Gone are the days of female singer-songwriter poets and multi-instrumentalists topping the Billboard charts with poetic reflection. What we have today is music for profit – an industry powered by sex, greed, sexism, abuse, and quite honestly — MEN.
Millennials, especially female, are identifying more and more with classic rock ‘n’ roll. Millennials were raised on music from the golden era of rock and roll by their parents or introduced to the genre by friends. It’s evident they are connecting to the music more than ever. Sales of Classic rock products have been climbing by 50% since 2012 across all demos, most notably within the coveted 18-34 age demo.
Many of my millennial peers identify with music by the women of classic and folk rock. Artists like Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, and Janis Joplin gave their music beautiful, heart-wrenching imagery, similes, personification, and metaphorical actuality.
“If the music being released doesn’t mean anything to the artist, how will it mean anything to the listener?”
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(via Dear Music Industry : Stop Treating Women Like Dirt)
