Joe Budden apologises to Olivia Dope following sexual harassment allegation

The DJ and podcast host Olivia Dope has accused Joe Budden of sexually harassing her. Dope was a former co-host on the See, The Thing Is podcast, which launched last year and is produced by the independent Joe Budden Network. In a 26-minute video post on Instagram yesterday (May 17), Dope explained that Budden’s alleged …

Electronic Music Inclusion Initiative Launched to Combat Discrimination and Harassment

A new inclusion initiative has been launched by a number of major electronic music brands to combat discrimination and harassment in the industry. Pioneer DJ, Beatport, Sentric Music Group, AFEM, Mixmag, RA, IMS, and Women in CTRL have partnered up with InChorus, a groundbreaking data collection platform, to launch the Electronic Music Inclusion Initiative (EMII). The objective …

Sexual Harassment Among Most-Cited Issues By Women In Music Industry

This Women’s History Month we’ve witnessed a noticeable shift in the growing effort to include more women in electronic/dance music. The release of the UNDERPLAYED documentary stirred up some much needed conversation and the all-women digital festival lineups didn’t go unnoticed — but, there’s still a long way to go. Nine out of ten women …

Study: women in music cite sexual harassment as most prominent industry problem

by: Ariel King Mar 29, 2021 As Women’s History Month wraps up, data from a new survey from Midia Research, Tunecore, and Tunecore’s parent company Believe conclude that sexual harassment is the most widely cited problem for women in the music industry.  The recent study follows USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s research from earlier this month, …

Space Jesus Files Lawsuit Alleging Harassment, Defamation, & Stalking Against His Accuser

Through a case that had been building, last year, Space Jesus, real name Jasha Tull, responded in length about various accusations levied against him through the Instagram account @evidenceagainstspacejesus. These accusations include rape, statutory rape, coercing minors with drugs, and more. Last night, on International Women’s Day, Space Jesus made his first post on Twitter …

Four women accuse Derrick May of sexual assault and harassment

by: Rachel Narozniak Nov 13, 2020 Content warning: This story includes references to sexual abuse that might be disturbing for some readers Four women accused Derrick May of sexual assault and harassment in testimonies to DJ Mag about alleged misconduct reported to have taken place 20 years ago. Various claims of sexual assault said to …

Derrick May Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment by Multiple Women

According to a report by published by Ellie Flynn for DJ Mag, veteran techno music producer and DJ Derrick May has been accused of sexual harassment by four women. The women, whose names were changed to protect their identities, detailed graphic accounts of sexual harassment and abuse by May that date back 20 years. The new …