She sings on some of McGraws biggest songs, including Angry All the Time and Its Your Love.. Born in 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. "New Strings" by Miranda Lambert. Many of the legends of the country genre are ladies who helped paved the way for today's top female country singers. Few country music singers have achieved the level of success enjoyed by Brooks and Dunn. UMG / Via youtube.com. And finally, we have singer Richie McDonald who is known for being the lead singer of Lonestar, a country music group formed in 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee. She wandered into a church where she met a man who spoke to her about God, forever changing her view of life and religion. His heartfelt songs resonated with fans worldwide, and he quickly became one of his generations most popular country singers. However, in the early 2000s, the genre began to see an influx of successful female artists. Amy Winehouse is easily one of the best 2000 female singers and deserves a spot on this list, One of the most powerful, impactful voices of the 2000s came from Christina Aguilera. The aughts began and ended with women (Faith Hill and Lady Antebellums Hillary Scott, respectively) at the top of the country charts with huge crossover hits, and in between were a plethora of game-changing singles that each made their mark on the genres dominant sound: Dixie Chicks Cowboy Take Me Away, Gretchen Wilsons Redneck Woman, Lamberts Kerosene, Underwoods Before He Cheats, Taylor Swifts Our Song, and many, many more. They made it clear that girl power had staying power, and they redefined the role of women as musical performers. She towers above everyone on this list in singing terms. Her second album Kala propelled M.I.A into the global spotlight, as it featured some of her biggest hits to date, Paper Planes and Come Around. How To Market Your Music All images on our website are the property of their respective owners. Duff released her debut studio album Santa Claus Lane in 2002 at the age of 15, though her music career didnt gain traction until the release of her second studio album Metamorphosis, which sold over five million copies globally and featured the single Come Clean which peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album topped the Billboard 200 chart and won four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The sibling trio were not long for the world of country they pivoted to pop music, with limited success but If I Die Young remains a time capsule, born out of the Twilight era and an attempt to recreate Swifts lightning-in-a-bottle star power.