Sienna Spiro details the 'alarming' way female singers are treated behind the scenes as she calls for industry reform: 'It's a boys' club'

New UK pop sensation and icon Sienna Spiro has spoken out about the mistreatment of women behind the scenes in the music industry, branding it 'just awful'.

In a recent interview, the 20-year-old singer, who rocketed to fame after going viral on TikTok and broke into the singles top ten for the first time with her song Die On This Hill claimed women are not treated equally.

Ms Spiro said: 'Women are absolutely not treated equally behind the scenes, in management, labels, studios, everywhere.'

Her comments are sure to reignite long-held concerns about gender inequality in the industry.

Speaking to Music Week, the London-born star continued: 'The term ‘boys club’ is very, very true.

'It’s really alarming to see, and the further I’ve gone in my journey, the more I’ve noticed it. I really hope things will improve, and they have changed for women who are front-facing and in the public eye. But I think the way women get treated behind the scenes is just awful.'

Ms Spiro's rapid rise has been fueled by social media platform TikTok, where she boasts more than four million followers and 130.5 million likes.

Despite her popularity, she told Music Week she prefers to manage her own social media.

'I will always do my own personal social media just ’cause I’m a control freak,' she said, offering advice to fellow artists.

'Make what you want, what you think will last, what you love, what you feel like you’ll never grow out of. I think when you do that, people gravitate towards authenticity—they just do. We’re humans. It’s nature.'

Signaling Ms Spiro’s growing global popularity, all tickets for her tour of the UK, Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand sold out in the pre-sale last week.

In May, during a Rolling Stone magazine cover interview, she discussed her struggle with food issues, worsened during the COVID pandemic.

'When I started doing more performances or doing pictures, I couldn’t figure out how I wanted to dress and how I wanted to look,' she told the magazine.

'I hated the idea of people being able to see me and perceive me. So I used to wear bigger clothing, and I didn’t really do anything with myself because I was figuring myself out.'

Elsewhere in the interview, she spoke about having ADHD and how the diagnosis has been 'validating and interesting to learn about'.

'That’s what a lot of the music is about, like ‘The Visitor’—struggling to keep up with people and being too aware of everything, you end up losing people—and you’re temporary,' she explained.

Earlier this year, Spiro was nominated for the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award—without even releasing a studio album.