Hey there fellow ATRL'ers! I'm doing a research assignment on whether the music industry is racist or not, and I'd love to get some opinions from y'all since each one of you has different opinions, different sources, and come from different bases!
So, discuss and share opinions on whether the music industry is racist in any way
IMO, the fact that 2013 is the only year where a black artist didn't lead the BBH100 was
, plus the top selling black album was #7 (NWTS) and the top selling black song was #10 (Stay)
but the current top 20 is dominantly black, so perhaps that can make up for the extreme lack last year? Share your opinions
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Originally posted by I Am Music
Yes but because of what Bruno revealed.
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Originally posted by Entertainment Weekly
SOURCEBruno is Puerto Rican, Jewish and Filipino. In the cover story of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, he says that when he and his songwriting partners came up with a song called "Nothin' on You," Bruno figured it was his ticket to the big time. But when he brought it to a music industry decision-maker -- a guy he won't name -- the reaction shocked him.
"He goes, 'Oh man, oh man, what a song,'" recalls Bruno. But then, he says the guy told him, "You know what kind of white artist we could break with this? Blond hair, blue eyes, we could make this kid the next thing!"
"It was just kinda sad," Bruno tells EW. "It was like, 'Man, what about the kid that played you the song and wrote it and produced it...what about that guy?'"
That experience, Bruno said, made him feel like a "mutant," and he says that was his lowest point. "Even with that song in my back pocket to seal the deal, things like that are coming out of people's mouths. It made me feel like I wasn't even in the room."
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*No offensiveness/shade/etc. intended, just want to get ATRL members opinions on how the music industry is race-wise for a research project looking at all arguments