Ugh, I love Tove Styrke even more now. Feminist queen. Here's a quote from an interview about being a female Swedish songwriter collaborating with male Swedish producers.
Quote:
As a singer working with Swedish producers, do you worry that critics will try to take authorship away from you?
Yeah… Well, my feeling about it is that it is problem. Of course it’s a problem. I am certain that people will learn and that it will change and that, as time goes by, people will learn that women can make stuff too. Back home, in almost every interview, I am very quick when it comes to saying, “I wrote this when I was writing the song.” I always have to say it. I always do it before they assume something else. I am almost certain that a guy who did the same thing as me, he has never had that thought in his head. He would never have to do that.
It sounds very disempowering, but it’s like, the way is. The only way to fight it is to find a way to deal with it and make people understand that this is not the case. This is how it is actually done, and this is what I have done. I am fine with interview after interview telling people that I write because people need to hear that because if they don’t get to hear that it will never —
Change, and the assumption will stay the same?
Exactly. I wouldn’t say that I gladly do it, but something like it.
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I'd never really thought about this, but I can imagine that this would be a big issue, especially in Sweden where big names like Max Martin who work with the likes of Britney Spears and Ariana Grande create this illusion that female artists don't have much involvement in their work. I'm glad she's speaking up on it and making it known that she does write her songs.
http://www.spin.com/2015/06/review-tove-styrke-kiddo/
It's a really good review, they gave her album 'Kiddo' an 8/10. Such a strong record, would recommend.
! Huga better be one of them 
