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by renewiltord 1069 days ago
Well, I think it's quite interesting on its own. I don't really think about songwriters when I listen to music, if I'm honest, but this particular fact does interest me.

Is it because there are fewer women songwriters? Is songwriting mostly dominated by a few superstars? Is it because women write specific kinds of songs?

Lots of follow-ups I'm curious about. Just out of idle curiosity, not because of some war waging. Obviously the website does have some strange things like "Women only get to write x% of songs". We're in an incredibly democratized era for music so they can write and have someone perform whatever they want and put it on Spotify.

Discoverability is a problem, and I miss Amie.st that rewarded you for being early to recommend a good song.