Why we need more female songwriters

It’s no secret that the music industry is dominated by men - even the majority of female singers work with male songwriters. What is the impact? And how does this affect the authenticity of a woman’s musical work? Madison Paris and Svetlana Onye are both young songwriters, and are part of a trend of new emerging writing talent.

05 July 2018

3 minutes

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