Selena Quintanilla
Grammy Award-winning Latin recording artist whose contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican American entertainers of the late 20th century.
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Missy Elliott
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Missy Elliott has attained unprecedented success as a solo musical artist, pioneering songwriter and producer, and cultural icon over the last three decades.
Alice Randall
Writer, songwriter and producer
Gaelynn Lea Tressler
Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bones Disease) that limits her range of motion, the violinist, singer, and songwriter plays the violin with a technique like that of a cellist. Her original songs and approach to traditional fiddle music are enhanced by her incorporation of live looping and sonic exploration.
Tsering Wangmo Satho
Tibetan dance and opera artist
Veronica Cianchettini
Czech pianist and composer
Dorothy Masuku
South African singer, composer and a hero of the struggle
Aretha Franklin
The “Queen of Soul”, twice named the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone
Sibongile Khumalo
South Africa’s divine diva
Dottie Peoples
Gospel singer and songwriter Dottie Peoples is one of Georgia’s most renowned figures in Christian music. Hailed as the “Songbird of the South” by the late radio host Esmond J. Patterson, Peoples has been compared to gospel and rhythm-and-blues artists Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle.