Tori Amos (shown here performing in 2009) was part of a wave of women musicians who took the reins, creatively and professionally, over their music in the '90s. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images hide caption

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Lady Gaga performs "Til It Happens To You" on stage at the 88th Oscars on Feb. 28, 2016. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Tori Amos' next full-length album is Native Invader, due out Friday on Decca Records. Paulina Otylie Surys/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Tori Amos' next full-length is Native Invader, due out Sep. 8 on Decca Records. Paulina Otylie Surys hide caption

Nina Simone in the recording studio in approximately 1967. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Tori Amos, Zee Avi, Alice Boman, Fenster Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Tori Amos live from (Le) Poisson Rouge. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

Tori Amos on stage in Glasgow, three days before the release of her 14th studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. Ross Gilmore/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption

Tori Amos, new album, her 14th, is called Unrepentant Geraldines. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Tori Amos in concert in New York City on October 5th. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

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Tori Amos' new album, Night of Hunters, comes out Sept. 20. Vincent de Mello/Girlie Action hide caption

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Tori Amos's latest album Night of Hunters is inspired by Irish mythology. Victor de Mello /Amos Archive hide caption