A new study, entitled “Inclusion in the Music Business,” is the latest from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and is sponsored by Believe and TuneCore. The report updates the Initiative’s previous study from 2021 and examines 106 music companies across recorded music, record labels, music publishing, independents, and music distribution services. The gender and race/ethnicity of a total of 2,793 executives at the VP level and above was assessed across all the companies evaluated. The results reveal that among the most senior executives– CEOs and Presidents–of the largest 37 companies evaluated, women represent 13.2% of leadership positions. People from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups held 7.9% of top executive roles, while only 5.3% were women of colour. I...