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Editors' Letter: Music

Why Music?

Whether a music writer makes a living marshalling lyrical evidence for supposedly new trends or manufacturing arguments to shore up tired clichés—and whether you applaud women’s progress in the musical arena or not—one thing’s clear: Women in music, prevalent as they may be, are consistently positioned as an aberration or an exception. Even the phraseology is troublesome: “women in music,” “women in rock,” and the erstwhile “year of the woman” (thanks for the generosity, guys).

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Teen Girls + Boy Love Dolls = Tru (heart) + $ 4Ever

Teen Girls + Boy Love Dolls = Tru (heart) + $ 4Ever
Article by Andi Zeisler, Allison Fensterstock, Diana Huculak, Illustrated by Patti Rothberg, appeared in issue Music; published in 2001; filed under Music; tagged boy bands, marketing, music history, music industry, pop music, teens.

Pop-sensation lifespans have been shrinking since the dawn of pop sensations, but the power of the boy band has proved enduring. These prefab crews of scrubbed, smiling teens busting a synchronized move to manufactured beats have a special place in pop – music history and in the hearts—and notebooks and lockers—of their (mostly female) fans.


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