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Equal Access

In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group

By jewly hight

April 8, 2025

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A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in the country music industry has just announced the participants selected for its fourth cycle. That’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing nationwide.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Equal Access, music business

Angie K blends her El Salvadoran roots and Nashville savvy in her new EP and the Country Latin Association

By jewly hight

March 24, 2025

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El Salvadoran-born, Nashville-based country artist Angie K’s new EP reflects the multicultural artistic identity she’s refined over the years. And she’s just launched a campaign to turn Nashville’s attention to her fellow Latin country artists all over the world.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Angie K, Country Latin Association, Equal Access, Grand Ole Opry

A program aimed at diversifying the stages and board rooms of country music is already having an impact

By jewly hight

October 7, 2024

Over the last several years, numerous articles, panel discussions and documentaries have focused on country music’s marginalized voices and called for greater diversity in the genre. In 2022, the Equal Access professional development program set out to do something about it.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Equal Access

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