THE GIRLPOWER ISSUE

“Music was a big part of my culture at home from a young age. My parents have an amazing record collection that I was…

“I think I’m cautious. Not because I feel too precious, but because I’m an observer,” says Aimee Osbourne, a.k.a. ARO…

“We have to help women who don’t have freedom of speech.” -Arghavan For Iranian-born, Swedish-bred singer-turned-wome…

"When we first started, having an all female line up felt like a hindrance. People were so negative towards us. Every…

"Adapt or die. You have to adapt, that’s just it." -Roisin Murphy For Roisin Murphy, the Irish electronic singer-song…

“When they say, oh you can’t do blah blah blah, I’m like great, watch me do this!” -Alanna Masterson To Long Island n…

“I was homeless, and my only hope in life at that time was MySpace. One day I was contacted by this manager, and he l…

She is strong, and goddamn badass. I miss her!” Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson still feels at…

“I just drink champagne and have a good time!” For pop-punk phenomenon Charlotte Aitchison, aka Charli XCX, all it ta…

“I grew up a precocious, trouble-making, obnoxious, hell-raising child, who just wanted to sing and make loud noises …

“All people should just have the same opportunity to be who they want to be, and that’s not the case today.” -Tove St…

“I always had a very active imagination. I had an imaginary friend called Fly!” English actress Ophelia Lovibond, bes…

"I want to uplift woman, and show them that we can be out here, and be successful, and have careers, and be alpha fem…

“Being onstage for me is a war. Self-consciousness is the enemy. I don’t think about being sexy – I think about freed…

“I did not plan to go on The X Factor. It was a very spur of the moment thing for me as I decided to audition a week …

“The album is basically just a storybook. Each song leads into the next, and it all tells the story of this girl Cryb…

“I think that if anyone takes a step back and looks at what’s considered the norm, it’s all jarring. I mean the lack …

“We did this session, and I wrote this song called 'Home', and that was the first song that I wrote and recorded and …

“I was at home in Belgrade watching a match with Monica Seles, who was a big hero in Yugoslavia at the time. During t…

“I can never put my happiness or my health behind fame or money. I don’t want that. It's not worth it to me at all.” …