Month: June 2019

An Update From BBC: 2018’s Festival Gender Equity Pledge

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Last year, Vanessa Reed founded the Keychange 50/50 pledge which aimed to resolve a glaring gender disparity in festival lineups. Reed is the founder of Keychange, CEO of the PRS Foundation, and was named third most powerful woman in the music industry. This week BBC published an article that revealed updated goals for the 50/50…



Spotify’s Sound Up Bootcamp Now Accepting Submissions

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Spotify’s Sound Up Podcast Program is now accepting applications through June 21st. Sound Up is a Spotify program to support women of color who are also podcast creators. 10 applicants are chosen to attend a weeklong workshop in NYC and at the end of the program, participants will present their idea to a panel which…



New Release: On Top by Genesis Be

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Earlier this year, Gender Amplified announced the creation of our very own label “The Deck” and the signing of our very first artist, Genesis Be. We have been very happy to have taken this initial step and we are excited about Genesis Be’s newest release “On Top”. She explains that her new sensual single is…



Deborah Dugan Becomes CEO of Recording Academy

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As Neil Portnow’s term as CEO comes to an end, the Recording Academy has decided on his successor. Deborah Dugan has been appointed President/CEO of the Recording Academy. Dugan began her career as a mergers and acquisition lawyer on Wall Street, but became acquainted with the entertainment industry while serving as president Disney Publishing Worldwide…