13 Famous Women Who Were Failed By The Music Industry

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13 Famous Women Who Were Failed By The Music Industry
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Diana Ross doesn’t have a Grammy, and I’ll never understand why.

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How the music industry mistreated them: TLC had won two Grammys in 1996, were the biggest-selling female group by that point , but they were actually: "The trio has received less than 1% of the estimated $175 million in revenues that the group's music has generated around the world. Analysts say that's about 40 times less than the profit that has been divided among the management, production, and record companies that represent TLC.

Here are other notable women in music who've never received a Grammy Award: Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Patti Smith, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Debbie Harry, Björk, and Nina Simone. And here are other notable women who've never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Cyndi Lauper, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, the Runaways, and Big Mama Thornton.

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