Empowering songs have the ability to lift our spirits. When we need a confidence boost, music is a great resource to turn to. Whether you’re getting ready to go out or you need some extra serotonin, it’s important to remember how incredible you are at your core! Check out these 12 empowering songs you should add to your baddie to playlist, so you can truly feel like the baddie you are.
Doja Cat has numerous songs that stand out when it comes to self-confidence, but a great one to add to your baddie playlist is “Woman”. “Woman” is all about being that girl; the one who deserves to be worshipped and treated like an absolute goddess. Doja Cat sings about her justifiably high standards, with lyrics like, “You need a woman’s touch in your place / Just protect her and keep her safe / Baby, worship my hips and waist / So feminine with grace.” This song is upbeat and positive, and it’s bound to get you in a great mood.
The song “damn Right” by Audrey Nuna is all about owning who you are. Audrey Nuna sings about the rumors surrounding her and she agrees with every single one – the good, the bad, and the ugly. This song doesn’t allow us to let word of mouth get us down, but instead encourages us to take those words and turn them into our own power. On the track, Nuna sings, “Everybody talkin’ shit, and they damn right / Damn right, damn right, yeah / Damn right.” This song is super catchy with an amazing beat, and you’ll have it on repeat.
If you need a song that will have you feeling like the baddest bitch on the planet, “Bad Girls” by M.I.A. should be your go-to. “Bad Girls” is a track that is all about supreme confidence and unleashing your inner beast. On the track, M.I.A. repeats the catchy lyrics, “Live fast, die young / Bad girls do it well” along with, “My chain hits my chest / When I’m bangin’ on the dashboard,” all behind an insane beat that will hype you up beyond belief.
Charli XCX is best known for the experimental edge she brings to any of your average pop songs. Charli XCX’s 2020 album, “how i’m feeling now” is a particularly great take of that cutthroat vibe. The song “anthems” from the album is an empowering song about feeling bored with your life and longing to experience the thrill of the city with your best friends by your side. The song immediately throws you into an intriguing beat-drop that will give you all the serotonin you need. On the track, Charli sings about that desire to live with the chorus, “I want anthems / Late nights, my friends, New York / I sleep, wanna wake up brand new / I sleep, wanna wake up with you.”
Just as the title implies, “SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY” is all about the desire to party, make that cash, and get exactly what you want out of life. The song features the three powerful voices of Amaarae, Moliy, and Kali Uchis, all coming together to create an instantaneous hit about letting your self-confidence soar. The song’s chorus starts out with the lyrics, “Get the fuck outta my way / I’m gonna get paid, yeah / I wanna get paid, yeah / Just give me my mula-la-la,” leading into the breakdown of, “I really like to party / I really like to party / I really like to party, I cannot control my body.”
Rihanna has plenty of empowering songs that are insanely catchy, but one of my personal favorites is “ROCKSTAR 101.” The song comes from Rihanna’s darker 2009 album release, “Rated R.” On the song, Rihanna sings about how she is an absolute rock goddess whose lifestyle is glamorous and wild, boasting unapologetic self-confidence along the way. Within the song, Rihanna sings, “Rocking this skirt / Rocking this club / Got my middle finger up / I don’t really give a fuck.” You’ll be feeling like you’re on top of the world after you listen to this track.
If you haven’t already heard Beyoncé’s 2022 album release “Renaissance,” I highly suggest that you check it out. “PURE/HONEY” is just one of the many empowering songs to come from this album. Beyoncé brings the heat on “PURE/HONEY,” a song that can be separated into two parts but is undoubtedly all about being a bad bitch with the looks, the money, and the person you want. On the track, Beyoncé sings, “Bad bitches to the left / Money bitches to the right / You can be both, meet in the middle, dance all night.”
Who would be better qualified to sing on an empowering track other than Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé? Both musical legends collaborated together in 2014 on Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint” album to give us the masterpiece that is “Feeling Myself.” The song is about feeling like the hottest person alive while allowing your confidence to come out on top. Within the song are lyrics like, “Bitches ain’t got punchlines or flow / I have both and an empire also.” You’ll definitely want to add this song to your baddie playlist.
With a hunger for living a life of fulfillment, Rico Nasty brings that sense of urgency to the track “Time Flies.” The track retains those themes of believing in yourself and pushing yourself as far as you can go while making the most out of your time on this planet. Rico Nasty brings us lyrics like, “I don’t wanna be on the ground when the time flies / Had so many friends, goin’ ‘Wonder when it’s my time’ / I live everyday like I’ll die by the night time / It took me so long getting back to my right mind.” If that isn’t enough to get you to check this song out, the unique production on the track is something you should definitely check out.
“Do It” by Chloe x Halle is a song that revels in the joys of hanging out with your closest friends and leaving all the drama behind. Chloe x Halle sing about the good vibes that result from having a night out where anything irrelevant or negative simply has no place. The catchy pop song includes lyrics like, “I’m just with the crew / We ain’t out here looking for boo / ‘Cause some nights be better with you / It’s a ‘homies only’ kind of mood.” This is a great pregame song to play in the background while getting ready for a night out with your best friends.
Tove Lo boasts a series of songs about living life to the fullest and being an unstoppable force, and “Cool Girl” is no exception to this. The song has a catchy chorus that you won’t be able to get out of your head. On the track, Tove Lo sings about a casual relationship where both parties can see one another, yet still retain the freedom to do whatever they want. Tove Lo sings, “No, let’s not put a label on it / Let’s keep it fun / We don’t put a label on it / So we can run free, yeah.”
Last but certainly not least on our list of empowering songs is “In Ha Mood” by iconic up-and-coming rapper Ice Spice. While Ice Spice hasn’t released her debut album yet, she is already taking the music world by storm with a series of catchy hip hop releases. “In Ha Mood” comes from her 2023 EP “Like…?” and has a fun beat that will have you dancing like nobody’s watching. The song is all about being on top and not allowing anything to bring you down, including lyrics like, “She a baddie, she know she a ten / She a baddie with her baddie friend / They like, ‘Ice, how you always stay hot?’ / Oh, they mad ’cause I keep makin’ bops.” You won’t want to miss out on the rise of Ice Spice.
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