Beyoncé is music's most powerful woman

Beyoncé has been named music's most powerful woman by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, topping the list of the music industry’s ‘most influential women’ thanks to her “feminism, activism and empowering musical messages”.

Elsewhere, women from throughout the industry and behind the scenes are also celebrated for their dedication and impact. The list goes like this:

• Beyoncé
• Taylor Swift
• Vanessa Reed (PRS for Music)
• Adele
• Stacey Tang (MD of RCA Records)
• Gillian Moore (Director of music at Southbank Centre)
• Rebecca Allen (President of Decca Records)
• Marin Alsop
• Chi-chi Nwanoku
• Maggie Crowe (Director of events at BPI)
• Olga Fitzroy
• Annie Mac
• Desiree Perez
• Cardi B
• Sia
• Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice
• Sarah Stennett
• Nicola Benedetti
• Hattie Collins
• Dua Lipa