From Taylor Swift to Joni Mitchell, from Beyonce to Chappel Roan, how have things changed for women in music? Is it easier to be a woman singer or player today than it was in the 1970s? How are things different for a 20-year-old starting out today compared to a young woman in the 1980s or 1990s? We talk to longtime NPR music critic and author Ann Powers to find out.
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Ann Powers
NPR music critic and author
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