Nita Strauss

About Nita Strauss

Vinita Strauss Villalta is an American rock musician and blogger. She is currently a touring guitarist for Alice Cooper, has also been a touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and has a successful career as a solo artist. Strauss is regularly featured on the covers of worldwide print magazines including Guitar World and Guitar Player, was the first female signature artist with Ibanez guitars, and became the first female rock solo artist in 32 years to hit number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.

Strauss claims to be a descendant of Austrian composer Johann Strauss through her father, which is not true according to Johann Strauss's known family tree. In 2023, Strauss became engaged to drummer Josh Villalta. On May 4, 2024, the couple married in Los Angeles.

Strauss is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Rams, she frequently appears at Rams games at SoFi Stadium, performing interludes or playing riffs out to the stadium to start crowd chants. Strauss was honored to play "America the Beautiful" at the Rams' Salute to Service game in November 2018. Following the Rams' victory in Super Bowl LVI, Strauss was awarded with a Super Bowl ring as an honorary part of the organization.

Strauss is a fitness enthusiast, practicing strength training, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and posts blogs about fitness issues on social media. She has been featured in Muscle & Fitness and Bodybuilding.com. In 2019, Strauss launched the Nita Strauss: Body Shred fitness challenge, with a companion e-book titled Body Shred: Your Guide to Feeling and Looking like a Rock Star.