{"id":792,"date":"2015-09-30T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=792"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:37:24","slug":"women-in-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2015\/09\/30\/women-in-music\/","title":{"rendered":"A “Blank Space” for Women in Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Right: Taylor Swfit performing. Right: Ryan Adams performing. “Taylor Swift 007”<\/a> by GabboT<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>. “Ryan Adams, Clapham Common, Calling Festival, London”<\/a> by Drew de F Fawkes<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2019, after this post was published, Ryan Adams was accused of engaging in a pattern of manipulative behavior including verbal, emotional, and sexual harassment. You can read more of this coverage here.\u00a0<\/a> (Updated, October 26, 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The release of Ryan Adams\u2019 cover of Taylor Swift\u2019s <\/span>1989<\/span><\/i> resulted in a media frenzy about which album is \u201cbetter\u201d and who deserves credit for the \u201cdepth and complexity\u201d that many <\/span>say Adams brought to Swift\u2019s poppier original<\/span><\/a>. Some reviews argue Adams <\/span>\u201cvindicated\u201d Taylor Swift as an artist<\/span><\/a>; others argue that <\/span>emotional depth was already present<\/span><\/a> in Swift\u2019s songwriting and reviews of Adams\u2019 cover operate under gendered understandings of emotions and legitimacy in pop music. Many publications that reviewed Adams\u2019 version <\/span>did not review Swift\u2019s original<\/span><\/a>. Ironically, the albums will be competing for a Grammy this year, and many think <\/span>Adams will take it over Swift<\/span><\/a>. Sociological studies of popular music show how gender affects who gets credit for creativity in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research finds that male musicians, regardless of genre, are more likely to receive critical recognition and be \u201cconsecrated\u201d into the popular music canon. Women are less likely to be seen as \u201clegitimate\u201d artists and are more often judged on their emotional authenticity and connections with \u201cmore\u201d legitimate, male artists. Further, newspapers and music critics are more likely to cover music written and produced by male artists.<\/span><\/h5>\n