By now everyone has heard of the latest and greatest “girl fights,” in the media. From Taylor Swift vs. Nicki Minaj to Nicki Minaj vs. Miley Cyrus, musicians seem to be having a lot of beef with each other. Specifically female musicians.

Why is the media focusing on their feuds instead of their achievements in the industry? Why haven’t we heard about the article Taylor Swift wrote for “The Wall Street Journal?” Or how Nicki Minaj has donated to multiple charities and foundations within the past year? Or how Beyoncé’s taking the feminist community by storm? Miley’s getting some attention with her recent involvement with the Free the Nipple campaign, but I think we all know the reason for that one.

All four musicians have also shown support for the LGBTQ community, (there’s a reason why Beyoncé’s Queen). Why haven’t we heard more about these things? Why are the headlines reading “Nicki vs. Miley” instead of something more relevant?

In the first few months magazine sales went down 14.2 percent compared to last year’s numbers according to “International Business Times.” So the press is taking anything it can get its grubby little hands on to help boost sales, and feuds are what sell. No one wants to hear about how Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj have apparently become besties. No, we want to hear the backstory behind Nicki’s very public dis on Miley Cyrus at the VMAs. Girl fights are what makes the media money, Not models, not ads, but rather who is fighting whom. Over the summer the women of the music industry have provided more than enough fuel to that flame. From T-Swizzle’s “Bad Blood” to twitter fights, the media can’t get enough of powerful females tearing each other down.

Of course, in order to have something to sell the press needs some base to go off right? They can’t make everything up or else no one will buy. So these fights must be happening more publicly and more often. Is it because of the recent rise of the feminist movement? Is it because of the tension among racial relations? Maybe it’s because women in the music industry are finally realizing their power and aren’t taking anyone’s crap anymore.

All of these reasons are logical. I mean, this year alone we have seen multiple instances where women like Beyoncé and Haley Williams take to social media or the stage to stand up for what they believe in, and I applaud that. Apparently other celebrities do not, and they are letting it be known.

I’m all about speaking up for yourself and being proud of what you think is right but girls, tone it down a bit. Alternatively, talk civilly and privately, because the press will take anything you say and twist it into something it’s not. Calling someone out on stage when you could have easily just talked it out backstage just causes more drama. I have to give some props to Nicki though, that took some guts.