Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Attention to the disparity of women in the film industry has been high as of late. But how are women faring in music?
With female acts like Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj constantly in the headlines, many would say all's well for women on the Billboard charts. But as it turns out, T Swift and Queen Bey don't have a whole lot of lady company.
According to a study of from Fusion, which looked at the Billboard charts for the first half of the year, women made up just 29 percent of the rankings.
Culture writer Kelsey McKinney was at the helm of this examination, and she joined host Tess Vigeland to explain more.
Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue audio player above.