![]() In 2014, she parted ways with rodeo star Ty Murray after almost six years of marriage. Since her rise to stardom in 1995, Jewel has released 12 more albums, portrayed June Carter Cash in a made-for-TV movie and written a book of poetry as well as a children's book. In December 2020, she released "Let Me Reintroduce Myself," the lead single from her forthcoming fifth solo studio album. One year after releasing her third solo album, "This Is What the Truth Feels Like," Gwen debuted the holiday album "You Make It Feel Like Christmas," which was inspired by her romance with the Oklahoma-born crooner, who also appears on the album's lead single. In 2006, she released her second solo effort, the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated "The Sweet Escape." In 2014, she joined NBC's "The Voice" as a coach where she met Blake Shelton, whom she began dating in 2015 following her split from Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale after nearly two decades as a couple and three sons she and Blake married in July 2021. clothing line, which she followed with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers brand a year later. The same year it came out, she launched her L.A.M.B. Baby.," earned several Grammy nominations including album of the year. After the release of albums with her band like 1995's "Tragic Kingdom," 2000's "Return of Saturn" and 2001's "Rock Steady," Gwen - who won two Grammys with No Doubt plus a third collaborating with rapper Eve - launched a solo career. ![]() Since finding success with No Doubt, Gwen Stefani has gone on to craft a mega-successful career. In May 2022, Alanis took the stage with Olivia Rodrigo during the young pop star's Los Angeles "SOUR" tour concerts to jointly perform "You Oughta Know." Alanis, who's occasionally acted over the years, has also steadily continued to make music - she's released six more albums since her '90s breakthrough including 2020's "Such Pretty Forks in the Road." In 2019, her '90s success was brought to life on Broadway in the rock musical "Jagged Little Pill," which featured her tunes with a book by Diablo Cody. Her 2008 album, "Flavors of Entanglement," was the result of her grief following their split. The Canadian singer previously romanced "Full House" star Dave Coulier - Uncle Joey is reportedly the inspiration for "You Oughta Know" - and Ryan Reynolds, to whom she was engaged from 2004 to 2007. They've since welcomed two more children - daughter Onyx in 2016 and son Winter in 2019. Her J.D.On Christmas Day 2010, Alanis Morissette welcomed her first child, son Ever, with husband Mario "Souleye" Treadway, whom she wed in May 2010. Malaika Jabali is a regular contributor at For Harriet. Until the day comes that we invest in independent channels to promote the wide array of black music effectively and successfully, we must rely on our memories to remind ourselves that our voices carry many rich, diverse tunes. It’s unlikely we’ll ever see another decade in music like the 90s given our economic landscape. ![]() This means that today, artists like Dionne Farris and Erykah Badu would be too hard to market in today’s climate, because their sound would be deemed “too risky.” And for record companies, reducing risk means more trotting out of formulaic tripe. ![]() And Black radio was among the primary victims. When the FCC passed the landscape-changing media consolidation rules in 1996, it encouraged mega-companies to buy out indepedent, locally owned radio. A big factor is due to an economic system that continues to put pressure on companies to maximize profits at the expense of everything else. There are myriad reasons for this decline. In less than twenty years we have all but disappeared from mainstream radio. How many black lady musicians have debuted and been successful in the same 10-year time frame between 20? Beyond the standard nods to Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, it’s hard to think of many new artists. In compiling this list, I found there were at least 75 black women and groups who had major, charting hits in the 90s. These 35 women are just some of the black solo artists and groups on mainstream radio within that 10 year window. The former was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks. ![]() SWV- “ Weak,” “ I’m So Into You.” Two of SWV’s many charting songs, “Weak” and “I’m So Into You” were among the group’s most famous. ![]()
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