After four decades of male supremacy on the charts, women such as Madonna, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, Jewel, Deana Carter, and the Spice Girls are leading the way to an unexpected future for the music industry. Tracking this development, from Debbie Reynolds and Kay Starr in the 1950s, to Janet Jackson and Shania Twain in the 1990s, James Dickerson combines chart data and interviews with key recording artists, label executives, and managers to analyze and explain the changes that have turned the recording industry on its head. Learn the true story of the quiet revolution that's rocking the American music business from industry insiders, including: superstar artists, such as Tammy Wynette, Pat Benatar, and Deana Carter; label executives, such as Frances Preston (president of BMI), Tracey Edmonds (CEO of Yab Yum Entertainment), and Sheila Shipley Biddy (senior vice president and general manager of Decca Records); A&R executives, such as Renee Bell (RCA Records) and Claire Parr (Curb Records); publicists, such as Pam Lewis (PLA Media) and Anita Mandell (Decca Records). Prepare yourself - the second American revolution has begun.