The Glass Ceilings in Music Are Real...BUT So Is Our Power to Crack Them

You can do everything “right” in the music industry (write great songs, sell out shows, build your audience) and still feel like you’re stuck under an invisible ceiling.

If you’ve ever felt that pressure, you’re not imagining it.

And honestly, I think we don’t talk about it enough.

Glass ceilings show up everywhere in music. It’s not always about being told no directly. Sometimes it’s about not being seen at all. It’s being passed over while someone else gets fast-tracked. It’s being told to wait your turn when you know you’re ready.

What’s harder is that when you hit that ceiling, it can make you question yourself. It can make you wonder if you’re being dramatic, or if you’re really “good enough.” But glass ceilings aren’t about individual effort. They’re about bigger systems.

I don’t think smashing a ceiling happens by accident. I think it happens by persistence. By building our own spaces. By lifting each other up even when it feels exhausting.

Every time you crack it, even a little, it matters.

And the more of us that keep pushing, the faster that ceiling’s going to shatter for good.

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