WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN EXCLUDED FROM 'POP' MUSIC?

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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.

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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

https://twitter.com/Tinashe/status/1273644400640311296

https://twitter.com/Tinashe/status/1273671753571553280

Tinashe’s interview with ItsTheReal

https://podcasts.apple.com/qa/podcast/287-tinashe/id987637310?i=1000459617017

‘Separate and Unequal’: How ‘Pop’ Music Holds Black Artists Back | Rolling Stone

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-problem-with-pop-1013534/

Soulection’s IG

https://www.instagram.com/p/CB56JtxgC4W/

How a New Kind of Pop Star Stormed 2018 | NYTimes

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/20/arts/music/new-pop-music.html

1619 : The Birth of American Music podcast episode

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-the-birth-of-american-music/id1476928106?i=1000448861139

The Women Behind #TheShowMustBePaused — And What They’re Planning Next | Billboard

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9399509/the-show-must-be-paused-founders-billboard-cover-story-interview-2020

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