Only 7.5 per cent of orchestral music played worldwide is written by women. A 2022 study by the Independent Society of Musicians found that 66 per cent of respondents experienced discrimination ...
When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, ...
NPR Music has just put out its first book: How Women Made Music. It collects more than 50 years of essays and interviews from the network, inspired by our series Turning The Tables. Launched in 2017, ...
Every morning this week on air, we’ve been revealing the winners of the Classic FM ... fostered a love of music with successive generations of young musicians. “As well as working for Lancashire Music ...