voices instead of trying to fit them into the spaces between the festival headline regulars.

She added that if you claim to be a conscious and inclusive event, you need to have diverse programming your attendees can relate to. In other words, if you want everyone at your event to feel welcome and valued, people that look like them, align with their values and actively promote diversity in their music, art or messaging is vital.

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The process Indriya's team implements to plan the Compass' stacked lineup of speakers and over 80 workshops and performances is pretty amazing and unique, as it's grounded in several modes of traditional wisdom. She explained that her team first meets with the indigenous people of the land, the Tejon tribe, following by meeting with the elder council on their team, as well as a Vedic astrologist. It is important to their team to include a diverse group of leaders to set the intentions for their socially-minded programming and ensure all the speakers they book are aligned with their overarching values and specific vision for that year.

Indriya noted the message of every presenter is really important to what they offer to the LiB community. She shared that, according to astrology, diversity is predicted in the stars right now. Additionally, the team is thrilled the Tejon people feel called to contribute their wisdom directly with festival-goers; this year their dance troupe will be offering a Pow Wow demonstration.

As the Compass team's process highlights, involving diverse voices in a meaningful way throughout the planning process is vital to authentic representation. Thus, it is important to have diversity reflected internally. As Perez-Carpenter underscored, the DoLaB brothers (co-founders Josh, Jesse and Dede Flemming) have put women in positions of power at the company.

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What Happens At Festivals Can Shift Culture Forward

As Hamlett underscored, festivals push culture forward, so it's important to be aware of that and to expose people to new experiences. As she explains it, ArtClave was set up as an experiential art space because we often feel inspired at festivals but don't have an immediate outlet for it beyond dancing. With the art offerings at LiB, not only can attendees watch artists live painting throughout the week, they can participate in making their own art, with a variety of artist-led workshops and classes offered.

Perez-Carpenter echoed Hamlett's thoughts: "I think all festival culture becomes mirrors and reflections of the greater culture." Just imagining what kind of lasting inspiration and ideas could be sparked when we are able to harness our creative impulses in fun and accessible outlets is pretty rad.

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"Festival culture is a nice little network and we're all supporting each other," Indriya added, underscoring the close-knit relationships of the transformational music festival community, including those behind the scenes and the dancefloor regulars. When asked how LiB still feels underground after its impressive growth and impact in the larger music event world, she posed that it is "because we care about the details. That's why it's a spotlight on the culture itself."

The Compass has played a vital part in fostering a growing network of community organizers and activists and their collaboration with content partners (including WaterNow, Kiss The Ground and Amazon Watch) allow Do LaB and festivalgoers to support meaningful organizations. Relatedly, as Hamlett noted, they saw the importance of building an artists' camp for all the creatives providing art for the fest to further foster networking opportunities.

"It's up to us to represent our values," Perez-Carpenter added, to frequently check in and make sure our actions remain aligned with them. In 2014, when "tribal print" fashion was popular at Urban Outfitters and mock native headdresses were an unfortunate festival staple, LiB took a stand on cultural appropriation, sharing a message on their website explaining why headdresses would not be allowed outside of their cultural context at their event. As Idris noted, it was initially risky to take a strong stance on this while other festivals were not, but it paid off and helped moved the conversation around cultural appropriation and festival fashion-forward.

This message of cultural respect has become part of the LiB Ethos, summarized by six "guiding principles" including "Celebrate Life," "Create Community," "Actively Participate" and "Honor The Land." This positive messaging is not only succinctly explained on their website but also felt across all elements of the festival.

"That divine spark of inspiration is in our name and is so powerful. We want to live this beauty we create." – Isis Indriya

Fostering Attendee Participation & Creativity Is Essential

"That divine spark of inspiration is in our name and is so powerful," Indriya shared. "We want to live this beauty we create." Beyond the increasingly popular moniker of transformational festivals, she sees LiB as part of what she calls "initiatory festival culture," underscoring the value in actively creating new experiences for attendees to explore and experience for themselves.

Shifting the festival dynamic from a spectator sport to that of an interactive build-your-own-adventure playground is the name of the game at LiB, as evident by their programming beyond the music lineup. As Perez-Carpenter highlighted, they have a "dedication to creating curiosity" because most of us don't have much time and space to just wander in our daily lives, so they're all about creating spaces conducive to that.

And as Hernandez underscored, the people you connect with at the event are sometimes ones who remain in your life for a long time, and that sense of community felt by everyone whose been to the event is really something special.

Their focus on encouraging playfulness, curiosity and creativity is paired with a strong eye towards inspiring activism, as echoed in the work of The Compass. "How are giving the general attendee the tools for change? How can we move them towards activism?" These, Perez-Carpenter noted, are the questions we should always be asking themselves as organizers.

They've even become creative with the way music can be experienced at the fest, including two new additions in 2019. The Mixtape, which Perez-Carpenter describes as a '70s-style lounge stacked with tapes and boomboxes you can pop in to get the party going, became a new fan-favorite. Hernandez noted the Playa Rélampago as her personal safe space, a new home to salsa dancing lessons during the day and reggaetón parties at night. She loves that it offers a home for music typically not represented on the main stages, again, exposing attendees to something different.

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Yoga is another important cornerstone of the festival. Right before the panel, on Soho's outdoor patio, Gianna De La Torre, co-curator of the yoga and movement programming, offered a lovely, grounding example of yoga at the fest, accompanied by soothing deep house beats from DJ Beau Robb. For LiBers ready to check out lots of music and party with their squad, a yoga or sound meditation class may be the only real moment of calm they find during the long weekend. Those experiences can be essential to reimagining how they engage with festivals or get them excited about bringing regular mindfulness practice into their daily lives.

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Report: Coachella & Stagecoach 2020 Rumored To Be Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns

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Riverside County, home to the fests' famed Empire Polo Club, has already declared a public health emergency following the first locally contracted case of coronavirus last week
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Mar 10, 2020 - 1:39 pm

Amid the rampant spread of coronavirus fear, more domestic cases and the cancelation of Ultra Miami, SXSW and a growing number of events, rumors abound over the possible cancelation of Coachella 2020. At the time of this publishing, Goldenvoice, the organizers behind Coachella and Stagecoach (which is also rumored to be in the works for postponement) have not officially canceled or postponed either event, although many outlets have spoken to sources who claim that a plan will be announced soon.

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Over the weekend, Riverside County, home to the fests' famed Empire Polo Club, officially declared a public health emergency, following the first locally contracted case of coronavirus. A total of three cases are currently reported in the county, while the California total has hit the 174 mark. According to Billboard (dated March 9), conversations between Goldenvoice, local Riverside officials and artists' talent teams began this weekend in an attempt to save the fest.

The outlet alleges that the two-weekend event, currently slated for April 10-12 and 17-19, may be rescheduled to Oct. 9-11 and Oct. 16-18. Stagecoach, which is slated for April 24-26, may be moved to Oct. 23-25. According to sources, organizers hope to make a final decision by tomorrow, March 11, around whether the event should be pushed to the fall or will need to be canceled this year.

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Scoop: A source familiar with the arrangements tells me that the Coachella festival will be postponed due to Coronavirus concerns and moved to the weekends of October 9 and 16.

As of now, the same lineup is confirmed to perform.

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 10, 2020

Other outlets, as well as users on Reddit and Twitter, have also widely reported on this rumor over the past 12 hours or so, including the music writer who claims to have broken the rumor in the tweet above.

In the case of both Ultra (and the adjacent Winter Music Conference in Miami) and SXSW, which were canceled on March 6, both events were previously still slated to occur later this month until local officials declared a state of emergency. Coachella Valley news outlet Desert Sun notes that while the county has declared a state of emergency, as of today, local health officials are not urging for cancelation of either Coachella or Stagecoach, as scheduled for April. While Coachella has not issued an official statement on the event's status yet, they have been keeping a winking eye on the Twitter talk.

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— Coachella (@coachella) March 10, 2020

Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, Travis Scott, Calvin Harris, Lana Del Rey, FKA twigs, Flume, Thom Yorke are all are on the bill as major performers at Coachella 2020. Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett and Eric Church are slated to headline Stagecoach 2020. Whether the events continue as planned or are rescheduled or canceled, it is not yet known who will perform. At the time of this publishing, no artists have officially dropped out of either event.

A growing number of artists, including Madonna, Khalid, BTS and many others have postponed or canceled some of their 2020 tour legs and/or other shows due to all the uncertainty around the coronavirus and ability to travel and gather in large crowds.

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Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Oct 30, 2019 - 12:52 pm

Today, 4xFAR became the newest music festival set in the pastel desert landscape of Coachella Valley, Calif. The brand-new event will throw its inaugural two-day event on Jan. 18–19, 2020, with an eclectic musical lineup headlined by GRAMMY winners Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Mark Ronson and Q-Tip, who are billed together, plus indie-rockers Young The Giant.

4xFAR will also help concertgoers take advantage of the beautiful natural surroundings, with outdoor activities like nature photography workshops, mountain biking, slacklining and yoga.

Join us for 2-days of music and adventure at #4xFAR Festival presented by @LandRoverUSA . An experience for people with a passion for exploring the unknown. Limited GA + VIP passes on sale now.

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— 4xFAR Music & Adventure Festival (@4xFARfestival) October 30, 2019

Other performers announced for the fest include psych-rockers Kurt Vile & The Violators, GRAMMY-nominated electro-pop duo SOFI TUKKER, Femme House founder LP Giobbi, who has been opening for the later act's R.I.P. Shame Tour, and house and techno queen Maya Jane Coles.

Long Beach-based surf rock outfit Tijuana Panthers, British alt-R&B powerhouse Mahalia and U.K. alt-rock duo Chappaqua Wrestling will also bring flavor to the rich musical offering. The fest states that more acts will be added.

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"4xFAR is set to be the first experience of its kind in lifestyle focused entertainment—an intimate, celebratory adventure where guests can taste the cross pollinated nectar of music, art, adventure and culture in a gorgeous oasis under the desert sky. I'm elated to be in the mix as music curator!" 4xFAR music curator and KCRW host Garth Trinidad said.

Other special guests include big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and Olympic volleyball player Gabby Reece—quite the power couple—who will be participating in the "series of daily panel conversations and experiential classes centered around wellness and pushing physical boundaries," as the press release states.

Los Angeles-based muralist James Goldcrown, whose colorful hearts you may have seen scrawled across buildings in L.A., Miami and New York, will be bringing his vibrant art to the festival grounds. The event is being produced by Corso Agency, who has curated experiences at big fests including Coachella, EDC, Outside Lands. 

Tickets are on sale now on the event's website.

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