Day after day great new tunes are being released and many of them by creative, wonderful and talented women and it’s time to celebrate them. Being in the music industry can be difficult for a woman due to stereotyping, the over-sexualisation of them and the pressure to look a certain way but many female artists are breaking boundaries and defying odds. Here are some amazing women in music you need to listen to right now!<\/p>\n
Known for her hit “Truth Hurts” Lizzo is definitely an artist you have to watch out for. She recently rocked the mainstage at Glastonbury and has girls worldwide singing about not needing a man. Lizzo was born in\u00a0Detroit,\u00a0Michigan and began her career in rapping while relocating and living in Texas. She’s done many pieces of work over the years but has only just reached the peak of her career. The perfect example of persistence and never giving up.<\/p>\n
As well as all of the above what makes Lizzo so great is her morality and standing up for what she believes in. She promotes a positive body image, encourages girls to love themselves no matter what supports LGBTQ+ rights and calls for tougher gun control laws.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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While Lady Gaga is now a famous household name it is important not to overlook all she has been through and how far she has come. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986 in New York, Lady Gaga didn’t have the easiest of music careers. To make ends meet she took three jobs until she finally got her big break and even when she was climbing the charts she still received hate. Bullying her looks, her sexuality, and her music.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Lady Gaga didn’t let this stop her and she became a forefront advocate for LGBTQ+ rights worldwide, launched a non-profit organization that focuses on youth empowerment and became one of the world’s\u00a0best-selling music artists. She’s known for her unconventionality, provocative work, and visual experimentation and we love her for it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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A wide representation can be hard to come by in the music industry but twenty-four-year-old singer, songwriter, rapper and dancer Kehlani describes herself as black, white, Native American, Filipino, Mexican, and Spanish. Seeing women of colour succeed is amazing and something we should all be hoping for and working towards.<\/p>\n
Growing up wasn’t always easy. Kehlani was adopted and raised by her aunt when her mother, who had a drug addiction, served time in prison and her father, who also had a drug addiction, died when she was a toddler. Kehlani shows that your past does not define you and anyone can succeed in being a woman in music.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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