WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN EXCLUDED FROM 'POP' MUSIC?

Published: June 29, 2020, 1:35 a.m.

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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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Still donating ad revenue to Black Trans Femmes in the Arts!

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FKA twigs: \'Weird things can be sexy\' | The Guardian

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/09/fka-twigs-two-weeks-lp1

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Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything | The Fader

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https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/10/tayla-parx-interview-we-need-to-talk-7-rings

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The Pop World Kept Putting Nija Charles in a Box. Then She Wrote \\u2018Rain on Me\\u2019 | Glamour Magazine

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https://www.glamour.com/story/songwriter-nija-charles-interview

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Tinashe\\u2019s tweets

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https://twitter.com/Tinashe/status/1273643435010875392

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

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

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Tinashe\\u2019s interview with ItsTheReal

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

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\\u2018Separate and Unequal\\u2019: How \\u2018Pop\\u2019 Music Holds Black Artists Back | Rolling Stone

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

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Soulection\\u2019s IG

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

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How a New Kind of Pop Star Stormed 2018 | NYTimes

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

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1619 : The Birth of American Music podcast episode

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

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The Women Behind #TheShowMustBePaused \\u2014 And What They\\u2019re Planning Next | Billboard

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

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