Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Classical Tradition
- Part II Women in Popular Music
- 7 Most of My Sheroes Don’t Appear on a Stamp: Contextualising the Contributions of Women Musicians to the Progression of Jazz
- 8 Leaders of the Pack: Girl Groups of the 1960s
- 9 Women and Rock
- 10 ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’: Women in Songwriting
- 11 The British Folk Revival: Mythology and the ‘Non-Figuring’ and ‘Figuring’ Woman
- 12 How MTV Idols Got Us in Formation: Solo Women and Their Brands Make Space for Truth Telling, Trauma, and Survival in Popular Music from 1981 to the Present
- In Her Own Words: Practitioner Contribution 2
- Part III Women and Music Technology
- Part IV Women’s Wider Work in Music
- Appendix: Survey Questions for Chapter 14, The Star-Eaters: A 2019 Survey of Female and Gender-Non-Conforming Individuals Using Electronics for Music
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
12 - How MTV Idols Got Us in Formation: Solo Women and Their Brands Make Space for Truth Telling, Trauma, and Survival in Popular Music from 1981 to the Present
from Part II - Women in Popular Music
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Classical Tradition
- Part II Women in Popular Music
- 7 Most of My Sheroes Don’t Appear on a Stamp: Contextualising the Contributions of Women Musicians to the Progression of Jazz
- 8 Leaders of the Pack: Girl Groups of the 1960s
- 9 Women and Rock
- 10 ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’: Women in Songwriting
- 11 The British Folk Revival: Mythology and the ‘Non-Figuring’ and ‘Figuring’ Woman
- 12 How MTV Idols Got Us in Formation: Solo Women and Their Brands Make Space for Truth Telling, Trauma, and Survival in Popular Music from 1981 to the Present
- In Her Own Words: Practitioner Contribution 2
- Part III Women and Music Technology
- Part IV Women’s Wider Work in Music
- Appendix: Survey Questions for Chapter 14, The Star-Eaters: A 2019 Survey of Female and Gender-Non-Conforming Individuals Using Electronics for Music
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
Chapter 12 presents a discussion of female solo artists in the popular music industry, with a particular focus on the influence and lasting effects of MTV and superstar branding. Through considering the careers of Tina Turner, Sinéad O’Connor, Alanis Morissette, and Fiona Apple, Kristin J. Lieb probes the recurring themes of the human sacrifice of being a pop star, the sharing of narratives about abuse and exploitation, the recasting of the hot mess as a survivor, and the exploration of taboo subjects and identities.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 , pp. 176 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Coates, Norma. ‘Moms Don’t Rock: The Popular Demonisation of Courtney Love’, in Ladd-Taylor, M. & Umansky, L. (eds.), Bad Mothers: The Politics of Blame in Twentieth-Century America (New York: New York University Press, 1998).Google Scholar
Gaar, Gillian G. She’s a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll, 2nd ed. (New York: Seal Press, 2002).Google Scholar
Lieb, Kristin J. Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry: The Social Construction of Female Popular Music Stars, 2nd ed. (New York: Routledge, 2018).Google Scholar
O’Brien, Lucy. She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music, 3rd ed. (London: Continuum, 2012).Google Scholar