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Lauryn Noelle Hill, professionally known as Lauryn Hill is a singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer with many talents. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time as well as being one of the most influential singers of her time. R&B is only one of the many genres on Hill's performance spectrum. Her music variety consists of R&B, Hip hop, Reggae, Soul, and Neo Soul. She is an icon to all as her music touches upon issues that are consistently relevant in society, her music opens up about the real struggles of life. One of her greatest hits is the 1998 release of 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' from her album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". This musical masterpiece is composed from a mixture of R&B and Soul that surpassed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998. Below is a link to her musical masterpiece:

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Mxmtoon is an indie pop artist, musician, and YouTube star. Maia writes, records and produces her own music from her parents’ home. One of her first original songs is the 2017 release ‘The Sideline’. After uploading a demo called ‘Something’, which later turned into ‘Feelings Are Fatal.’ It originally released on July 27, 2017, and became a massive success, having been streamed millions of times on Spotify. She is an idol who helps her listeners feel less lonely through her music. Below is a link to one of her performances of her song “Cliche”.

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mxmtoon Performs "Cliché" at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco

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Eva Noblezada is a singer and actress most notable for her work on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut as Kim in Miss Saigon in 2017 and originated the role of Eurydice in Hadestown the following year. She was nominated for two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for both of her performances. Aside from her theatrical work, she is very open about her struggles with anxiety and body dysmorphia teaching her followers to be more comfortable and embrace who they are. The performance below is her rendition of “Go the Distance” from Hercules.

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EVA NOBLEZADA sings "GO THE DISTANCE" from HERCULES

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Mitski Miyawaki, known professionally as Mitski is a singer and songwriter known for her emotional lyrics based on childhood and identity. Born in Japan to an American father and Japanese mother, Mitski moved around to a total of 13 countries before settling in New York for college. She began making music around that time in 2012, gaining major recognition on her fourth album, “Puberty 2” in 2015. Her music has offered a gleam into the experiences of women of color in the primarily white-dominated industry. Mitski has gained a cult-like following due to the vulnerability shown in her lyrics.

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Eleanora Fagan Gough, professionally known as Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz artists to have ever graced the planet. She was born in Pennsylvania Philadelphia on April 7th 1915 however, she grew up in Baltimore during the Roaring Twenties, a time of culture, music, and jazz. In her early teens, she spent much of her time and energy singing songs by Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong until 1929 when her mother moved to New York where Holiday followed soon after. Her first record was with a studio group led by Benny Goodman and in 1935 Holiday’s reign began; she created hit after hit, and continued to do so until her unfortunate and untimely demise in 1959. Despite her lack of formal training, her voice and sheer talent was a blessing for all listeners and will be remembered as a musical genius. My personal favorite song of hers would have to be “Strange Fruit;” the song was inspired by a poem written by Abel Meeropol. Much like the poem, the song speaks out against the lynchings of African-Americans that were all too common during her time and became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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Laura Jane Grace is a 40 year old American musician who was in the rock band Against Me! Currently she is doing a solo project called Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers. Laura Jane Grace is one of the first people in punk rock to be openly transgender, transitioning during her career in when she came out in 2012. Grace has suffered from depression most of her life and openly sings and talks about her gender dysphoria. She is very vocal about her dislike of the government and the criminal justice system after being a victim of police brutality. This is shown in the song I was a Teenage Anarchist by her in her band Against me!, when she was pre-transition.

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Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, also nicknamed Nannerl, was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister. Given the restrictions at the time, it became difficult for her to continue pursuing her musical career after the age of 18. She was not allowed to show her musical talents when traveling with her brother after she reached a "marriageable age." Through letters with her brother there is evidence that she wrote musical compositions. None of her work has survived.

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Taylor Swift is arguably the most decorated female artist in history. Being from a small town in Pennsylvania, Swift knew she had little to no chance at being discovered by a big label. By her early teens, her family and her packed their things and moved to Nashville, the country music capital of the world. She started singing in cafes and karaoke bars until she was finally discovered at the age of 16. She has crossed seamlessly over the pop genre and won the female artist of the decade award. The song below is from her first self title album. Although she was still considered a country artist at the time, you can clearly see her pop influence within the song.

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Taylor Swift - Should've Said No + Lyrics