Nancy Shapiro, Sr. Vice President, Member Services at The Recording Academy
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Women Talk: 10 Questions With The Recording Academy’s Nancy Shapiro

February 7, 2013 by

"The power of music in our lives is undeniable. We must insure that its creators are protected." This Sunday, February 10, the woman behind this powerful statement will be among the music industry's elite at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. While her name is not "household" like Beyoncé or her talents as globally celebrated as those of Adele, after nearly three decades in the music industry, she has just ... [Read More]

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Women Talk: 6 Questions With Artist Rachel Mason

January 31, 2013 by

Rachel Mason, a sculptor, songwriter and performer, often explores the concept of ambition and what motivates the most powerful people. Her work comes from a personal place; her fascination with authority, and the desire to learn more about the world and its leaders. Rachel's complex approach to these themes has resulted in a collection of works that encourages viewers to rethink power and politics, showing ... [Read More]

Willa Rubin - Queen's of Noise
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Girl Meets Rock!

December 13, 2012 by

In my teens I was engrossed with music, but I simply could not stand a lot of the dance, synth-heavy, auto-tuned music I often heard on the radio. If I was in the car with my family, we would turn on the radio, change the station until we fully cycled through all of our options, and eventually I would end up listening to my own music. I loved the distorted sounds of Nirvana, the political themes of The ... [Read More]

It’s Time We Put A Woman In The White House – Sheryl Crow
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It’s Time We Put A Woman In The White House – Sheryl Crow

November 6, 2012 by

It's Election Day 2012 and while we all wait in LONG lines to cast our respective votes for President, Sheryl Crow is giving us someone else to consider as the future (think 2016) leader of the Free World... a woman! The award winning singer/songwriter just debuted this video for her new song - "Put A Woman In The White House" - and she's donating a portion of the proceeds from all iTunes downloads of her ... [Read More]

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11/11/11: Honoring All Who Served

November 11, 2011 by

Today is the first time in a century that the three 11s align on the calendar. That's a very cool datebook occurrence and one that might particularly interest numerologists, gamblers, the superstitious, storm chasers and horror movie fans. But, let's not have the "wow" factor of today's date overshadow the fact that November 11th is also Veteran's Day, the day when we honor American veterans of all wars in ... [Read More]

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Book Buzz

October 21, 2011 by

Finding a great book can sometimes be a lot harder than you expect.  If you are like us, you are constantly scanning the weekly The New York Times Book Review, checking out what's new on the best sellers list at Amazon, or reading audio book reviews on itunes, all just to get some sort of reassurance that your time won't be wasted on reading a dud. But, what we have found is that word-of-mouth buzz is ... [Read More]

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Imagine Being 1 Of Only 29 Women In A Workforce Of Over 10,000… Regina Wilson Lives This Reality Every Day

September 8, 2011 by

Meet Regina Wilson. Up until her late twenties, Regina's professional story was one that a lot of women can relate to. She was working in a corporate job, in real estate specifically, just going through the motions. Not only did she find her work unfulfilling, it made her pretty miserable. She knew she wanted more for her life. So, rather than stay the course of complacency like so many people do, Regina ... [Read More]