For many women, working in the music industry is a dream come true –
but behind the glamour there lies a dark secret. From inappropriate
messages and unwanted sexual advances to violence and rape, reporter
Tamanna Rahman explores why women in music have remained silent for so
long.
In an exclusive interview, Hana, former
girlfriend of hotly tipped rapper Octavian, reveals why she decided to
go public on social media with claims of physical abuse at his hands.
Her Instagram post led, in November last year, to the artist and his
long-awaited debut album being cancelled by his record label, Black
Butter, part of Sony Music. Tamanna explores why Hana felt she had to go
public with her allegations.
Questions are also asked about the
relationship between Island Records, a subsidiary of Universal, and one
of music’s most dangerous men, Solo 45. Today the grime star is in jail
for 30 years for raping and torturing women. But before Island handed
him a deal, he served six months in prison in Cyprus for domestic
violence. Was this taken into consideration before the label invested in
his music?