06:58This is the final Hottest 100 update on the blog today. Of the 70 songs so far, only 15 have been performed by bands that feature women or by female solo artists, and seven more have featured women as vocalists. But there are a few more women expected to place higher than usual in the top ten this year. One of them is self-taught 21-year-old Tash Sultana, who has just made her Hottest 100 debut with Notion at #32. But it’s her track Jungle, built around loop pedals and her powerful voice, which is expected to get her into the top ten.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2017 20:54 UTC