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[quote=Anonymous]http://theboot.com/martina-mcbride-responds-to-women-on-country-radio-remarks/

For quite some time, there have been discussions regarding the lack of women making it big on country radio, despite the fact there are plenty of talented, quality female artists in country music. Recently, a music industry consultant made some fairly sexist comments regarding the topic — and one of the genre’s biggest stars, Martina McBride, responded with her opinion on the matter.

In a recent issue of Country Aircheck, consultant Keith Hill cautions radio stations against playing too many female artists.

“If you want to make ratings in country radio, take females out,” he says. “Trust me, I play great female records, and we’ve got some right now; they’re just not the lettuce in our salad. The lettuce is Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and artists like that. The tomatoes of our salad are the females.”

But with so many strong and talented women making country music, who wants to be described as a simple garnish? Of course, country’s ladies had something to say.

“Wow … just wow,” McBride writes in a Facebook update. “How do you feel about this statement? I especially want to hear from the females. Do you not like to hear other women singing about what you are going through as women? I’m really curious.
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