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Jameela Jamil is not here for people undermining her music talent.
“The Good Place” actress spoke out on social media Saturday after the release of James Blake’s latest album “Friends That Break Your Heart.” Jamil, who is also dating Blake, has several production credits on the album including singles “Say What You Will” and “Famous Last Words.”
Social media users spewed words of disbelief after noticing the 35-year-old’s name listed as a producer on the project, something Jamil considered to be “misogyny.”
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“A lot of mostly women insisting I couldn’t possibly have actually worked on my boyfriend’s music, and that he must have just credited me to be nice… I was a DJ for 8 years, and studied music for 6 years before that,” she tweeted Saturday. “You are part of the problem of why women don’t pursue producing.”
A lot of mostly women insisting I couldn’t possibly have actually worked on my boyfriend’s music, and that he must have just credited me to be nice… I was a DJ for 8 years, and studied music for 6 years before that. You are part of the problem of why women don’t pursue producing
Men outnumber women in music production in a 38 to 1 ratio, According to USC Anenberg’s “Inclusion in the Recording Studio” report that spanned across a six-year sample of Billboard’s Hot 100 songs.
“James had to fight me to take credit on this album because I was so Preemptively sick of the internet,” Jamil wrote in a follow-up Instagram post. “An additional hilarious side to this misogyny is that they only don’t believe in my musical input when they love the songs.”
She added: “I hope you’re taking credit for your work wherever you are in the world right now. I hope you know that if you’re not being believed over your achievements… that it’s not a reflection of you… it’s a reflection of people who are so underachieving, cowardly and insecure that they can’t fathom that you could be impressive.”
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Other artists commented on Jamil’s impassioned post with words of support including Questlove and Chelsea Handler.
“Take all the credit,” “The Roots” drummer and producer Questlove wrote.
Chelsea Handler commented: “Women are smarter, more resourceful, and have had to deal with forced humility. We’re done with all that.”
Blake also made a post of Jamil’s tweet showing support for his girlfriend and co-producer.
“Thank you for the time you put into this record Jameela. It wouldn’t be half what it is without the insane skill set you brought to it,” he wrote. “Love you and I hope all this serves as an example to Women who are routinely discouraged by eye-rolling wankers that your work is necessary and important.”
Ella Fitzgerald truly lived up to her nickname “First Lady of Song” being the first woman to receive a Grammy at the inaugural 1959 awards. About a decade later, she became the first woman to be honored with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement award.
The first Grammy ceremony was held as a black-tie dinner before becoming the grand telecast event the awards are today. Out of the 28 awards handed out that evening in 1959, Fitzgerald walked away with two: best female vocal performance and best jazz performance. She went on to win a total of 13 Grammys in her lifetime.
Known for her iconic role as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” Judy Garland also had an award-winning music career. She was the first woman to win a Grammy for album of the year in 1961 for “Judy at Carnegie Hall”. The album was a live recording of her first Carnegie Hall concert in New York and included songs like “When You’re Smiling,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Stormy Weather.” Garland was later recognized with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement award in 1997.
Bobbie Gentry and her “Ode to Billie Joe” made history in 1968 as the first woman to be nominated in the four major categories (album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist). She took home best new artist along with awards for best female vocal performance and best female contemporary solo vocal performance.
Jazz legend Billie Holiday made an enormous impact on the music industry but didn’t win any Grammy awards, her death occuring two months after the first ceremony.
She made Grammy history as the first woman to have a recording inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame with “God Bless This Child” being inducted in 1976. Eight other recordings of Holiday have been inducted in the hall of fame since then including this year’s induction of her recording “Solitude.” She has also been post-humously honored by the Recording Academy many times.
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is the most nominated woman in Grammy history. Initially rising to the top in the 1990s with the group Destiny’s Child, lead singer, she’s received 79 nominations.
She doesn’t just recieve nods, she wins trophies too. The “Dangerously In Love” singer has taken home 24 awards. Six of those came in 2010 for her work on dual album “I Am… Sasha Fierce” and sondtrack for the film “Cadillac Records.”
Her latest album “The Lion King: The Gift” and collaboration with rapper Megan Thee Stallion on “Savage” launches her into this year’s ceremony with the chance of winning nine more trophies. If she wins eight awards, she’ll become the most winning artist in Grammy history.
LeAnn Rimes was just 14 years old when she won best new artist and best female country vocal performance for “Blue” in 1997, making her the youngest solo artist ever to win a Grammy.
Lauryn Hill and her album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” were nominated for 10 awards at the 1999 Grammys, making history then for the most nominations a woman had received at a time.
She walked away with five awards including best new artist, best R&B song and best R&B album. She also took home album of the year, marking the first time a hip-hop album won in the top category. Hill’s win broke ground for albums such as Outkast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” to win best album in 2004.
Paula Cole made Grammy history as the first solo woman to be nominated for producer of the year (non-classical). She lost the producer award at the 1998 ceremony (no woman has even won the category), but didn’t walk away empty handed. She won best new artist.
Women such as Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey preceded Cole for being nominated in the category but they were nominated in collaboration with male artists.
Bonnie Raitt’s makes history not for wins but performances. She’s the woman who has performed the most, taking the stage 10 times. Her first was in 1990 with her performance of “Thing Called Love” from 1989 album “Nick of Time”. Her most recent was last year, performing “Angel from Montgomery” to honor songwriter John Prine.
With static green hair and electric blue eyes Billie Eilish made an high-voltage entrance into the music industry when she became the first woman (and the youngest ever) to sweep the four major awards. Armed with her debut album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”, she won album, record and song of the year as well as best new artist… plus a bonus trophy for best pop vocal album.
She is walking into this year’s awards with three nominations for her song “Everything I Wanted” and one nomination for her song “No Time To Die.”
Adele snatches Grammy-winning records and takes names. During the 54th Grammy awards Adele won the six awards (including record, album and song of the year) with her album “21.”
She broke several records that night, including beating Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” record as the youngest to win six Grammys in one night (she was 23, he was 25). The six-trophy win also tied her with Beyonce for the title of female with the most wins in one night. She also took a title from Amy Winehouse for being a British female artist with the most Grammy wins in one night.
Taylor Swift makes albums and those albums win awards, actually, those albums break records. During the 58th annual Grammy awards the singer and musician made history as the first woman to win multiple album of the year trophies (Adele would win her second AOTY a year later). Swift’s first AOTY was in 2010 with “Fearless” and the second happend in 2016 for “1989.”
She’s nominated in the major category again this year for “Folklore”.
You can’t spell EGOT without a “G” for Grammy. However EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg didn’t make history with her Grammy win, but for being the first female host of the awards show in 1992.
Notable winners that night include Barbra Streisand who was also honored with the Grammy Legend Award and Natalie Cole who took home awards for record and album of the year for “Unforgettable with Love” in salute to her father Nat King Cole.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jameela Jamil slams critics questioning her production credits on James Blake’s new album
