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Pulse Picks: International Women's Day 2023

08-Mar-23 22:00

Pulse Picks: International Women's Day 2023

The Pulse brings you the latest news in the music world and fresh new music that might've missed your radar. This week, we're celebrating International Women's day by going through tracks about female empowerment and equality – alongside the stories behind those songs that helped shape music history.

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Destiny’s Child - Independent Woman Pt 1

Little Simz - Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y

Salt N Pepa - None Of Your Business

ENNY - Peng Black Girls Remix (feat. Jorja Smith)

Lesley Gore - You Don’t Own Me

Erykah Badu - Bag Lady (feat. Roy Ayers)

Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Sampa The Great - Energy (feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi)

Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman

Produced by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting

Presented by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting


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