Anna Lunoe Hits Out At Media's Treatment Of Female Artists

Australian DJ Anna Lunoe has hit out at the treatment and coverage of women in the music media today in a Facebook post that appeals to music journalists to speak to women subjects only about their artistic merits. 

Lunoe had taken issue with a journalist earlier today who had asked her opinion on Miley Cyrus, due to Lunoe and Cyrus both being women musicians. The Sydney-based DJ was incredulous that this would be included in his line of questioning and decided it was time to make an open statement to the music media to try and curb interviews that explore this side of the music industry.

"So let me get this straight Mr Reporter," Lunoe wrote. "Instead of using your interview to inform your readers of the cool shit I have worked to achieve, you want me to say what exactly?... Something snarky about another woman in the music industry? Or for me to explain her behaviour like I must know what this complete stranger is doing because we both have boobs? Would you ask Tiesto what he thinks about Justin Bieber... cos they are both male?

"To all the bloggers/ journalists out there, if you decide to write a piece about a musician who happens to be female, PLEASE stop writing about "women in the music industry" like it is something novel or new. Don't ask me why there are less female producers, we both know that issue is so much bigger than the dance industry. Why are there less women in the upper levels of ALL industries? After all the from the heart and in depth answers I have given to journalist over the years, this conversation NEVER STOPS and It doesn't seem to help us girls at all. Instead it seems to further perpetuate the idea of women as visitors in this industry who should be fighting for their place.

"Fuck that. 

"Ladies, we deserve to be here, don't let anyone make you feel otherwise.

"Journalists, please just focus on who we are as artists and what we have done/are doing and we will all get along just fine."

You can read the statement here.