Director Susan Seidelman , behind beloved Madonna starrer “ Desperately Seeking Susan ,” says “music is where women really excel these days.”

“It’s been interesting to watch this explosion of strong, powerful women in music in the last five years,” she says.

“It’s not just Taylor Swift . There seem to be so many singer-songwriters who have the power and the confidence to tell very female, very personal stories through their music, showing their strengths and flaws. Lola Young’s ‘Messy’ [written by Young and Conor Dickinson] is a great example of that.”

She adds: “And you know what? They’re also making money. They are showing the bosses at the record companies there’s a big audience for their stories. One of the things I was really pleased about with ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ was

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