uhhh.....has he ever heard of
Smokey Robinson
Jackie Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Al Green
Sam Cooke
Lou Rawls
Michael Jackson
Prince
etc etc etc etc etc.....
Those are all men.
Except Prince.
What about Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Minnie Riperton, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Sade, Roberta Flack, Dionne Warwick, etc., etc.