Category
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María Elena Walsh
Argentine author and composer
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Canadian singer-songwriter
Saara Aalto
Finnish singer-songwriter
Lesley Gore
American singer (1946–2015)
Melissa Etheridge
American singer-songwriter
Hayley Kiyoko
American singer and actress
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Marie Carlile is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Her music spans multiple genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. During her career, she has received eleven Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award. In 2026, she was named one of Time's Women of the Year.
Courtney Barnett
Australian singer-songwriter and rock guitarist
Janis Ian
American singer-songwriter
Linda Perry
American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
Tegan and Sara
Canadian duo
Lady Sovereign
English rapper and grime artist
Victoria De Angelis
Italian musician, bassist and DJ
Pomme
French musician
Alma
Finnish singer-songwriter
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984)
Kaki King
American guitarist
Samantha Ronson
British singer, songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (born 1977)
Patricia Barber
American composer, jazz singer and pianist as well as bandleader and arranger
Ladyhawke
New Zealand singer-songwriter
Anna Calvi
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Snail Mail
Solo musical project of Lindsey Jordan
Wendy Melvoin
American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1964)
Lisa Coleman
American musician and composer
King Princess
American musician
Mary Lambert
American singer-songwriter and poet
Alicia Bridges
American singer
Julieta Paredes Carvajal
Bolivian feminist activist
Kany García
Puerto Rican musician
Otep Shamaya
American singer
Brandy Clark
American singer-songwriter
Maxine Feldman
lesbian and non-binary musician
Alix Dobkin
American singer-songwriter and lesbian feminist activist
Elly Jackson
British singer
Patty Schemel
American rock drummer
Celeste Carballo
Argentinian musician and singer
Maria Gadú
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter
Melissa Ferrick
American musician
The Japanese House
Indie pop project from Buckinghamshire fronted by multi-instrumentalist Amber Bain
Svetlana Surganova
Russian singer
Ariane Moffatt
Canadian musician
Lucy Diakovska
Bulgarian-German singer and television personality
Zélia Duncan
Brazilian musician
Vicci Martinez
American singer-songwriter
Gigi Perez
American singer-songwriter
Cris Williamson
American musician
Vicki Randle
American musician
Lyndsey Gunnulfsen
American musician
Shura
British musician
Debbie Friedman
Jewish American musician (1951-2011)
Jennifer Knapp
American Christian musician
Francesca Gregorini
musician
Ferron
Ferron Foisy (born Deborah Foisy on 1 June 1952; known professionally as Ferron) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet. In addition to gaining fame as one of Canada's most respected songwriters, Ferron, who is openly lesbian, became one of the earliest and most influential lyrical songwriters of the women's music circuit, and an important influence on later musicians such as Ani DiFranco, Mary Gauthier and the Indigo Girls. From the mid-eighties on, Ferron's songwriting talents have been recognized and appreciated by music critics and broader audiences, with comparisons being made to the wr
June Millington
American musician
Holly Miranda
American musician
Ellen Joyce Loo
Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer (1986-2018)
Javiera Mena
Chilean Indie electronic pop musician
Sandra Mihanovich
Argentinian singer
Torres
American singer-songwriter
Wilma Burgess
American musician