Fleur East and Lioness MC share their experiences of the music industry with Woman's Hour.
The Black Lives Matter movement has helped shine a light on several areas of society where discrimination and prejudice exist beneath the surface, not least the music industry. Singer Fleur East, who rose to fame after coming second on the X Factor in 2014, and Grime rapper Lioness MC spoke to Woman's Hour to share their experiences of working in music..."[In the past] no one would have an open conversation about racism in the music industry," says singer songwriter Fleur East.
"We can't just go back to getting on with it," adds Lioness MC."If there's something unjust that happens, we need to call it out immediately. I think we need to stop shying away from being the complainer. People are going to expect that from us, and that's fine because we have to talk about things that are unjust, or it's just going to continue to happen.
"That’s so frustrating to hear, because you kind of know there’s an element of truth to it, but you know it’s something you can’t prove, or even something you can really explain. The minute you even bring that up it’s like, ‘Oh you’re pulling out the race card, that’s nonsense.' And to be fair, there’s so many other elements that contribute to your success besides race, like being a female in the industry, timing, the platform you launch into the industry via.
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