{"id":411445,"date":"2026-04-26T08:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/411445\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:32:10","slug":"alicia-keys-calls-the-music-industry-a-good-old-boy-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/411445\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys Calls the Music Industry a ‘Good Old Boy Network’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alicia Keys<\/a> recently told The Times of London<\/a> that the music industry can feel like a boys\u2019 club, and that it is difficult for women, particularly if they are working as producers or studio engineers, to break in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe music world becomes a good old boy network and all the incredible women working as engineers and producers are not given an open door,\u201d Keys says. \u201cWomen make up 2 per cent of the entire business. I\u2019m a producer and here we are, doing a bunch of work, killing it, so it\u2019s shocking that the number is so small. Rather than just being pissed off about that, it was time to create opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

While acknowledging some of her tracks contain feminist messages, Keys said they weren\u2019t overtly intentional, and instead naturally arose from her own pursuit of empowerment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t aim to come up with feminist message songs, and most of them were written because I wasn\u2019t feeling that strong so I had to give myself a pep talk to keep going, but it is a thread through my work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the interview, when asked to share advice for up-and-coming artists, Keys said she would tell them \u201cto think about how to become the owners of their own creations.\u201d The 17-time Grammy winner added that becoming your own advocate is key to thriving on the business side of the music industry, which is particularly difficult to navigate.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one tells you these things,\u201d she said. \u201cYou deal with all these executives and lawyers who love to take their percentages and overcharge you, but they never say, \u2018How can we ensure you\u2019re here to stay?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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