American singer-songwriter Taylor Alison Swift is about to fill another blank space on her resume with a career-celebrating prize at the iHeartRadio Music Awards which will be held later this month and will feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Hugo Long, Cody Johnson, Coldplay, and Pink, who is the winner of this year’s Icon Award.

According to organizers, Swift will receive the Innovator Award on March 27 in honor of her widespread influence on popular culture.

“Along with her artistic success, Taylor’s generosity and philanthropy have inspired millions,” iHeartRadio said in its announcement. “She’s an advocate for women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community, using her music and platform to inspire young people to use their voting power.”

The 33-year-old Swift is a 13-time winner at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and released her tenth album, “Midnights,” in October. With seven nominations, she is tied for the most at this year’s awards, including artist of the year and song of the year for “Anti-Hero.”

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Previous winners of the Innovator Award include Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, and Alicia Keys.

Pink will also get the Icon Award during this month’s gala in recognition of “her effect on pop culture, longevity, and continuous relevance as a touring and radio powerhouse with a passionate fan base worldwide,” according to organizers.

Known for hits such as “Get the Party Started” and “Lady Marmalade,” Pink has released nine albums during a career spanning more than two decades.

During the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre’s award ceremony, Pink will perform with Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, and Pat Benatar.

Harry Styles and Lizzo, who equalled Swift for the most nominations with seven each, were two other prominent nominees at the iHeartRadio ceremony. Together with Drake, Beyoncé, The Weekend, Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and Dua Lipa, they are also contenders for artist of the year.

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Many songs promote different ideals, amongst them are the girl power songs that celebrate femininity and the power of being a woman and today being International Women’s Day, we thought to share some of them.

Several female artists have placed their mark with their songs, showing their solidarity for the revolution of feminism.

Their songs are now medium of promoting women empowerment and showing that women can no longer be boxed.

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Beyonce -Run The Girl

Beyonce got everyone dancing irrespective of their gender to this Girl-power tune. ‘Run The World’.

“Who run the world? Girls!” This song doesn’t beg or advocate for equal rights. It states that women already have it.

Beyonce celebrates every woman, especially those holding down a job, and motherhood at the same time. She also recognizes men who respect women.

Little Mix- Salute

“Salute” is a girl-power song, being called “a call to arms for women everywhere to stand up and fight whatever imaginary enemy is standing in their way,” with military metaphors, war sirens, and hip hop and trap influences, drawing comparisons to Destiny’s Child and Beyoncé‘s “Run the World (Girls)“.

Demi Lovato- Confident

“Confident” is a “drum-line driven” pop and pop-rock song about empowerment and confidence. Demi Lovato asks a question, ‘What’s wrong with being confident?’

Girl is on Fire- Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys opens the songs with the lyrics “She got both feet on the ground and she’s burning it down. She got her head in the clouds and she’s not backing down. This girl is on fire!”

The lyrics centre around toasting the “achievements of women everywhere”, particularly with the hook “She’s just a girl and she’s on fire”

The Man- Taylor Swift

In ‘The Man’, Taylor Swift addresses the disparity between how men and women in the same roles are viewed by society. She notes that she is tired of being placed in a box and imagines how her life would have gone if she was a man.

In the hook, she sings; “I’m so sick of running as fast as I can / Wondering if I’d get there quicker if I was a man / And I’m so sick of them coming at me again / ‘Cause if I was a man, then I’d be the man”

I’m a Lady- Meghan Trainor

I’m a Lady is one of the soundtracks on Smurfs: The Lost Village animation.

While it was befitting to the cartoon, it is very much a girl power song that celebrates women the way they are.

“I don’t look like them, I don’t talk like them…I ain’t worried about it,” basically says one should own their feminity because there’s power in knowing that you are “a gem.”

Stronger- Kelly Clarkson

Initially viewed as a breakup song, Stronger has evolved, taking a life of its own to become a girl power song.

The Self-empowerment song is borrowed from the popular saying; “That which does not kill us makes us stronger”

The song empowers women to embrace their challenges and their pain as it only makes them stronger.

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God Is a Woman- Ariana Grande

‘God is a Woman’ might be a controversial title to pick for a song but Ariana Grande isn’t daunted by this as she has come to the full realization of the power she wields and isn’t shy is showing it off

On the hook she sings, “And I can be all the things you told me not to be (Yeah)/ When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing”

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