Number of female UK songwriters jumps by 60% https://ift.tt/2uXvErr Ben Beaumont-Thomas PRS for Music figures suggest the music industry is changing – but there are still over three times more new male songwriters The number of female songwriters signing with UK rights organisation PRS for Music has increased by 60%, but they remain hugely outnumbered by their male counterparts. PRS, which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, said 1,755 women signed up in 2019, versus 1,097 in 2018. Around 63% were under the age of 30. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J March 06, 2020 at 02:01AM

PRS for Music figures suggest the music industry is changing – but there are still over three times more new male songwriters

The number of female songwriters signing with UK rights organisation PRS for Music has increased by 60%, but they remain hugely outnumbered by their male counterparts.

PRS, which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, said 1,755 women signed up in 2019, versus 1,097 in 2018. Around 63% were under the age of 30.

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