Overview

• In a July 29 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, PinkPantheress said audiences are “less willing to listen” to electronic music made by a Black woman.
• She argued that industry gatekeepers struggle to categorize her genre-defying style, which limits access to certain career opportunities.
• Her comments coincide with the momentum behind Fancy That, her second mixtape released in May that features the viral track “Illegal” and reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
• The U.K. artist built on earlier milestones this summer, including a Billboard hit with “Boys a liar Pt. 2” featuring Ice Spice and a Brit Award nomination.
• Earlier in July she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent in recognition of her contributions to music in the digital age.