Power of Music

After looking at gender issues in photography, I couldn't help but notice very similar issues in another favorite art form of mine; music. On my iPod I have nearly two thousand songs covering the majority of common genres. What I've noticed recently is that my library contains more stereotypes than I can imagine and a large amount of them are gender related. While not all of them are negative, there is a large proportion of them highlight the issues between genders. This is clear in the music itself, but when you consider music videos and the whole celebrity persona then it really becomes 'punch you in the face' obvious for lack of a better term.
           This is mainly a problem with female artists. You'll find hugely talented artists that record labels won't sign, instead they'll pick completely talent less people simply because they are deemed 'popular' and attractive' enough to make them money. I've also never heard an interview on the radio with a male musician where the interview is giving them a go for their sex references yet I hear this constantly with female artists. Some male artists have proven that there is almost no limit to what they can say without anyone paying much attention yet female artists get grilled constantly for the message in their lyrics. Had Madonna been a man, she never would have had such a hard time for referencing 'dance drugs' in one of her concerts. In fact, male artists would never have done it as 'subtly' as Madonna did. I've seen videos from concerts where they take drugs on stage and yet no one seems to have a problem with this. While this may seem to be a problem for women, it is actually a bigger problem for men as it is promoting illegal and otherwise immoral behavior among young men.
           What really puzzles me about this is that music, for the large part, is generally aimed at females. Very few female artists have large male fan bases while the majority of male artists have a significant number of female fans. So why themes that are deemed only acceptable for men used in music?