The indie-pop trio BETTY is Alyson Palmer (vocals, bass, guitar), Elizabeth Ziff (vocals, guitar, electronic programming), and her sister, Amy Ziff (vocals and cello). BETTY sings of joy, love, longing, lust, food, heartbreak, and the universal hilarity of human existence. More than a band, BETTY uses music to channel their passion for representation, fairness, and equality. From the beginning, they’ve blended their voices for causes they fight for, their talents in collaboration with other artists of every medium, and their time in support of women and girls, worldwide.

In addition to creating, performing, and recording together as a group of independent artists since 1986, BETTY travels the world as Arts Envoys for the US Department of State. To further their humanitarian outreach and cultural diplomacy, Gloria Steinem advised them to form a nonprofit, which they did in 2014. The BETTY Effect’s mission is using music and performance techniques to help others communicate and connect for personal power, social progress, and peace, especially women and girls, LGBTQIA, and other marginalized communities.

BETTY has been featured on national and international radio, television—including their iconic theme songs for The L Word and HBO’s Encyclopedia—and in films, commercials, jingles, recordings, streaming projects, and concert venues across five continents. They have contributed as guest artists to dozens of recordings and compilation albums, and their soundscapes can be heard in art installations such as Darren Waterston’s “Filthy Lucre” at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MOCA), The Smithsonian Institute, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Their Off-Broadway musical, BETTY RULES, was another diamond in a glittering string of hits directed by Michael Greif.