Equal Access is an mtheory initiative designed to empower artists and managers from historically excluded demographics in country music by providing financial resources, dedicated support, and industry connections.

Cohort 4

2025

Cohort 3

2024

Cohort 2

2023

Cohort 1

2022

  • Variety - Nashville Strong: the City’s Top Female-Forward and Songwriter Charities and Support Organizations

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  • WPLN: In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group

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  • The Tennessean - mtheory's new class of diverse country music artists and managers aim for genre's evolution

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  • WNXP - A program aimed at diversifying the stages and board rooms of country music is already having an impact

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  • The Tennessean: mtheory's country music industry equity-aimed Equal Access Program, over the years

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  • The Tennessean: CMT, mtheory announce diversity-aimed 2024 Equal Access country music cohort

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  • Tennessean: CMT, mtheory announce diverse 2023 Equal Access country music cohort

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  • Lightning 100 - Community Corner Feature

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  • Country Music's Diversity Problem Goes Beyond the Stage. This Program Seeks a Solution

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  • Mtheory Adds Tiffany Provenzano As Founding Director, Equal Access Development Program

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  • Gayle King Takes Us to Nashville for the CMT Music Awards

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  • Billboard: CMT & mtheory Reveal New Members of Equal Access Development Program

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