As the British singer announces ‘you won’t see me again for an incredibly long time’, it seems the era of larger-than-life, huge-voiced, huge-haired female singers may be ending
uess how many piano-led ballads by a female artist have topped the UK singles chart this decade? Just one – Adele’s– and that was almost three years ago. There was a time you simply couldn’t escape the powerhouse vocals of legendary divas and their huge, impossible-to-sing epics. But these days, the pop diva – fusing untouchable vocal prowess and range with a larger-than-life aesthetic – is becoming something of a rare breed.
As a result, many of the female pop stars burning brightest right now are those who have been able to thread the needle between diaristic, self-aware songs and a cartoonish but still down-to-earth persona. Yet male balladeers continue to thrive: Teddy Swims’ piano-driven Lose Controlin the UK Top 10 last year, and Ed Sheeran’s ballad-heavy repertoire helps him continue to sell out stadiums.
“Divas have always had to reinvent themselves because of the misogyny and patriarchy in the music industry,” said Fairclough. “It’s a well-worn trope that if a woman does the same thing she’s boring. People sayIt seems unlikely that the music industry will be spending time and money trying to develop the next generation of divas, said, the music executive who first signed Adele: “The music industry has a fear of anything that feels or seems old-fashioned.
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