Nantucket’s Trainor empowering new generation of strong-willed women

On Friday the 13th, Meghan Trainor, a Nantucket native, released her second major label album, "Thank You." Earlier this year, its popular lead single, "No," introduced the collection of dance pop tunes to her millennial and post-millennial fan base. To promote the music beyond that cohort, and explain her philosophy, Trainor made successful and amusing appearances on the Howard Stern radio program, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon as well as the Today Show with Hoda Kotb.

At 22, Trainor is a recognized influencer of popular culture, saturating her lyrics with messages of body-type acceptance and female empowerment. The flirty sensation with big eyes, tight clothes and curve appeal began arranging music to suit her style in childhood. After the success of her 2014 debut signature song "All About That Bass," the song writer, who had anticipated a career of handing her work to others to perform, broke through her semi-zoftig insecurities to became the vision and the voice for the song that earned Grammy nominations for both Record and Song of the Year. "All about the Bass" was more than a catchy radio standard, it resonated with round-bottomed women who felt celebrated by its note of encouragement.