Meredith Brooks

Meredith Brooks is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the late 1990s with her breakout single «Bitch», a song that became a defining alt-rock/pop anthem of the era for its frank, multi-faceted portrayal of female identity. Before her solo career, Brooks worked as a session and touring guitarist, contributing to recordings and live performances for other artists, which shaped her guitar-driven approach to songwriting.

Her sound sits at the intersection of pop, rock, and singer-songwriter traditions, marked by punchy guitar riffs, confessional lyrics, and a conversational, unfiltered vocal delivery. «Bitch», from her debut album «Blurring the Edges», exemplified this blend and became a radio staple, earning Grammy attention and establishing her as a distinctive voice in the female-fronted rock movement of the late 1990s alongside contemporaries pushing similar boundaries of candor in pop songwriting.

Beyond her signature hit, tracks like «What Would Happen» and «I Need» continued her exploration of identity, relationships, and self-acceptance with the same guitar-forward energy. Brooks has continued to write and perform in the years since, maintaining a career built on the same directness and musical craftsmanship that defined her initial breakthrough.