When Music Was Diverse and Inclusive and How The Crossover Needs to Comeback (ep.270)

A recent guest column in Billboard calls for "all music industry professionals to reflect on the ways in which our industry has perpetuated a system that benefits a select few at the expense of marginalized communities." KOP looks back at the music crossover used to serve that purpose. <br />Why the Music Industry Must Embrace Meritocracy for True Diversity, Inclusion (Guest Column) https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-industry-meritocracy-bipoc-diversity-dei-janishia-jones-guest-column/<br />Analysis of Billboard Hot 100 Hits Through Time<br />https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/198801_49ebd6cd54f64d5cb60377820f4d6b89.html<br />Do you believe music from the 70’s is more diverse than the 80’s? It seems the 80’s only had synth pop and hair metal. https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-music-from-the-70-s-is-more-diverse-than-the-80-s-It-seems-the-80-s-only-had-synth-pop-and-hair-metal<br />With Sped-Up Songs Taking Over, Artists Feel the Need for Speed https://www.billboard.com/pro/sped-up-songs-taking-over-labels-tiktok/<br />Why is Spotify pursuing a new design that borrows heavily from time-sucking short-form video services like TikTok? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/why-spotify-copying-tiktok-to-cling-on-to-power/<br />TikTok in talks with potential buyers as US presses for ban, sources say:<br />The US government has reportedly told ByteDance-owned TikTok that it faces a potential ban in the US unless the app’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the company.<br />https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-says-the-us-government-wants-its-chinese-owners-to-sell-stakes-or-face-ban-report/<br />https://nypost.com/2023/03/16/tiktok-in-talks-with-potential-buyers-as-us-presses-for-ban-sources/<br />Content creators say they struggle to keep up with their audiences as social media platforms evolve<br />https://digiday.com/marketing/content-creators-say-they-struggle-to-keep-up-with-their-audiences-as-social-media-platforms-evolve/<br />Podcasters weigh the cost-benefit of producing video