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Pop music by females - recommendations please

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YellowRoom · 28/04/2025 20:17

I'm after recommendations for pop music, broadly written/performed by women. Must be available on CD. Late 70s onwards. For me and DD to listen to. Examples of stuff we've covered - Lily Allen, Black Pink, Olivia Rodrigo, Girls Aloud, Belinda Carlisle, Chappel Roan, Lizzo, Madonna, Kylie, Sabrina Carpenter, Rachel Stevens, Diana Vickers, Cardigans, Taylor Swift, Tori Amos, Fleetwood Mac, Sugababes...

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nyancatdays · 28/04/2025 23:47

Girl groups - Wilson Phillips!
Gotta have a few power ballads on there — so: Heart; Celine Dion; Bonnie Tyler; Alannah Myles etc.

Alison Krauss

other indie and folk singers:
Sarah Mclachlan
Anyone who used to perform at Lilith Fair
Enya
Julie Fowlis

trip hop:
yes to Beth Gibbon (Portishead), Beth Orton,
Also Martina Topley Bird

nyancatdays · 28/04/2025 23:52

YellowRoom · 28/04/2025 21:53

Really interested in what your young DDs listen to aswell. As a very-not-young person i'm detached from this.

DD listens to:

MUNA
Chappell Roan
Haim
The Aces
Lola Young
Taylor Swift
Clairo
Heleina Zara
Doechii
Sabrina Carpenter
Olivia Rodrigo

She listens to almost exclusively female artists from what I can tell!

slavetothekittens · 29/04/2025 06:01

The Selecter
Lene Lovich
Cherry Vanilla
Elastica
Gigi Perez
L7
Hazel O'Connor
The Interrupters
Jack Off Jill
Sahara Hotnights
Althea & Donna

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All About Eve
Garbage
Regina Spector
Lauren Bird

dd listens to mostly female artists, but mostly 70s/80s/90s. Her favourites:
Bikini Kill
Hole
Veruca Salt
Letters to Cleo
The Breeders
The Go Gos
Shampoo
Feline

All indie/punk sort of stuff, some of it poppy. Depending on the age of your dd, and how you feel about explicit lyrics, you may want to screen them (especially Bikini Kill)

YellowRoom · 29/04/2025 11:04

Wow, I have an enormous list to explore. Some names I know a bit about and some completely unknown. Some well aware of but haven't explored. A lot of great suggestions that we have already listened to so aren't on the list.

Freezepop
Sza
Pink Pantheress
Katie Malco
Lissie
Ani diFranco
Courtney Marie Andrews
Clairo
Gracie Abrams
O'Hooley and Tidow
Pixie Lotte/Ellie Goulding/Cyndi Lauper/Haim/Sophie Ellis Bextor/Mariah Carey/Ariana Grande
Sigrid
Lola Young
Tell Tale Tusk
Mimi Webb
Boygenius
LP
The Last Dinner Party
Mabel
Katie Gregson McLeod
Alessi Rose
Muna
Doechii
Heliena Zara

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Taytocrisps · 01/05/2025 21:27

Sade
Sinead O'Connor

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