March 8 marks International Womenâs Day, and to celebrate, weâre honoring 15 female recording artists who paid some serious respect to other women in the industry. International Women's Day is a day where we celebrate women, so letâs let the singers and rappers below do the talking.
1. Selena Gomez on Demi Lovatoâs GRAMMY performance, via Instagram
After Demi performed Anyone at the Grammy Awards this past February (2020), a song she penned prior to being hospitalized for a drug overdose in 2018, Selena shared a photo of the performance to her Instagram Stories. She praised her friend, writing, âI wish there were words to describe how beautiful, inspirational and DESERVED this moment was.â
1. Cardi B on Madonna, via Instagram
âI met my real life IDOL @madonna .I canât even believe i performed at her event and it was the most meaningful performance ever.I grew up with my mom listening to Madonna for hours .I performed Material Girl freshman year in High school, listen to her on all my photo shoots to have super confidence and always mentioned her in my interviews .The best part about it is she was everything i thought she would be a Liberal Kick a** feminist b*tch đ±đ±Iâm soo happyâÂ
3. Beyoncé on Adele, via Vanity Fair
 âWhen Adele sings you can hear that itâs coming from an unfiltered honesty and purity. She creates songs that go deep and expose pain and vulnerability with her soulful voice. She takes you places other artists donât go to anymore â the way they did in the â70s. It is so easy to talk to her and be around her. Sheâs funny as hell and her comebacks are legendary.â
4. Adele on Beyoncé, via Instagram
âBeyoncĂ© is the most inspiring person Iâve ever had the pleasure of worshipping. Her talent, beauty, grace and work ethic are all in a league of their own.â
5. Lorde on Taylor Swift, via Rookie Mag
"She is so good as a performer. I donât think people realized how difficult a stadium is to perform in.You have to change how you move and how you talk to accommodate that scale, and she is so good at that. It feels natural when she does it. Iâm so in awe of her ability, itâs insane.â
6. Rihanna on Mariah Carey, 2012 interview with Andy Cohen, via Vibe
âHer voice is an instrument. Itâs unreal really.â
7. Missy Elliott on Cardi B when âBodak Yellowâ hit Number 1, via Twitter
âCongratulations@iamcardib for having a #1 record in the country that's not as easy as it seem this huge đđŸ May u have continued blessings đđŸâ
8. Demi Lovato on Selena Gomez, after the pairâs friendship had allegedly dissipated, via TwitterÂ
â.@selenagomez, loving your new song Fetish. Weâve come a long way since our Barney days đ"
9. Ariana Grande on Lady Gagaâs Super Bowl performance, via Instagram
âVOCALS, POWER AND SUCH BEAUTIFUL ENERGY ... that was so special @ladygaga ⊠congratulations and much much love from a fellow Italian American music loving human â
10. SZA on Rihannaâs âCollaboration,â via Vice
âOriginally, it was a song I wrote for my album. Then we bonded. If there's anybody that I could imagine singing my words, it would be her. She has the same tone, the same attitude; she's so strong. Aside from just being beautiful, Rihanna doesn't give a f*ck and she just does what she wants. I love it.â
11. Miley Cyrus on Little Sister, Noah Cyrus via Twitter
âMy #1. The coolest girl I know. Sickest songwriter. Vocalist. Style Goddess. & above all the best little sister I couldâve ever asked for. @noahcyrus @RecordingAcad
12. Alicia Keys on Jada Pinkett Smith, Michelle Obama, JLo, and Lady Gagaâs Grammy Appearances, TwitterÂ
âI feel ultimate gratitude and deeply supported AND LOVED by these women @jajapsmith @MichelleObama @JLo @ladygaga. The desire we all felt to share our support for each other and for everyone a part of last night was so real and so genuine. Iâm OVERFLOWING! #aboutlastnight
13. Ariana Grande on Miley Cyrusâs Cover of No Tears Left To Cry, Twitter
âI love that voice and soul sm @MileyCyrus @MarkRonson @BBCR1â
14. Lady Gaga on Cardi B, Twitter
âIt is so hard to be a woman in this industry. What it takes, how hard we work through the disrespectful challenges, just to make art. I love you Cardi. You deserve your awards. Letâs celebrate her fight. Lift her up & honor her. She is brave.â
15. Fletcher on Maggie Rogersâ debut album release, Twitter
âyou guys arenât ready for this beautiful, honest record from my sweet @maggierogersâ
16. Cher on Lady Gaga, Twitter
"Gotta <3 her"
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