Nelly Furtado: 'Women are taking over'

Nelly Furtado has praised the number of "good women" in the music industry.

The singer said that female artists are currently in charge of the music scene and insisted they are "good role models".

"There are a lot of good women out there doing their best and working really hard," she told Stylist Magazine.

"Rihanna, Katy Perry. And I think Lady GaGa's changed the business - she's amazing. She's reminded people that performance can be so much more, so many different levels. She's a true art lover."

She continued: "For sure I think women are having this renaissance. We're taking over again, like hundreds of years ago before the witch-hunts!

"I think it's all about role models - if you have good role models you're fine and in my house my mother made the decisions."

Furtado releases her retrospective album The Best Of Nelly Furtado today.