A Retrospective of Six 2020 Variety Magazine Picks of Promising Female Led Bands
Are Bands In Danger
of Going Extinct?
In July of 2020 Variety Magazine published an article titled “The Sisterhood of TikTok Rock: Six All-Female Bands Blowing Up on the Platform.”
The “up and coming female led bands” Variety writer Ellise Shafer chose included Four of Diamonds, Taylor Red, Crimson Apple, Avenue Beat, Kid Sistr, and Kaylen, Kelsey and Kristen Kasssb’s K3 Sisters Band. (See below for link to the full 2020 Variety article.)
Here’s what happened to these bands since 2020.
1.The UK girl group Four of Diamonds led by Caroline Alvares, Yasmin Broom, Lauren Rammell, and Sophia Saffarian went on an indefinite hiatus in 2020.
2.Identical triplet sisters Nika, Natalie, and Nicole Taylor known as Taylor Red have not released a new EP or album since 2021. Instead, they are now active as influencers, creating social media content for over 13 million
YouTube subs by sharing behind-the-scenes vlogs, and amusing beauty tutorials. However, they are not performing concerts or releasing music to speak of.
3.Crimson Apple has been inactive and has seemingly disbanded, with no new music releases or official band updates since late 2022. The four Benson sisters appear to have moved on to other career paths.
4.Avenue Beat officially disbanded in October 2021
5.Three-piece queer band Kid Sistr just released their first EP in six years. The five song American Teenage Prophecy released via Giant Music includes singles "Maniac" (2026) and "Shitshow (2025). They announced an autumn tour opening in support of The Wrecks which is scheduled to kick off 10/15/26 in Salt Lake City concluding in San Francisco.
Singles and EPs since 2020
2020 Self Titled EP of 6 songs
2022 single Palpitations
2022 single La La La
2022 single T-Shirt
2023 single X Tape (Want to Want Me)
2023 single Books
2026 American Teenage Prophecy
Current Kid Sistr Social Media Statistics:
TikTok 224K Followers
Instagram 151K Followers
YouTube 25K Subscribers
Facebook 2K Followers
6.✅ The K3 Sisters Band is by far the most prolific of these six bands both in production of original singles, full length original albums, music and lyric videos and an ongoing explosive worldwide reach on all social media platforms topping 3.5 billion views and counting. The sisters are now singing in 17 different languages to their fans in 70 countries.
Feature Length Album Releases of Original Songs Since 2020
2020 “Earth Day Live” 12 songs
2020 “My Time” 12 songs
2021 “Silver Lining 11 songs
2022 “13” 13 songs
2023 “Jet Black Hearts” 11 songs
2025 “24 Karat Gold” 24 songs
Music and lyric videos since 2020:
2020 The Phoenix
2020 Apple of My Eye
2020 California Redwood
2020 Bareback Rider from Texas
2020 Queen Bellatrix
2020 Harry Potter in 99 Seconds
2020 Fireflies
2020 My Time
2020 Christmas Covers
2021 Silver Lining
2021 Green With Envy
2021 Just a Singer
2021 Weathertown
2021 Harry Potter in 99 Seconds (Vertical)
2021 Vampires on Gloria Street
2021 Miraculous Ladybug in 99 Seconds
2022 Gemini
2022 The Train
2023 A Journey Into the Mystic
2023 Jet Black Hearts
2023 Harry Potter Rap
2023 One Piece Rap
2024 Happy Birthday
2024 Break Out
2024 Rock-A- Bye Bye
2024 Harry Potter Rap 2
2025 Queen of the Game
2026 Black Widow
2026 How Do You Like Us Now
Current K3SB Social Media Statistics:
TikTok 3.2 Million Followers,
Instagram 727K Followers
YouTube 584K Subscribers
Facebook 101K Followers
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The girls live by their #K3Motto , however, another powerful saying that guides them is, “You cannot underestimate the power of the longevity of a band.”
This year marks the 17th consecutive year of them performing, writing songs, live streaming and making public appearances to millions of their K3SB FAM fandom and new friends who are flocking to their shows, meetups and loving to hear their name songs in their own languages being that are being spoken on every continent on planet Earth.
Now surpassing 2 billion views worldwide, the Texas sisters remain independent artists - copywriting and releasing all of their original songs in conjunction with their indie label Bruce Ray Productions founded in 1997 by their father “The Bruce”, and their mother and co-producer Jamie who has been affectionately dubbed K3 Momma by their fans.