Dr Charisse Oyediwura
Dr Charisse Oyediwura is a music industry leader. She is CEO of Black Lives in Music (BLiM), founded in 2020 to champion equality for Black and ethnically diverse musicians.
Under her leadership, BLiM has delivered landmark research such as Being Black in the UK Music Industry and launched Classically Black, the UK’s first classical music festival for under-represented talent.
She sits on the DCMS Licensing Taskforce, the boards of Help Musicians and LIVE, and advises WarChild UK. A founding member of REMEL (Race Equality in Music Events Licensing), her work has earned widespread recognition, including Campaigner of the Year at the 2024 Music Week Awards.