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17 Female Singer-Songwriters, Song Suffragettes Cover Taylor Swift’s “The Man” – Watch!

Taylor Swift‘s “The Man” has been inspiring a lot of people lately! It is easily a favorite of her latest album Lover as it speaks up against the hypocrisy against women in the entertainment industry. It will hopefully be the next single off her album!

Now, all-female, singer-songwriter collective, Song Suffragettes has produced a new version of “The Man”  Seventeen Song Suffragettes provide vocals on the track that was produced by fellow Song Suffragette Tasji. The song is available everywhere music is streamed or sold.

Song Suffragettes also produced a music video in support of the song with a humorous and empowering take on bad behavior in the workplace.  The music video features all 17 performers on the song (women listed in order of appearance in the music video): Chloe Gilligan, Sarahbeth Taite, Reyna Roberts, Maddison Krebs, Tasji, Regan Stewart, Emily Brooke, Erin Grand, Caroline Marquard, Mia Morris, Michelle Pereira, Nora Collins, Gray Robinson, Raquel Cole, Stevie Woodward, Lexi Lauren and Carter Faith.


The female empowerment themes of “The Man” aligned perfectly with the Song Suffragettes mantra of #LetTheGirlsPlay.  Says Helena Capps, Song Suffragettes’ VP, “With our past cover of Keith Urban’s ‘Female’ and our original song ‘Time’s Up’ , we took a more serious approach to female empowerment, but when we heard ‘The Man’, we decided it was time to do something fun. As usual, our Song Suffragettes alumnae didn’t hesitate to be a part of this project, which speaks again to the solidarity of our female singer-songwriters as they continue to strive to make their voices heard within the music community.”

Song Suffragettes remains at the forefront of the disparity and discrimination debate surrounding females in the country music genre.  PBS NewsHour showcased Song Suffragettes in a story earlier this year about Nashville’s gender imbalance. ELLE Magazine prominently featured Song Suffragettes in their November 2018 issue with a story titled “The Women of Nashville’s Music Scene Are Calling Time’s Up.” In December 2018, National Public Radio (NPR) touted Song Suffragettes nationally in a Morning Edition piece called “Female Country Music Singers In Nashville Navigate Gender Bias To Be Heard.”



About Song Suffragettes
Song Suffragettes is a collective of female singer-songwriters that performs every Monday night at The Listening Room Café in Nashville, TN.  In just five years, Song Suffragettes has showcased over 240 talented women out of more than 1,400 who have submitted to play the show.  With weekly sell-outs and a mantra of #LetTheGirlsPlay, Song Suffragettes vocally combats wide-spread discrimination against women in the music industry by giving female talent a place to play, grow and evolve with fellow creatives. Since its inception, 16 Song Suffragettes women have gone on to receive record deals and more than 40 have landed music publishing deals.  With over 3 million views on their YouTube channel, Song Suffragettes was named by Billboard magazine as one of “Next-Gen Nashville: 16 People, Places and Things Shaking Up Music City”.  Featured in ELLE, USA Today, Washington Post, Grammy.com, Boston Globe and on PBS NewsHour and NPR, Song Suffragettes continues to fight for female talent to be heard throughout the country and beyond.
 
About The LSSW Group
Guided by four women with over 100 years of collective experience in financial services, The LSSW Group serves the wealth management needs of business owners, real estate investors, C-Suite executives and family offices, as well as the unique requirements of those in the entertainment industry. The Group has organized its practice to harness synergies and leverage the global resources of J.P. Morgan. Their strategic partnership, where investment advice and service are paramount, is based on a foundation of quality, integrity, transparency and collaboration. In addition, The LSSW Group is the first-ever presenting sponsor of Nashville’s esteemed all-female, singer-songwriter collective Song Suffragettes.

Kalie Shorr Is Paving The Way For Females In Country Music

It’s no secret that being a female in the Country Music industry is tough. There are just 4 women in the top 30 at Country Radio right now, Carrie Underwood, Lindsay Ell, Carly Pearce and Maren Morris. It’s harder to be a female and get your music heard on radio, to be booked for gigs, go on big tours… but that hasn’t stopped Kalie Shorr from being a part of the movement for females in the industry.

Shorr has been a part an all female singer/songwriters round called Song Suffragettes since it started in March 2014. They recently had their 4-year anniversary show, last month! The weekly writers round in Nashville features rotating female country artists and has led to 30 artists receiving publishing deals and 7 record deals! It has also led to great co-writes and songs like Shorr’s “Fight Like A Girl” which was written in response to a radio consultant saying that women didn’t deserve a lot of airplay on country radio, because they were the tomatoes of the country music salad. Thus started #TomatoGate and #LetTheGirlsPlay.

With no label behind her, Shorr has certainly made a name for herself, including being named on many lists about “Artists You Need To Know” and “Artists To Watch.” She also co-wrote a song called “Times Up” that was recorded by 23 female country artists and received national media coverage.

Shorr’s latest single “Candy” was inspired by a true story about “finding a boy that’s just as bad for you as sugar.” She calls it the “fluffiest” song on the album, but that every album needs a fun song to it. She sings:

I know you’re not forever, but you’re my guilty pleasure… boy you’re delicious, too bad you ain’t nutritious.

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CANDY”

We had the chance to catch up with Shorr while we were in Nashville and one of the things we talk about is her love of Taylor Swift and how she was actually in Swift’s “Mine” music video when she was 16. She also shares a sweet story about how after the video Swift took all of the kids to Toys ‘R Us and let them pick out whatever they wanted. She also mentioned doing a cover of her song “Look What You Made Me Do” with Kelleigh Bannen and Lindsay Ell at CMT’s Next Women Of Country Music Event. It’s one of the best videos out there and highlights so many women in the industry and ends with a message to report any signs of sexual harassment.

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WATCH KALIE SHORR, KELLEIGH BANNEN and LINDSAY ELL PERFORM “LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO 

 

Be sure to check out our interview above and keep up with Shorr on her socials!

You can find her music on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music. As tour dates continue to be announced you can stay current with Kalie on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Be sure to follow her on Youtube and visit www.kalieshorr.com.

CMA Fest: CMA Close Up Stage Performers And Interviews Announced!

If you’ve gone to Fan Fair X before, you might be familiar with the Close Up Stage. It’s the biggest stage inside Fan Fair X, located inside Music City Center. There they have interviews and performances with some of the best acts in Country Music. It’s really amazing because a lot of times you can’t see some of the bigger acts at such intimate settings anymore, but they feature at least one “big” act a day!

Thursday, June 9

11:00 am – Artist Of The Day – Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum

12:15pm – Music is Medicine with Marie Osmond

1:15pm- Hall of Fame Inductee Charlie Daniels Interview with Bill Cody 

2:30pm – The Road to “El Rio” – Frankie Ballard‘s new album

3:30pm- Behind the scenes of “I Saw The Light: Hank Williams‘ Legacy” with Marc Abraham, Holy and Jett Williams.

4:30pm- USO Tour Veterans: An Inside Look with Kellie Pickler, Craig Morgan and Rod Essig.

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Friday, June 10

11:00 am – Artist Of The Day- Charles Esten from ABC’s Nashville

12:15pm – Kristian Bush & Friends: Lindsay Ell, Natalie Stovall and The Drive

1:30pm – Eric Paslay Exclusive Album Preview

2:30pm – Craig Campbell: Q&A and acoustic performance

3:15pm – American Young

4:00pm – Grand Ole Opry- Girl Talk ft Lorrie Morgan and Jeannie Seely

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Saturday, June 11

11:00 am – Artist Of The Day- Martina McBride

12:15pm – Match Game – Bill Anderson, Lorrie Morgan, Kristian Bush, Mark Wills, JT Hodges and Olivia Lane.

1:30pm – Smithfield

2:15pm – Jamie Floyd

3:00pm – Panel with CMT’s Still The King Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Lauren Adams and Madison Iseman

4:00pm – Todd Chrisley and Sara Evans host USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best Finale Screening and Fan Q&A

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Sunday, June 12

11:00 am – Artist Of The Day- Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum

12:15pm – CMA’s 50th Anniversary panel with Ray Stevens, The Gatlin Brothers and Robert Deaton

1:30pm – Song Suffragettes

2:15pm – Parmalee: Can’t Outrun Their Roots

3:00pm – Thompson Square‘s Not So Newlywed Game

4:15pm – Song Suffragettes with Special guest Raelynn