The Resume

(October 22, 1958- )
Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (1998-2003)
Member of the RIAA (1987-2003)

Why she might be annoying:

As head of the RIAA, she played an instrumental role in trying to rid the world of online music swapping.
The RIAA's anti-piracy actions under her reign included shutting down numerous file-swapping programs, confiscating U.S. Navy computers which had copyrighted music and trying to force ISP's to publicly identify those who had downloaded copyrighted music.
She claims that she tries to stop online music piracy to help recording artists make money even though they don't make that much money to begin with under current recording industry laws.
She allowed CD's that cost less than a dollar to make, sell at around twenty dollars.
She thinks that music sales are down because of online music piracy, while failing to blame the music, the price of CD's and the struggling economy.
She ran an organization whose sole purpose is to make as much money as they can, while ignoring what the public wanted.
She created a media firestorm when she said stay-at-home mom Ann Romney had 'never worked a day in her life' after Romney said she understood the economic concerns for women during the 2012 election cycle (April 11, 2012).

Why she might not be annoying:

She was the head of a very powerful and influential organization.
She has been involved with many non-profit organizations and was one of the founding members of Rock the Vote.
She is a lesbian who has advocated for legal same-sex adoption rights, among other things.

Credit: Whiffboy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2003 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 57)
• Charlamagne Tha God Named Me Donkey of the Day
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2000] (Ranked: 96)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2001] (Ranked: 65)
• Hollywood Reporter's 10th Power 100 Women [2001] (Ranked: 13)
• Hollywood Reporter's 11th Power 100 Women [2002] (Ranked: 17)
• I am a Karen
• I Reportedly Attended the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• Lesbians
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Out's 50 Most Powerful Gays and Lesbians [2007] (Ranked: 46)
• Out's 50 Most Powerful Gays and Lesbians [2009] (Ranked: 46)
• Power-Up's Top 10 Most Powerful Gay Women in Show Business [2002] (Ranked: 7)
• Profiles 6751-7000 (Ranked: 6896)
• Twins
• Washingtonian's 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington D.C. [September 2001]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 48 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 82 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 99 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 554 Votes: 54.69% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 67 Votes: 74.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 78 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 213 Votes: 65.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 220 Votes: 78.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 370 Votes: 77.84% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 261 Votes: 75.48% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 542 Votes: 69.93% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 825 Votes: 69.82% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1655 Votes: 69.91% Annoying