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History Makers: Andrea Czapary Martin and Michelle Escoffery

PRS for Music chief executive Andrea Czapary Martin interviews Member Council President Michelle Escoffery to discuss Michelle’s career pathway, explore how women in senior management and leadership roles can help to forge a gender-equal music industry and gain insight into the obstacles faced.

By Maya Radcliffe 8 Mar 2021
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Interview: Lavida Loca

‘Music has definitely kept me grounded; it’s giving me something to live for in a weird, cliché sense. But yeah, it's giving me something to do, something that's mine. I didn't have anything.’

By Laura Brosnan 8 Mar 2021
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Interview: Róisín Murphy

‘I did everything I did for the love of the music. I think anybody can see that. That is partially responsible in itself for keeping me safe, the two things are not disconnected and I’ve always been safe in the industry, nobody has ever fucked with me.’

By Kate Wildblood 6 Mar 2021
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Playlist: Maxie Gedge

As we approach International Women’s Day 2021, we asked M Guest Editor and PRS Foundation’s own Maxie Gedge to make us a playlist for the weekend.

By Maya Radcliffe 5 Mar 2021
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Girls in the Band

Sports Team drummer Al Greenwood speaks to PVA guitarist Ella Harris about the challenges they have both faced in the music industry and steps we can take to expand access to the sector. 

By Al Greenwood 5 Mar 2021
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Interview: Peggy Seeger

‘I began to realise that the earth will only survive if women run it.’ Kate Hutchinson speaks to feminist activist songmaker Peggy Seeger as she approaches the release of what is said to be her final album following a 60-year career.

By Kate Hutchinson 5 Mar 2021
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Girls make beats too

Annique Simpson meets the female producers shaking up the UK music industry, analysing gender imbalance in the sector and celebrating those taking strides.

By Annique Simpson 4 Mar 2021
Changing the soundtrack

Changing the Soundtrack

Sophie Rashbrook speaks to award-winning British film and TV composers, Nainita Desai, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Donna McKevitt and Isobel Waller-Bridge, about visibility, genre-stereotyping and their hopes for the next generation of women composers.

By Sophie Rashbrook 4 Mar 2021
Leadership and Gender

Leadership and Gender

Maxie Gedge, M Magazine’s International Women’s Day Guest Editor, is best known for her work as a PRS Foundation and Keychange Project Manager, a drummer and the founder of Gravy Records. Here, Maxie explores what it means to be a leader, the link between power and accountability and how Keychange is working to challenge stereotypes.

By Maxie Gedge 3 Mar 2021
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