It's Britney...bitch

Iconic female musicians of our time...
Which women let down the music industry?
Which women assist the music industry?
Which women are totally lost?

I begin with Britney Spears. Not so much iconic for her music but rather iconic for being a total lost cause with terrible taste in men.

Britney Spears
Where to begin? I bought her debut single back when she was fresh-faced, drug free and a virgin... but can I ever believe what I'm told? She had that god awful video... someone should have told her that any hairstyle that is piggytails with pink fur keeping them in place is always a bad idea.
Britney Spears released a documentary earlier this year to remind the world of a couple of points; she is a human, and she is totally f*cked up.
Not only this, she's a poor example of music because she doesn't write it, she lip synchs and her dance skills, and she once proved so publicly, aren't all that they are cracked up to be. In fact, Britney Spears is probably one of the worst examples of females in music, but there's no denying her media attention and her on-going success. Unlike Jessica Simpson who faded out pretty quickly, Spears is able to still grasp on to the last remaining glimmer of hope that she will once again be an award winning, and MAYBE even respectable artist.

Cat Power
My favourite of all female artists just had to get a mention in my blog concerning female artists. Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall, is one of the most talented musicians I have ever come across. Marshall's struggle with alcoholism and drug addictions make for dark records and haunting songs. Marshall doesn't embrace the 'girl power' image, instead she loses herself in idols; Aretha Franklin and most importantly, Bob Dylan.
Marshall's critically acclaimed albums are a unique display of musical aptitude. Her guitar, piano and vocal skills are second to none. Her deliriously good looks and captivating stage presence makes for an individual and brilliant music career.
This isn't a girl crush, although you may now think differently, but merely just an admiration of someone who embodies everything beautiful about music, but without a chauvinistic and arrogant way of portraying oneself.

Peaches
Peaches, born Merrill Beth Nisker, embodies EVERYTHING female, and everything totally controversial and confronting. Holy crap, what a woman. And she is all woman. And she gets naked, to prove it, a lot.
Peaches played at the festival Parklife last year and I had the pleasure of meeting one of the back up dancers for her, her describes Peaches' orders to the back up dances as, "get up there... and just go for it." Not just go for it with dancing, go for it with nudity, sex toys and a little girl-on-girl. Not so much a live performance as it is a live sex show, with the crowd pleaser being in her most famous song "Fuck the Pain Away" off her 2000 album The Teaches of Peaches. Peaches isn't so much a feminist but perhaps the girl version of Iggy Pop... or something? Perhaps no comparison should be made with Peaches or anyone. She is woman. She is sexy, dirty and oh-so-sleazy. She's pretty full on, and so is her music.

Katy Perry
I don't have much to say about Katy Perry; so I'll list it:
1) 'I kissed a girl' is the worst song in the world.
2) I don't care if you kissed a girl
3) You're incredibly boring to watch get interviewed.
4) I hope I never have to hear your voice... again.

Debbie Harry
The Blondie front woman is possibly one of the coolest women ever in the music industry. Blondie was a huge sensation back in the 80s and did a lot for the disco era, because to be quite frank, disco music sucks... but Blondie is totally epic.
Debbie Harry spells sex appeal and will forever be known as the sexy front woman. Her voice is remarkably fantastic and versatile.
Probably the most well known song of Blondie's would be "Call Me" which is referenced in a previously mentioned Peaches song "fuck the pain away."
Harry, although fronting a male group, does not scream out that girl power logo with gusto. She's an interesting and appealing figure because she's humble, talented and pretty likable when interviewed. I admire Harry for her music, and her appeal in all that she is.