Tomato-gate (also SaladGate) was a 2015 controversy in country music, stemming from comments made by radio consultant Keith Hill to the country radio trade publication Country Radio Aircheck, regarding the under-representation of women in the play lists of country music radio stations. Hill advocated that stations ought not play songs by women artists back to back, and drew an analogy with the composition of a salad, with male artists as the lettuce, and female artists as the tomato garnish. The