An award-winning journalist, Marissa R. Moss has written about the topic of gender inequality on the country airwaves for outlets like Rolling Stone, NPR, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, and many more. Moss was the 2018 recipient of the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism, and the 2019 Nashville Scene Best of Nashville Best Music Reporter. She has been a guest on The TODAY Show, Entertainment Tonight, CBS Morning Show, NPR's Weekend Edition, WPLN, the Pop Literacy Podcast, and more.
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'Moss] examines the past two decades of country music through the distinct careers of Guyton, Musgraves and Morris -- exploring how women, queer people and people of color have charted space for themselves in an industry that was never built for them.' The Washington Post 'Moss goes deep into the archives and shares the often tumultuous journey of countless women trying to pursue a music career in the male-dominated industry. Her Country is an eye-opening account of the gender bias...[and] Moss unpacks each singer's story with precise detail and often harrowing accounts of sexism and racism.' Forbes 'Marissa R. Moss's Her Country is a serious interrogation of the cultural meaning of contemporary gender and race in country music. It is sharp and fun (at times) and critical in exactly the way we need.'Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick: And Other Essays '[Moss] deftly makes a case for, among other critical changes, country music's urgent need to embrace diversity...[and examines] the misogyny, inequity and racism embedded with the country music power structure.' Dallas Observer 'Humorous, heartfelt, and supremely captivating umorous, heartfelt, and supremely captivating' Kirkus Reviews