Stacked column chart showing annual airplay on country radio, by musician gender, from 2002 to 2022. Musicians who are men make up between 72 and 86 percent of annual airplay, while music by women is between 7 and 21 percent. Nonbinary performers make up less than 1 percent of annual airplay, and the rest is multigender collaborations. There is no overarching pattern of growth, though the shares have stayed stagnant 2020-2022.
Data based on 156 different country radio stations across the United States who report their airplay data to Mediabase. Gender categories include single-gender collaborations and ensembles, e.g. The Chicks would be counted under “women.”

Source: Jada Watson; Mediabase
Chart: Jasmine MithaniThe 19th・19thnews.org