A friend once called me out on not listening to enough female artists.Despite the percentage of women represented in the top 100 tunes climbing close to 50%, my personal library needed some diversity.
Enter: my GRL PWR playlist, a collection 3 years in the making of badass songs by badass women. Here’s just a few of my faves, plus a link to the playlist in its nearly 4 hour glory. Enjoy! (Psst, the playlist cover is from the HCXO Shop, which has tons of freebies and printables! Wow!)
https://open.spotify.com/user/rkv716/playlist/2WAZKHD6TCbAm4BdBsBEKm
Paper Planes – M.I.A.
A classic about immigration and refugees by British rapper, activist, and general badass, M.I.A.
“Everyone’s a winner, we’re making our fame / Bona fide hustler making my name”
Rescue – Yuna
This artist first made it big in her home country of Malaysia before signing with Pharrell William’s label and later receiving various awards for best R&B album.
“That girl is you, yeah / And that girl is me / That girl is stronger than the raging sea”
Hell of a Girl – Grace
This song was first released when the artist, Aussie soul singer Grace, was 19. Her cover of “You Don’t Own Me” was a number-one hit in Australia.
“Feeling good when I look in the mirror, my skies are blue / Slept all night for the first time / In months, I’m finally where I wanna be / And all my dreams are coming true”
Knock On My Door – Faouzia
This artist had won songwriting awards and had a hit single in Canada at 16. You know what I was doing at 16? Not that.
“One day your heart and your soul will be boiling with defeat / ‘Cause I’ll be ruling up on top and you’ll look up at me”
Ocean Eyes – Billie Eilish
THIS song was released when the artist was 14, which is even more insane.
“Careful creature made friends with time / You left her lonely with a diamond mind / And those ocean eyes”
Tribe – Kim Viera
Kim started as a hopeful singer on YouTube, and this song was just featured in the latest Pitch Perfect film.
“We gonna go / Way up, way up / Like CEO”