The two musicians used their platforms Thursday to slam discriminative practices that some radio stations employ when it comes to playing female artists.
"There is still inequality in airplay for women. And tweets like this prove it," Ballerini said. "And it’s my job to say it out loud and post about it, because of the girls moving to Nashville that are ready to outrun and outwork and outplay everyone. They deserve to know that they have the same shot as the guys moving here to do the same."By Thursday afternoon, KCQ had deleted its tweet.
"There has never been a rule against playing females back to back....ever!" said Brian Hatfield, spokesman for MacDonald Broadcasting, which owns KCQ."We will continue to play the music that reflects our listeners."with female artists underrepresented in country airplay.Musgraves and Ballerini aren't the only musicians taking a stand for equality.wore a white suit with a pink cape emblazoned with a feminist message: "Play our f*@#!n records, please & thank you.
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