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Just after releasing Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift has dominated charts, airwaves and award shows in the last decade. Through many albums and controversies, she has shown resilience with an army of fans behind her. Here's our breakdown on this week's episode!

Australia's reigning monarch of pop music, Kylie has enjoyed a career spanning four decades with more hits and albums than we cna count! Hear us delve into her best bits and her career on this week's show!

One of Britain's most famous women in contemporary music, Lily Allen has seen it all, and drawn a cult following. She's had number-ones, multiple successful albums, tabloid harassment, a Mercury Prize nomination, a stalker and many more things thrown at her over the years. We delved into one of the most interesting women in pop on this week's show!

"WHAT?! I thought Alexa, play... was all about women?!?!"

Yes, listener. It is. Fear not, this week we're talking about all the female pop songs that have been RUINED by male rap verses. Y'know that feeling when you want to sing the second verse, but some fella comes along with terrible lyrics? Yeah, we get you. Today we celebrated all those songs (rap verse-free) but gave a mention to one or two decent features along the way!

Our most controversial subject yet, this week we talked all things about multi-Grammy-nominated rapper/singer Doja Cat! Hear everything from before she blew up on TikTok with 'Say So' all the way up to now through the music and the scandal!

Mother Monster herself, Lady  Gaga has achieved what few even dare to dream. With tens of millions of albums sold, 11 Grammys, an Oscar, playing the Super Bowl and multiple headline tours, she has risen to that rare level of superstardom. We delved into her music, her evolution and her controversies on this week's show.

Since becoming the first band to win the X Factor in 2011, Little Mix have rarely had a dull moment, with 5 number 1 singles in the UK, multiple BRIT awards and their 6th album 'Confetti' released in late 2020. Today we delved into the world's biggest girl band from X Factor, all the way through albums, changes in management, controversies and Jesy Nelson leaving the band last December.

Known for hits like 'Boom Clap', '1999', 'I Love It' and 'Fancy', Charli XCX is one of the most versatile figures in the pop genre, who has changed over time and carved out her own lane as a singer, songwriter, TV executive and record label owner. This week, we looked into her music career, how her sound has changed and whether or not we think she is a boss!

Formed in 2020, the Irish Women In Harmony took the country by storm with their stunning cover of 'Dreams' by The Cranberries, all to raise money for Safe Ireland, and with over €250,000 raised, they're a force to be reckoned with! On top of this, they spread awareness of gender disparity in the Irish music industry, showing that an equal amount of talented Irish women are here, but not given the same opportunities.

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In this episode we dive into what we love about this super-group, and chat about some of its members' music!

What isn't Dua Lipa doing? With 2 albums under her belt, including the critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated 'Future Nostalgia', you can't ignore her with hits like 'New Rules', 'Levitating', 'One Kiss', 'Don't Start Now' and 'Physical'. In the first episode of 'Alexa, play...', we delve into the music industry's woman of the hour!

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