A significant increase in number on minorities in UK music business

The proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in the music industry in the UK has risen from 15.6% in 2016 to 22.3% this year, according to trade body UK Music. But, there are bigger differences when it comes to pay - among those earning more than £100,000 per year, just 27% were women and 12.2% were not white. In low-paid jobs - where salaries are less than £15,000 - the figures were 59.4% and 33.6% respectively. Overall, female representation was at 49.6% in 2020 - roughly the same as in 2016, Independent reports.