The gender curse:The downside to the late-’90s rage for female musicians

[R*Philippines]

The gender curse

The downside to the late-’90s rage for female musicians

By Sarah Liss, CBCNews.ca
February 7, 2008

What sparked my memories was the Feb. 5 release of a new album by Sheryl Crow (http://www.sherylcrow.com/) (Detours) and a new song by Jewel (http://www.jeweljk.com/) (Stronger Woman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TdwD3Vwecw), the first single from her forthcoming disc Perfectly Clear). It might seem that Crow and Jewel owe their longevity to the marketing of women as a genre. In reality, they’ve survived in spite of the ghetto-ization of female artists. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/images/arts-womensongs2.jpg Jewel's new single, Stronger Woman, was just issued in advance of her forthcoming album Perfectly Clear. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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[So Pure]

How can you write an article about female musicians in the 90's and not mention Alanis!?!

[M€RIO]

How can you write an article about female musicians in the 90's and not mention Alanis!?!

I thought the same. But anyhow its cool that jewel is more mentioned than alanis :cheerleader:at least on this article (cause she always stands a little bit in the shadow of alanis i guess).

[DreamsLast]

I absolutely LOVE this term, it is SO TRUE - I'm sick of this urban crap on radio now:

"ghetto-ization of female artists"

[lucysmusicbox]

i agree

[ItBeThatWay27]

ha ha i agree too

[M€RIO]

i agree too