FEATURE:
International Women’s Day 2023
IN THIS PHOTO: Little Simz won the 2022 Mercury Prize for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Modern-Day Queens: Award Nominees and Winners from 2022 and 2023
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WHEREAS I have covered…
IN THIS PHOTO: Bree Runway
songs from the best albums made by women in recent years as part of a run for International Women’s Day, I wanted to acknowledge the brilliant female artists who have been nominated in award ceremonies and events the past couple of years. I am talking about the NME Awards, GRAMMYs, BRITs, Mercury Prize and beyond. One reason is because it provides a chance to highlight some seriously amazing artists. I still think women are under-represented at award shows, and there needs to be conversations especially around categories such as the BRITs’ Artist of the Year category that, whilst not gendered like in previous years, ignored women altogether! This playlist is about modern-day queens who were either shortlisted for awards last year or this one, or they actually won one (or more). In the final International Women’s Day feature, I will finish with a piece about inequality and ways that things should be addressed and redressed. In this feature is a selection of songs from award-nominated women who are among our…
IN THIS PHOTO: Snoh Aalegra/PHOTO CREDIT: Jack McKain
ABSOLUTE finest.