Music Publishers Association

UK Music today reveals the findings of its 2020 Workforce Diversity Survey in its UK Music Diversity Report.

It also unveils a bold Ten-Point Plan to put the music business “front and centre” of the drive to tackle racism and boost diversity in Britain.

Among the key findings of the 2020 Music Industry Workforce Diversity Survey are:

• Representation of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities among those aged 16-24 in the music industry stands at record 30.6% – up from 25.9% in 2018.
• Proportion of women increases from 45.3% in 2016 to new high of 49.6% in 2020.
• Number of people from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities at entry-level rises from 23.2% in 2018 to new high of 34.6% in 2020.
• Number of women in the 45-64 age group drops from 38.7% in 2018 to 35% in 2020.
• Representation of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities at senior executive levels rises from 17.9% in 2018 to new high of 19.9% – but that means they fill just one in five senior posts.

The survey findings from UK Music – the collective voice of the UK music industry – come in the wake of a year of action, triggered by the death of George Floyd and the protests in support of Black Lives Matter.   

However, more work is needed and the urgent need for faster change has driven the creation of UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce’s Ten-Point Plan, led by its chair Ammo Talwar MBE and Deputy Chair Paulette Long OBE.

You can read the full report here.