'THE INESCAPABLE & THE INEVITABLE' FEAT. SHENIECE CHARWAY (Homophobia x Lil Nas X, The GRAMMYS Rename World Music Category, YouTube's Role in Music Industry)

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Sheniece Charway who works as the Artist Relations Manager at YouTube Music. In a quick tangential moment, Eden asks Nic and Sope on their experiences with the social media app Clubhouse which is quickly becoming popular (3:53). Kicking off the news agenda this week are the homophobic reactions to Lil Nas X dressing up as Nicki Minaj for Halloween by way of 50 Cent and Dave East (35:59). Ahead of the 2021 nominations set to be announced at the end of November, The GRAMMYS have announced that the ‘Best World Music Album’ award category will be renamed to ‘Best Global Music Album’, in an effort to reduce connotations associated with colonialism (50:01). Rounding up this week’s episode is an in-depth interview with Sheniece Charway where they discuss the ins and outs of her role at YouTube Music. The conversation also moves to a discussion about how she’s been able to use her position and influence to elevate Black British Music. Elsewhere, the impact of tech and streaming platforms on the music industry at large is discussed and more (1:05:24). Not one to miss! Sope’s Listens for the Week: WizKid – Made In Lagos Ariana Grande - Positions Nic’s Listens for the Week: Lila Ike – The ExPerience Eden’s Listens for the Week: Misha – Bliss Down To Mars – The Loneliest Number Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music by: @Jmzofficial Artwork designed by: @_manlikemike Episode audio edited by: @TonySupremeuk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get involved! Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD! Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor Follow us on: Twitter - @datspod Instagram - @datspod Anchor – @datspodcast Hashtag - #DATSPOD / #DontAlertTheStans