-prominent and new artists, creators may now be highly dependent on platform decisions about which songs and artist to promote. With … inclusion decisions on both the promotion of songs and the discovery of music by new artists. We employ four empirical … of song success, including for new artists. …

— artists and bands as well as record labels. This change is evident in the “long tail” and “superstar effects” hollowing out … the middle class of artists as well as lowering barriers to entry. It is well documented that women are still under …-represented in many fields of the modern economy. Given this background, how do female pop artists fare in the music industry over …