mikako spoke with Billboard Japan about the sense of gender equity she's developed after spending her childhood in Vienna.

Here is a list of five of the most influential female music artists of all time. 1, Beyoncé — Queen Bey. Beyoncé is one of the most influential and acclaimed artists in contemporary R&B. She has won a total of 29 Grammy Awards,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next week, professional female musicians will gather in State College for the New Ground Orchestra Festival, which culminates in a free performance at Penn State's School of Music ...

"For those interested in seeing change in the music industry, this is not a sign of progress," said the report's author, Dr. Stacy L. Smith. By Paul Grein As the music industry prepares to celebrate at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2), the ...

Happy International Women in Music Day! To celebrate this holiday, you'll want to fire up Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music – or wherever you get your tunes these days, because we're honoring the remarkable contributions of women in the music industry.

The old guard of riot grrrl bands and grunge icons have passed the torch onto the younger generation, and that younger generation hasn’t disappointed. Probably the most prominent of the bunch at the moment is Amy Taylor of Amyl And The Sniffers.

Why president Nicole Barsalona says that with the employee study, the group has to "take the lead in prioritizing diversity in leadership as much as the diversity of the music we represent." By Thom Duffy Editor Live Nation, BMI, ASCAP, Nettwerk Music ...

New Orleans writer and WWOZ radio host Alison Fensterstock is the editor of How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music. Inspired by National Public Radio’s Turning the Tables series, How Women Made Music contains a lively bounty of ...

Women DJs worked to carve out a space for themselves in the house music scene, which was not initially welcoming to them. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones ...

The 1970s produced some of the most talented, prolific and iconic female vocalists of all time. From once-in-a-lifetime voices like Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin to pop culture royalty like Patti Smith and Dolly Parton to women whose music never falls ...