The music of artists like Morissette and Lavigne released in the ’90s and early 2000s expressed an honest, unfiltered depiction of girlhood and first relationships. For young women growing up during that time, this music could be seen as a cathartic expression of their own feelings — something much-needed in a misogynistic world. Women, especially young women, are often characterized as being too emotional.
David Archuleta was just 16 when Americans fell in love with his smooth voice, fresh face and endearing disposition as the runner-up on the seventh season of “American Idol” in 2008. Soon after Archuleta’s...