Many artists are expected to organise their own ticket sales and event promotion. This is coupled with low pay from venues and having to juggle music with other full-time jobs.
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Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
A new survey found sexual violence disempowers female music workers, deters non-binary communities from working in the industry, and discourages punters from going to gigs.
Australian radio pays between just 10 and 27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world – artists here are being considerably underpaid.
Recent coments by ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd reveal a jarring discrepancy between our support for Australian musicians and our actual listening and spending habits.
A sustained dialogue about abuse in the Australian music industry is necessary for change.
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Lecturer in Popular Music, Monash University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
