I'm amazed she was chosen for the preliminary list at all. I mean really, most people who aren't Nessaholics think of her as a one-hit wonder: ATM blew up the charts, and a lot of people knew White Houses but not nearly as many. That was basically it from her, and that was like a decade ago. So I'm very thankful she was included among the all-time greats when she could have been among the hundreds - thousands - of female artists who were excluded, but also cognizant of the fact that a list is just a list and doesn't really define anything.
Also, it's kind of hypocritical to praise her for not conforming to mainstream music trends, then be disappointed when society - which really only listens to mainstream music - doesn't acknowledge her to the extent we'd like. That's not directed to anyone in particular, just a thought that occurred to me when I saw the list at work earlier today.
So let's not frame this as "damn, she should've been higher" - let's frame this as "wow, Vanessa is considered one of the top 114 female artists, that's awesome!"
