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  • noun Plural form of songstress.

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  • An artist with a long history in indie music and a rep that sometimes get her lumped in with other famed "songstresses," Julie Doiron has been on the scene long enough to hone her musical chops for her fifth full-length solo album under her own name,

    CMJ New Music News 2009

  • An artist with a long history in indie music and a rep that sometimes get her lumped in with other famed "songstresses," Julie Doiron has been on the scene long enough to hone her musical chops for her fifth full-length solo album under her own name,

    CMJ New Music News 2009

  • Christina Perri's debut comes on the heels of her platinum single "Jar of Hearts," which got a lift thanks to prime placement in "So You Think You Can Dance." "lovestrong." is the latest release from a long line of sensitive/angry songstresses who wrap literate rhymes around pop melodies dressed in the perfect indie clothing.

    Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

  • Christina Perri's debut comes on the heels of her platinum single "Jar of Hearts," which got a lift thanks to prime placement in "So You Think You Can Dance." "lovestrong." is the latest release from a long line of sensitive/angry songstresses who wrap literate rhymes around pop melodies dressed in the perfect indie clothing.

    Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

  • She excelled at evoking southern R&B songstresses such as Ann Peebles, Betty Wright and Denise LaSalle but without the throwback contrivance associated with retro-soul.

    PERFORMING ARTS Post 2010

  • A small, but arguably well-clad group of starlets and songstresses hit the pink carpet in N.Y.C. on Tuesday night for Lorraine Schwartz's "2BHAPPY" jewelry collection launch.

    Beyonce, Kim Kardashian & Blake Lively Hit '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Launch (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • A small, but arguably well-clad group of starlets and songstresses hit the pink carpet in N.Y.C. on Tuesday night for Lorraine Schwartz's "2BHAPPY" jewelry collection launch.

    Beyonce, Kim Kardashian & Blake Lively Hit '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Launch (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • A small, but arguably well-clad group of starlets and songstresses hit the pink carpet in N.Y.C. on Tuesday night for Lorraine Schwartz's "2BHAPPY" jewelry collection launch.

    Beyonce, Kim Kardashian & Blake Lively Hit '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Launch (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • She excelled at evoking southern R&B songstresses such as Ann Peebles, Betty Wright and Denise LaSalle but without the throwback contrivance associated with retro-soul.

    In concert: N'Dambi at Black Cat John Murph 2010

  • R&B songstresses were working harder than ever to top the tour de force that is the "Beyoncé machine," but few succeeded, including her own sister.

    Marjon Rebecca Carlos: (Electrik) Red In The Face: Not Your Mom's All-Girl R&B Group 2009

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