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Which female artist was among the first to break through MTV's early resistance to solo women by fronting a band rather than performing alone, scoring heavy rotation in 1982 with 'Edge of Seventeen'?
Answer
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks, though a Fleetwood Mac member, launched her solo career under the Fleetwood Mac umbrella and appeared in videos framed around a full band context. Her 1982 clip for 'Edge of Seventeen' gained MTV rotation at a time when solo female artists struggled to get airtime, and the song's band-driven rock feel helped it clear MTV's informal gatekeeping.
💡 Did you know?
MTV launched with zero music videos from female solo artists in heavy rotation, forcing women musicians to either front bands or fight for airtime throughout the early 1980s.
Other options people guess
- Pat Benatar
- Chrissie Hynde
- Ann Wilson
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- mtv
- female-artists
- new-wave
- rock
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