If You Love Adele, Try Listening to These Artists
We've got good news: There are plenty more artists similar to Gaga, Adele, and Stevie Nicks out there. Let Jessica Hopper (MTV's editorial director of music and the author of
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic) make you a playlist—from today and years past.
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If You Love Adele, You Might Like...
Ruth Brown
Her sound: Soulful sorrow in spades.
Melanie Martinez
Her sound: Witty and weird with major range.
The Common Thread: Voices that could bring down a mountain.
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If You Love Lady Gaga, You Might Like...
Nona Hendryx
Her sound: Quirky, synthy, infectious.
Grimes
Her sound: An airy warble over thunderous beats.
The Common Thread: Freaky, feminist geniuses at the forefront of pop.
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If You Love Stevie Nicks, You Might Like...
Jackie DeShannon
Her sound: A lilt that'll lift you when you're low.
Jessica Pratt
Her sound: Like a whisper not of this world.
The Common Thread: Humanity and harmonies that illuminate the darkness.
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If You Love Joan Jett, You Might Like...
Fanny
Her sound: Towering voices, blistering solos.
White Lung
Their sound: Raging riot-grrrl riffs.
The Common Thread: Rock 'n' roll at its most gloriously pure.
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If You Love Janelle Monáe, You Might Like...
Betty Davis
Her sound: Fierce—and fiercely funky.
THEESatisfaction
Their sound: Chill, sexy hip-hop.
The Common Thread: Pop's most formidable Afrofuturist females.
From the
April 2016 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
