Mathew Knowles: Beyonce's dad calls out music industry's 'colourism'

Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles has said the music industry must stop ignoring singers with dark skin, saying his daughter's success was easier because she's relatively light-skinned.

Radio stations and record labels are guilty of "colourism" discriminating based on shade of skin - he said.

Asked whether Beyonce was accepted more readily because of her skin tone, he said: "It becomes easier. Absolutely."

Knowles recently published a book called Racism From the Eyes of a Child.

The 66-year-old's daughter, Solange, is also a major music star.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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