Millie spoke with Toolroom’s Community Manager Victoria Smith for this week's episode. Toolroom Records, a label by renowned DJ and producer Mark Knight, is helping to combat the gender imbalance in the music industry through a new platform dubbed #WeAreListening created by Victoria in 2018. Whether women are just starting to learn how to write music or already have managers, the platform is open to women at any level in the industry. Victoria’s role at Toolroom is so varied, every day is...

Hello and welcome back to women in music, the podcast sharing the tales of brilliant minds in music, they all just happen to be female.  I’m your host, Millie Cotton and for this week’s episode, I spoke with Mae Muller  To date, the 23 -year old artist has amassed over 100 million streams globally. She’s also stormed her way through the live world, selling out a headline tour of the U.K. and earning an adoring worldwide following who’ve come to rely on her uncompromising self-expression. Find...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. On this week's show, we have Radio 1's Emma-Louise. Emma-Louise started in radio on a BBC production trainee scheme, which also saw her working on CBeebies, Music TV and in documentaries. Fast-forward five years and Emma Louise has produced the Official Chart, launched the all-new 1Xtra rap show and currently produces Future Sounds with Annie Mac. She’s been named as one of the Radio Academy’s 30 under 30, Best Music Producer (bronze) at the...

Hello and welcome back to women in music, the podcast sharing the tales of brilliant minds in music; they all just happen to be female.  I’m your host, Millie Cotton, and for this week’s episode, I sat down with Olivia Dean. You might have seen Olivia Dean roaming the country in an open yellow van this summer - a summer without live music wasn’t an option for Olivia. Her yellow truck tour was a way to maintain the momentum she’s been building ever since her poignant debut single, ‘Reason To...

This episode is sponsored by Jägermeister, who recently collaborated with Nadia Khan on their Meister series, which you’ll hear more about later on in the episode. Nadia Khan has been working in the music industry for nearly 20 years and has been on AIM’s board since 2017, and more recently was appointed AIM chair after nominating herself for the role.  Nadia’s own label CTRL Records is focused on spotlighting female talent, releasing artists including Lady Lykez, Laughta and Lisa...

Welcome back to women in music, the podcast sharing the tales of brilliant minds in music, they all just happen to be female.  It is SO good to be back for season three of the podcast, which has been supported by the Arts Fund Council, so a huge shout out to them for their support. Our first guest of the season is singer-rapper Ashnikko, who is on an astronomical rise. She’s just released her hotly anticipated DEMIDEVIL mixtape which has gained critical acclaim from the Observer to NME. She’s...

Chelcee Grimes is a Singer, songwriter and Tranmere Rovers LFC footballer. She’s currently successfully straddling a career in both music and sports.  Chelcee featured several times in the writing credits for Dua Lipa’s self-titled first album and also for her more recent, grammy nominated ‘Future Nostalgia’ album. She’s also written for the likes of Kylie Minogue and Little mix to name a few and her debut single ‘Just Like That’ landed in Spotify UK’s New Music Friday Top 10 also. Chelcee...

Tipped as “one to watch” by NME, Mixmag, Billboard, DJ Mag and BBC R1’s Pete Tong, TSHA is a London based producer who is quickly emerging as one of the most exciting young artists around. Her forthcoming EP “Flowers”, without doubt her most ambitious and accomplished body of work so far, was released by Ninja Tune in October and featured collaborations with Gabrielle Aplin and Malian griot music group Trio Da Kali. Entirely self-taught, TSHA released her debut EP “Dawn” in 2018, setting out...

Most commonly found in the comfort of capturing London's live music scene, Isha Shah has displayed a unique view to the sights and sounds that pass this busy city's streets daily. While being one of London's most established photographers, Isha also delves into many of the creative fields such as radio, events, podcasting, videography, social media, expanding her craft and defining herself as a creative than a single label bracket. While immersed in the music scene, some of Isha's regular...

Hello and welcome back to Women in Music, the podcast sharing the tales and careers of modern singular voices in music, they all just happen to be female.  For this week’s episode Millie spoke to singer/songwriter and poet Arlo Parks. Growing up in South West London, half Nigerian, a quarter Chadian and a quarter French, Arlo Parks learned to speak French before English.  She has always been introspective; as a child she’d write short stories and create fantasy worlds, later journaling and...

Hello and welcome back to Women in Music, the podcast sharing the tales and careers of modern singular voices in music, they all just happen to be female.  For this week’s episode, Millie spoke to creative producer, director and vocalist Natalie Maddix. Natalie has over ten years of experience across various roles in the music industry and is the director and founder of House Gospel Choir, an electrifying House meets Gospel experience.  For their live shows, House Gospel Choir bring together...

*This podcast is brought to you independently - if you enjoy the podcast and are in a position to, you can give a donation to support our show here: https://supporter.acast.com/women-in-music-with-millie-cotton How much is up to you and there's no regular commitment. Thanks so much!* Singer-songwriter Maisie Peters has an innate gift for storytelling, crafting relatable, diary-entry songs, which have racked up over quarter of a billion global streams. Having won over the likes of Taylor...

Hello and welcome back to women in music, the podcast sharing the tales and careers of modern singular voices in music - they all just happen to be female. I’ve been sitting on this episode for a while and waiting for the right moment to release it. What with the government having just announced no extra funding for the industry and suggesting people within the creative industries should retrain, now seems like the time when this episode is more relevant that ever.  Tre Stead has been a tour...

Hello and welcome back to Women in Music with me Millie Cotton. Women in Music is sharing the tales of modern voices in music – they all just happen to be female. If you’ve enjoyed season two so far, please do go and leave us a review over on iTunes, it helps other people to find the podcast and get the stories of these brilliant women out there. On this week’s episode I spoke to dancer and fitness influencer Danielle Peazer. Danielle began her career in ballet and after an injury, pivoted...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. For episode 4, Millie spoke to creative director and stylist Daisy Deane. Daisy styles for brands including, Nike, Hypebeast, Vans, The North Face, Moncler, NME, TOMMY HILFIGER, Refinery 29, Island Records, Soccerbible and adidas.  ​ Daisy specialises in celebrity, music, editorial and commercial styling and has worked to create looks for celebrities including 50 Cent, Ella Eyre, J Hus, Thierry Henry, Jorja Smith, AJ TRACEY, Wretch 32 and Lil...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. Did you know that only 5% of sound engineers are women?! I spoke to one of the 5%, Noudle, for this week's episode. Noudle has looked after the sound for events/brands such as Boiler Room, Nike x Off White, Rinse FM and many more. In this episode we chat about what exactly it is that a sound engineer does, how Noudle landed working for some of the global brands mentioned above and why we need to keep emphasising the importance of women within...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. On this week's episode is international DJ , producer and record label founder Sam Divine. Dubbed the Queen of Defected Records, Sam Divine knows everything there is to know about DJing the world's biggest clubs and festivals. She also knows exactly what to play and when to play it. Sam fronts the Defected Radio show and is well and truly the First Lady of the label. DVINE Sounds, Sam's own record label, champions up and coming artists,...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. Obsessed with Sally Rooney's Normal People on BBC? Me too. I am very excited to share that my first guest for this season Juliet Martin, who soundtracked the show. Juliet is the founder of Silverstream Music and her experience stretches over a broad range of skills such as publishing, management and music supervision. More recently, Juliet soundtracked Normal People, the adaption of Sally Rooney's hit novel of the same title. Normal People is...

Welcome back to Women in Music with Millie Cotton. If you're new here, hello! Women in Music is a podcast sharing the tales of modern singular voices in music – they all just happen to be female. Hosted by DJ Millie Cotton, Women in Music presents a series of frank conversations and interviews with brilliant music makers and enablers about the industry. Head on back to previous episodes from season one, which includes stories from Joy Crookes, Freya Ridings, ITV's Love Island music supervisor...

"We speak to people all the time at labels and they're like "No one cares if we're getting them a £30k sync on an advert. They want a play on Love Island." Hayley Martine is music supervisor at ITV & soundtracks your favourite TV shows, regularly breaking new artists. In 2019, Love Island broke Shazam records on five separate occasions. Previous Women in Music guest Freya Ridings track 'Lost Without You' was played at a pivotal moment on the show and the track became an overnight...

Freya Ridings' single 'Lost Without You' catapulted to success after being played over a scene of Love Island in 2017. Ridings went from playing to small crowds at open mic nights to thousands of loyal fans almost overnight. Having been somewhat of an outcast at the competitive Brit School and also dealt with several set backs, Ridings is a brilliant example of how being your authentic self can lead to international recognition and acclaim. We're hosting a ticket giveaway for Freya's tour...

Gala is best known for her international hit 'Freed from Desire' which, 1. twenty years on, is still a cult classic and 2. shockingly still belongs to the exploitative record label she signed to in her early twenties. Gala's dance anthem has been transformed into a football song chanted in stadiums around the world. Her words are household lyrics and since parting from her label, Gala has continued to make brilliant music independently. Gala was an early adopter of feminist attitudes and...

In this episode, Millie chats with Island Records' senior publicist Elspeth Merry. Elspeth navigates artists' stories to press and works with talent across a variety of genres including Sigrid, Post Malone and Ariana Grande to name just a few. They discuss work/life balance, press crisis management and how digital and social media has changed the publicist role. Find Elspeth @ElspethMerry and Millie @millie_cotton Please do rate, review and subscribe and thanks for listening!

I've got my first American guest on the show today. Welcome Lauren Daigle! Lauren has won TWO Grammys and has racked up a huge 1.8 BILLION Spotify streams to date. She's also one of the kindest people I've had the privilege to meet. We chat about the early days, the crossover of genres and finding a fan in none other than pop-queen Selena Gomez. As well as subscribing, you can now find us on Instagram to keep up to date with episodes and *exclusive content* @womeninmusicpodcast You can find...