WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN EXCLUDED FROM 'POP' MUSIC?

Young Beautiful Successful

English - June 29, 2020 01:35 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 119 ratings
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In light of recent news about the end of the 'urban' music category, it's time to interrogate 'pop' as well. If you look at Pop award show categories or Pop charts, you'll see very few Black women. On this week's #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie examines systemic racism and misogynoir across genre over the last 60+ years in the music industry. She discusses the experiences of FKA Twigs, Tinashe, Normani, and more in the industry and how genre can often be based more on one's 'race' and appearance than the actual sound of their music.

Still donating ad revenue to Black Trans Femmes in the Arts!

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FKA twigs: 'Weird things can be sexy' | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/09/fka-twigs-two-weeks-lp1

Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything | The Fader

https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/10/tayla-parx-interview-we-need-to-talk-7-rings

The Pop World Kept Putting Nija Charles in a Box. Then She Wrote ‘Rain on Me’ | Glamour Magazine

https://www.glamour.com/story/songwriter-nija-charles-interview

Tinashe’s tweets

https://twitter.com/Tinashe/status/1273643435010875392