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# Report Unpacks Gender Equity in Music One Pronoun at a Time
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/chartmetrics-new-report-unpacks-gender-equity-in-music-one-pronoun-at-a-time/
- Published: 2025-07-21T13:57:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-21T13:58:09.000Z
- Description: Chartemetric’s latest Make Music Equal report uses over one million artists’ pronouns to reveal the real state of gender equity in music and the music industry.
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Chartmetric, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Chartemetric’s latest Make Music Equal report uses over one million artists’ pronouns to reveal the real state of gender equity in music and the music industry.

## Chartmetric’s New Report Unpacks Gender Equity in Music and the Music Industry

*by [*Chartmetric*](https://hmc.chartmetric.com/author/chartmetric/?ref=hypebot.com)*

Today, we released our 2025 [Make Music Equal report](https://makemusicequal.chartmetric.com/report-2025?ref=hmc.chartmetric.com)—an in-depth analysis powered by our ongoing pronoun [tracker and dataset](https://makemusicequal.chartmetric.com/?ref=hmc.chartmetric.com). Drawing from over 1 million self-declared artist pronouns as a proxy for gender representation, the report breaks down gains and persistent disparities across the music industry into 10 bite-sized, shareable insights.

![gender equity in music](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-5.png)

**Key Findings:**

- Out of 1M+ artists in the Make Music Equal dataset, about 728,000 are solo acts. Among them: 79% use he/him, 18% use she/her, and 3% use they/them or other pronouns
- Among the top 100 artists by Chartmetric Score, 33% now use she/her, up from 26% in 2020
- TV syncs are nearly balanced between men (29%) and women (26%), while film and video games lean more male, with 15% and 6% of releases coming from women, respectively
- Festival slots for women rose 3% since the pre-pandemic era, partially driven by a decline in band bookings
- Band-released tracks also dropped nearly 8%, making room for solo artists—especially women (+2%) and men (+5%)
- Women are underplayed in genres like country and hip-hop, but dominate in R&B and soul, outperforming men by millions of radio airplay spins
- Female fandom is fueling success, particularly among top-performing artists

[Read The Full Make Music Equal](https://makemusicequal.chartmetric.com/report-2025?ref=hmc.chartmetric.com) gender equity in music [report here](https://makemusicequal.chartmetric.com/report-2025?ref=hmc.chartmetric.com).

For more information about our ongoing Make Music Equal initiative and publicly accessible pronoun dataset, head to [makemusicequal.chartmetric.com](https://makemusicequal.chartmetric.com/?ref=hmc.chartmetric.com).

#### **MORE ON HYPEBOT: [Women in Live Music: New report reveals gender disparities](https://www.hypebot.com/women-in-live-music-report-underscores-disparities-in-live-music-leadership-roles/)**

A new report, ‘Seat at the Table: LIVE Edition’ looks at the role of women in live music and the battle for more equitable gender representation.

- Only 8% of board members are women from a global majority\* background.
- Just 27% of CEOs across LIVE’s member organisations are women.