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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

Laura Hamer
Affiliation:
The Open University, Milton Keynes
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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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Print 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

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