Rae Morris gave an incredible performance and talked feminism in the Live Lounge
We LOVE Rae Morris here at Radio 1, and luckily for us she loves us right back. The Do It singer was so excited about performing in the Live Lounge that she even composed a little ditty in honour of the occassion...
We're now OBSESSED with her mash-up cover of Post Malone with Camila Cabello, and we can't wait to hear her forthcoming second album Someone Out There. But Rae's visit to the Live Lounge also gave us the chance to talk to her about some really important issues, including the pressures facing female artists in the music industry. Read on to find out more about what Rae had to say.
"I think there’s a lot of pressure on female artists to look good all the time," she said. "And to be good at everything."
It's a pressure that many of us are familiar with, even outside of the music industry. But Rae has some sound advice. "I always just remind myself that nobody’s good at everything, nobody’s completely perfect."
There has been a lot of discussion about the treatment of women in environments like the movie world, modelling or the music industry recently. While Rae agrees that female artists can face difficulties which male artists are less likely to be affected by, from harassment to sexism, she luckily believes that we're well and truly on the way to making things better.
"I do think there’s still a long way to go for women in music - and generally there’s a lot of work to be done - but I think we’re generally on the right path," she said. "Definitely things are moving and changing, even from when I first started my career about five years ago. I feel that there’s a different level of respect and awareness about this stuff. It will just take a long time. I would say that’s what’s really helping, that people are having these conversations."
Rae revealed that she hadn't had any bad experiences as a woman in the music industry, but explained that she would still stand up for those that had.
"I've been very lucky, I haven’t had any bad experiences but that shouldn’t affect the way that I talk about it," she said. "You get asked a lot about feminism in interviews and it’s very important that all the girls stand together, no matter what our personal experiences."
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