This list celebrates 5 all-female bands that left a lasting mark on music history. From punk to pop to hard rock, each group brought something unique to the stage and the studio. For decades, the ...

The 1990s was the era of alternative rock, experimental pop, and a vibe that just can’t be matched in the 21st century. Quite a few female rock artists from the 1990s defined that era of music as well ...

Rock music is about many things. But sometimes rock music is all about partying. Yes, you need songs about love and cars and your past and your family and all that. Sure. But when you get right down ...

If you look backward through the history of rock 'n' roll, you'll find that the ratio of women to men has always been, in a word, unbalanced. At the time of this writing in 2025, less than 10 percent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. With her five-octave range, Mariah Carey has one of the most powerful and impressive voices of all time. She is a top '90s female ...

Bessie Smith / Daphne A. Brooks -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Stephanie Phillips -- Mahalia Jackson / Jana Martin -- Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton / Gillign G. Gaar -- Wanda Jackson / Gillian G. Gaar -- ...

Whitney Houston Performs In Paris Bercy on May 18th, 1988. She is one of the best female vocalists of the 1980s. The 1980s were a great time for music, with so many iconic female singers and vocalists ...

Asked to name a punk rock musician, most people would by rote memory spit out the names of the members of the Ramones, Clash, or Sex Pistols. Those with a deeper aural reservoir might cough up the ...

Billboard magazine released its 50 Greatest Rock Bands. The list tells us more about the listers than the listed. The all-female Sleater-Kinney, the all-Mexican Café Tacvba, and the all-black Earth, ...

Now that I look back, while I was growing up in the late '90s and early 2000s, I was desperately looking to media for any semblance of female representation to reflect my inner self. Even though ...