The Country Music Media Podcast

The Grammy Awards Showed Progress — Is It Real? Dr. Jada Watson Knows

March 15, 2021 Billy Dukes / Jada Watson Episode 42
The Country Music Media Podcast
The Grammy Awards Showed Progress — Is It Real? Dr. Jada Watson Knows
Show Notes

This week on the Country Music Media Podcast: Dr. Jada Watson joins Billy Dukes to talk about about equality in country music and to discuss her new report: Redlining In Country Music. But first ...

The 2021 Grammy Awards featured some serious country talent but it wasn’t a full list of artists we’re used to hearing on the radio. Miranda Lambert was there and so was Maren Morris and sure, those two have had great years in mainstream country music and are anchors our format. But Brandi Carlile? Mickey Guyton? No men? Clutch your pearls!

Read: Redlining In Country Music, Dr. Watson's immersive new study.

Read: Jada recommends, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

Tweet: Find Jada Watson on Twitter at @data_jada

Tweet: Find Billy Dukes on Twitter at @billydukes