Abstract
This chapter considers the representation of female musicianship in recent UK press obituaries, with a focus on the theme of motherhood. The research data set considered was taken over a nine month period, between July 2011 and February 2012. Over this time the popular music industry and fans across the world mourned the deaths of three of its best-selling female artists: Amy Winehouse (1983-2011), Whitney Houston (1963-2012) and Donna Summer (1948-2012). The UK press coverage of their deaths intriguingly indicates that motherhood was used as a journalistic hook to compare them, regardless of whether the artists were actually parents, as in the case of Houston and Summer, or not (Winehouse). This chapter will unpack the meanings of motherhood (Eid, 2002), that most gendered of themes, and its usage, value and cultural politics.
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