BBC Proms and two Yorkshire music festivals join initiative to become 'gender neutral' within four …

The list of the 50 best-selling artists of all time includes only eight female acts – Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Britney Spears and the country singer Reba McEntire. Ms Streisand, the highest-ranked, is placed at 12th with 68m sales. At the top of …