FEATURE:
The Digital Mixtape
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Modern Queens and Future Icons
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I recently put out a feature…
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that criticised reports that BBC Radio 1 are not playlisting some female artists who are over the age of thirty. Whilst there are female artists over thirty on the playlist at the moment, others have been phased out because of their age. Whereas some have argued this is not true and the station is reflecting what is considered cutting-edge and relevant, it is hard to ignore the fact that some of the artists no longer on the playlist are still very current and edgier than some of the tracks that are playlisted by the station at present. I wanted to react with a playlist of songs from female artists thirty and over. These are current queens and idols who will be legends of the future – some of them are already considered to be legends. It is proof of the variety and quality of the music coming from artists that some radio stations would feel to be ‘too old’. It does seem that thirty is considered a bit old for a youth station. Artists that are then passed to BBC Radio 2. Such a bizarre and insulting way to treat women in music! I don’t think this is something many male artists have to deal with. I wanted to showcase some incredible and inspiring artists whose music deserves to be played on all radio stations, regardless of narrow age demographics and perceptions of cool – and, as I said, guidelines and standards that don’t appear to affect and apply to male artists. Here are wonderful artists thirty or over that deserve nothing but…
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RESPECT and support.