From the Playlist
"The Giver"
"Red Wine Supernova"
"The Subway"
Chappell Roan
Niki Sherrod won "Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films" at the 2026 Guild of Music Supervisors awards for this 2025 horror movie starring Michael B. Jordon.
Sinners
Known for their engaging live performances and spell-binding harmonies, this indie-pop band will be MIS's closing artist keynote session and perform the closing night concert on Thursday.
Lucius
Stevie Nicks joined this pop-rock band in 1974, and their self-titled record topped the United States Billboard 200 the following year.
Fleetwood Mac
Our annual social event takes place every February to review this music awards show.
"Forgiveness"
"Crave"
"Ain't It Fun"
Paramore
Ericka Coulter (Warner Records), Shauni Caballero (Sony Music Publishing), and Sarah Mitchell (Symphonic) are all industry leaders working in this type of music industry job that scouts and develops new talent for labels!
A&R (Artist & Repertoire)
Ash M. Sheehan is the Sr Director for the Grammys! This American singer, songwriter, and actress has won the most Grammys in history with a total of 35 wins.
Beyoncé
This American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist has released 50 studio albums, with her most recent, "Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables," in 2024.
Dolly Parton
Last semester, WIMI collaborated with this student organization for our spooky date party!
Womxn in Media (WIMX)
"Anxiety"
"DENIAL IS A RIVER"
"What It Is"
Doechii
Megan Kraemer is the artist manager for this American rock band, which recently played SXSW and performed their hits "Gives You Hell" and "Dirty Little Secret."
The All-American Rejects
Annie Zaleski has written several books detailing career-spanning retrospectives of many iconic singers. Her most recent book, I Got You Babe, celebrates this American singer and actress.
Cher
Known as "the Voice," this American singer was one of the most awarded female artists in history, selling more than 200 million records worldwide. In 2023, she was ranked second on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Singers of All Time!
Whitney Houston
WIMI will take over the Ladies Open Mic at The Union from this all-femme Athens band.
Blush
"American Teenager"
"Crush"
"Nettles"
Ethel Cain
OU alumnus Mia Barnes is a successful music video director and creative director! Her most recent work is for the upcoming album of this American pop star and songwriter, who's known for songs "I'm Good (Blue)," "Me, Myself & I," and "In the Name of Love."
Bebe Rexha
Maggie Kaput is a marketing specialist at Ryman Auditorium. This folk/Americana singer, who recently performed "America the Beautiful" at this year's Super Bowl, played the Ryman back in 2022.
Brandi Carlile
Diana Ross was the lead singer of this all-girl group signed to Motown Records. They were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal group, with twelve number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Supremes
This year's WIMI fall show had performers Sydney Layne and this Athens alt-rock group perform at Donkey!
Jone & The Hissy Fits
"Lover Girl"
"From The Start"
"Let You Break My Heart Again"
Laufey
Elaina Martone won Producer of the Year in this instrumental-focused genre category at this year's Grammys
Classical
Frankie Pine is a music supervisor working at Whirly Girl Music! She has recently supervised music for this Emmy-nominated Amazon series about the rise and fall of a fictional titular rock band.
Daisy Jones & the Six
This Cleveland-native singer-songwriter released her self-titled debut album in 1988, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tracy Chapman
Our last speaker was this Grammy-award-winning artist who's worked with Queen Latifa, Bruno Mars, Janet Jackson, and soooo many more.
Ella Feingold