Women in country music face a constant and trying uphill battle.

Speaking with Evan Paul on Taste of Country Nights , singer-songwriter Annie Bosko got to talking about the harsh realities for women in country music—and let's just say it ain't pretty.

"As a female, this is not a 'woe is me.' It's a stat. Your odds are stacked against you. You make up 8 percent of radio airplay in America on country radio," Bosko shares.

Let's dive into that percentage. According to Dr. Jada Watson at Song Data , female artists indeed represented just over 8 percent of the songs programmed at country radio in 2024.

Truthfully, as a girl-dad, this scares me because it doesn't seem to be getting any better as the years go on.

However, Bosko says artists such as Jelly Roll are helping pave

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