March 1st 2025.
Barbie has just announced the exciting release of their 2025 "Career of the Year: Women in Music" collection, honoring the incredibly talented Alicia Keys. As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Barbie's movie, which has received three Grammys and 11 nominations for its amazing soundtrack album, this special edition doll is now up for auction until March 2nd.
In a recent press release, Mattel, the company behind Barbie, stated, "The 2025 Barbie Women in Music: Career of the Year set features two important roles in the industry - Musical Artist and Tour Manager - designed to inspire the next generation to explore careers in music, both on and off the stage." With this new line, Barbie is shining a spotlight on the role of both singer and tour manager, an often underrepresented and marginalized area for women of color.
The Barbie collection showcases not only Alicia Keys, but also her recording engineer, Ann Mincieli. According to Billboard, Mincieli has won four Grammys herself as a producer in the music industry. She is known for her incredible work in engineering some of Key's most successful songs and albums, including "The Diary of Alicia Keys" and "Girl On Fire."
Both unique Barbie dolls are dressed in "She is the Music" T-shirts, with Keys sporting a stylish denim outfit to match. Mattel's new release aims to honor the "Girl On Fire" singer alongside her producer in an iconic duo set that celebrates women in the music world. "Only 22% of artists on music charts are female," the company stated, "so the Barbie Musical Artist doll represents the women who are leaving their hearts on the stage by performing and singing their own music across genres."
The tour manager doll is also an important addition to the collection, representing the mere 31% of women who currently hold this role worldwide. Both the Keys and Mincieli Barbie dolls are one-of-a-kind and will be auctioned off through Bidding for Good, with all proceeds benefiting the She Is The Music initiative.
Alicia Keys' Barbie doll is just one of the latest releases in Mattel's Women in Music set, with the rest of the pieces currently available for purchase. Let's continue to celebrate and support the amazing women in the music industry through this inspiring collection.
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