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Shesaid.so opens nominations for alternative music industry power list
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 16 February 2018
Shesaid.so has announced that nominations are open for its Alternative Power List. The list was launched last year in response to Billboard’s annual old white man heavy list of top music industry players.
Billboard’s 2018 Power List was revealed last month, and despite some attempts to revamp it, it was still fairly low on diversity. Universal Music Publishing boss Jody Gerson moved up to number seven in the list, putting a woman in the top ten. Although Sony/ATV’s Marty Bandier was said to be annoyed that he’d dropped out of the top ten as a result of the rejig, down to number twelve. Which possibly shows up the problem with ego lists of this kind.
A global network of women in the music industry, Shesaid.so aims to provide a more diverse list and a different take on ‘power’. This year, for its second list, the organisation says that while nominations are open to any one in the music industry, it is trying to put particular focus on people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities and people working in emerging markets where access to resources is difficult.
“[The Alternative Power List] is an effort to challenge the traditional definition of power and give it a new, alternative meaning”, says Shesaid.so founder Andreea Magdalina. “We aim for it to act as a positive contribution to the diversity conversation and encourage solutions that will result in growth and progress across the board”.
Nominations are open until 1 Mar, with the final top 100 list being announced on 8 Mar. More information here.
