Sexual assault in the music industry

As women begin to speak out against sexual violence and harassment, does the music industry face a #metoo reckoning?

Manuela Saragosa speaks to her colleague Tamanna Rahman about her investigation for BBC television into numerous claims of abuse, assault and rape, as many women finally break their silence. They discuss the cases of grime artist Solo 45, who was sentenced to prison for multiple counts of rape, and the superstar DJ Erick Morillo, who died last year shortly after being accused of drugging and raping a colleague.

But Tamanna says there are numerous other women she has spoken to who are still afraid to go public with their stories, in many cases because they fear destroying their careers. So what can be done, and what should the big record labels be doing in particular?

Producer: Laurence Knight

(Picture: Lone female street artist holds head in despair next to a guitar; Credit: JoseASReyes/Getty Images)