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The Incredibly Comical Adventures of Emily and Santana: The Case of the Death Eating Troubadour

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Albums from Heartless Bastards, Jesse Thomas and more.

The 2012 Grammys: The winners, the weirdos and the WTFs

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It's time for another issue of our Glee/Pretty Little Liars crossover comic! This time with 100 percent more magic potions!

Great LezBritain: "It Does Get Better" by The L Project

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Adele won big, Nicki Minaj performed something a little crazy and we wonder why Chris Brown was allowed to take the stage.

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Sarah and Lee

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We've got the scoop on the song recorded by some of the UK's leading lesbian artists to help raise awareness and money for charities working to combat homophobic bullying amongst young people.

Shag, Marry or Dump: Grammy Award winners

Watch! Celebrate The Kills 10th anniversary this Saturday

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Plus the results of our Smash poll!

DC gives us another super gay issue of "Batwoman" and another queer superhero in "Birds of Prey"

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Alison Mosshart and her bandmate will play live and you can stream it all right here this Saturday at 10:30 PM EST.

The Weekly Geek: Double Fine Adventure

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Kate makes out with Maggie some more in "Batwoman #6." Starling has her sights set on June in "Birds of Prey #5."

Danielle Riendeau

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The studio that brought us Psychonauts and Brutal Legend is looking to an unorthodox source for funding its next game: you.

Buffy makes a life-changing choice

Jill Sobule writes music for the stage version of "Yentl"

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Joss Whedon keeps things controversial for our favorite slayer in the new comic book issue.

Jane's World: Jane to the rescue!

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The "I Kissed a Girl" singer says she thinks her songs do the story of the transgender boy justice.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Kristen Ford, Chelsea Wolfe and more

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Jane goes after Dorothy, only to have the moment stolen away.

New Music Tuesday: 2-7-2012

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Five more female artists to give a try this week.

Your New School Library: "Pink," "365 Days" and "Sister Mischief"

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Sharon Van Etten, Big Sir and more.

Jill Guccini

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January is an exciting month for literature. Check out of the second installment of our YA literature column to find out why.

Shag, Marry or Dump: The gals of "Smash"

Adele returns to the stage post-surgery

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Plus the results of our Modern Family poll!

Jane's World: Drawing the line

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The singer will give her first live vocal performance since last fall at the Grammys later this month.

Azealia Banks comes out as bisexual

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Jane delivers a strong message to Jill: "Hands off!"

Styled Out: Feeling Yourself Fashion (Episode 3)

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The hottest new hip-hop artist tells The New York Times she dates both men and women.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Neverever, Kool Thing and more

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How to look your very best in the body you have.

New Music Tuesday: 1-31-2012

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Four artists to try out for your aural pleasure.

The Ex-Files: Songs that remind us of exes

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Lana Del Ray's debut, K. Flay and more.

Shag, Marry or Dump: The women of "Modern Family"

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What songs send you on a trip down memory lane?

Across the Page: Mari SanGiovanni, Daphne Gottlieb, Adrienne Rich

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Plus the results of our Skins poll!

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Reviews of two new releases, Camptown Ladies and 15 Ways to Stay Alive, and a retrospective, A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: The Black Belles, Jose Vanders and more

Nicole Pacent and Shannan Leigh Reeve will make you swoon in "I Hate Tommy Finch"

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Bored with your current playlist? We've got you covered.

Jane's World: Comprehension-impaired

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Also, their longing looks might cause your laptop to burst into flames. You've been warned.

Styled Out: Thrifting Tips (Episode 2)

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Jane gets a recap of current events from Ethan.

The best of Broadway, for the record

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Emily takes us to the Goodwill.

New Music Tuesday: 1-24-2012

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The Advocate recently published a list of the best ever Broadway cast albums. We weigh in on their selections and offer a few of our own.

Cynthia Nixon gets candid about cancer and her personal choices

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Elizaveta, Laura Gibson and more.

Getting Some Play: Express Yourself

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The actress, now starring in Broadway's Wit, says she has been straight and she's been gay and that, for her, sexuality is "a choice."

Danielle Riendeau

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Gender expression in Dance Central and the end of the post holiday drought.

Shag, Marry or Dump: "Skins" alum

Pretty Little Glee — God Save Queen Spencer

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Plus the results of our Golden Globes poll!

Styled Out: SNOMG (Episode 1)

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A mash-up of some of our favorite quotes from two of our favorite shows!

Jane's World: Sex and Love

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Emily takes the blog to vlog and gives us the latest on winter wear.

New Music Tuesday: 2-14-2012

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Jane's complicated love life gets more complicated.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Kristen Ford, Chelsea Wolfe and more

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Albums from Heartless Bastards, Jesse Thomas and more.

New Music Tuesday: 2-7-2012

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Five more female artists to give a try this week.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Neverever, Kool Thing and more

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Sharon Van Etten, Big Sir and more.

New Music Tuesday: 1-31-2012

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Four artists to try out for your aural pleasure.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: The Black Belles, Jose Vanders and more

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Lana Del Ray's debut, K. Flay and more.

New Music Tuesday: 1-24-2012

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Bored with your current playlist? We've got you covered.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: LP, Barb Wire Dolls and more

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Elizaveta, Laura Gibson and more.

New Music Tuesday: 1-17-2012

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Four more females to give a spin.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Delilah, Shuteye, Rachel Sermanni and more!

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A new album from Ani DiFranco, Cate le Bon and more.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: The Best Female-Fronted Albums of 2011

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New suggestions from Mia for your sonic pleasure.

2011 Year in Review: Music

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Adele, Austra, St. Vincent and the other ladies who had the best releases this year.

Jessica Lowndes explains "I Wish I Was Gay"

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From Jo Calderone at the MTV Music Awards to Rainbow Noise's viral video for "Imma Homo," it's been a big year for out women in music.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Rebecca Ferguson, Lucy Schwartz and more

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Because you probably didn't understand what she meant.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Danai, Lana Del Rey and more

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Five more females to try on your iPod.

New Music Tuesday: 12-6-2011

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Four artists to give a spin.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Ember Swift, The 7s and more

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Tender Forever, Dia Frampton and more.

New Music Tuesday: 11-29-2011

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Music you need to get hip to.

Five things you learn about Tegan and Sara from "Get Along"

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Adele, Melissa Li & The Barely Theirs and more.

New Music Tuesday: 11-8-2011

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Unless you're already the biggest superfan ever and know everything about them.

Uh Huh Her and "The L Word" effect

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Meshell Ndegeocello, The Jezabels and more.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Sheryl Crow, Elisa B and more!

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Will Leisha Hailey ever escape Alice Pieszecki?

New Music Tuesday: 10-11-2011

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Five female artists you need to give a spin.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Dana Fuchs, Ane Brun, VersaEmerge and more!

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Bjork, Uh Huh Her, Rachael Yamagata and more.

New Music Tuesday: 10-4-2011

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Your recommended weekly allowance of female musical artists!

New Music Tuesday: 9-27-2011

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Lights, The Indigo Girls, Zola Jesus, Feist and more.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Camille Bloom, Deborah Bond and more

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New releases from Extra Classic, Syleena Johnson, Nikki Lane and more!

New Music Tuesday: 9-20-2011

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More music for your aural pleasure.

New Music Tuesday: 9-13-2011

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New music from Tori Amos, Dev, Correatown and more!

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Escort, Goapele, Regina and more

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Wild Flag, Melissa Ferrick, St. Vincent and more!

New Music Tuesday: 8-30-2011

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A new batch of artists you need to know about!

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Katy Lin and the Moonlight Riders, Kim K O and more

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Psalm One, Little Brutes, Jill Scott and more!

New Music Tuesday: 8-23-2011

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Because there's no such thing as too much good music.

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Zee Avi, CSS, Sunny Sweeney and more.

The Sia experience

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Dessa, Chew Lips, Digitaria and more

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The out vocalist has an eccentric persona that shows fearlessness on stage and off.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: The Ditty Bops, Natu, Electrik Red and more!

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Five more acts you should totally check out.

Samantha Ronson starts a vlog

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A whole new batch of musical recommendations!

An interview with Catie Curtis

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The out DJ/musician answers fan questions and gives out her Scramble With Friends username, in case you’d like a challenge.

An interview with Nina Sky

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We talk to the out musician about her latest album, Stretch Limousine on Fire, gay parenting, officiating weddings and being asked to perform at the White House for the second time during Obama's presidency.

Caithlin De Marrais talks moving on from Rainer Maria and recording "Red Coats"

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The half-gay sister duo talk playing The Dinah and their new EP.

Rapper T.I. says gays are OK but shouldn't "shut down" homophobics

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The former indie rock frontwoman goes it alone with her new album.

Five things you learn about Tegan and Sara from "Get Along"

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Thoughts on the rapper's supportive yet still kind of messed up comments to Vibe magazine.

Watch now! Catching up with Uh Huh Her

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Unless you're already the biggest superfan ever and know everything about them.

The Shondes send out "Searchlights"

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Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey talk about their sound, their coming out experiences and how they met at a kickball game.

Amy Ray on "Beauty Queen Sister" and staying an Indigo Girl for 25 years

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The queer Jewish band's drummer tells us about dealing with her bandmate's cancer, incorporating their religion into punk rock and celebrating the Holy Holidays.

Lesbros: William Fitzsimmons

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The out singer discusses the 14th album from her musical partnership with Emily Saliers.

Lindsey Byrnes

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The musician discusses his small-town upbringing and how it's given him a unique perspective on diversity.

Doris Day releases a new album at 87

An interview with Allison Weiss

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The legendary performer is also an avid animal rights activist, and she's got some new songs to sing.

Lindsey Byrnes

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The musician talks about her decision to come out to fans and why she does everything herself, rather than hire people to do it for her.

Patty Schemel talks about "Hit So Hard" and life after Hole

J. Halterman

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The out rocker discusses the new film about her struggle with addiction, what it was like to be an out rock star in the 90s and her happily married life in Silverlake.

An interview with Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum

Meredith Heil shows Southern pride in "Whistlin' Dixie"

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The frontwoman of the Brooklyn new wave duo talks reaching fans of all ages and how she found music by singing in her church choir.

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The filmmaker talks with us about her decision to document the queer music scene in the red states, and what she found out about the people that live there.

An interview with Lovers

Janelle Monae's secret message to you

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The Portland trio discuss their first lesbian music experiences and how small town crowds respond to their live shows.

Stevie Nicks talks Brittana, gay fans and "In Your Dreams"

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The singer says she has hidden meanings and metaphors in her music.

Kreayshawn is "not a raging lesbian," is "an occasional lesbian"

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The rock icon tells us all about working with her "Glee children," her new CD and the possibility of a memoir.

An interview with Vanessa Carlton

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The rising MC tells Complex magazine about doing her own thing, in all aspects of her life.

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The bisexual performer discusses her new album, Rabbits on the Run, and why she came out at Nashville Pride last year.

An interview with Mirah

An interview with Kate Cooper

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The out musician talks about her new album with Thao and working with Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YarDs.

Lindsey Byrnes

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The An Horse frontwoman talks about writing the band's new album, Walls, and how she deals with long distance relationships.

An interview with Tami Hart

An interview with Beverly McClellan

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The out musician talks about touring with MEN and her solo project, Making Friendz.

An interview with Vicci Martinez

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The out Voice contender talks about working with Christina Aguilera and the show's LGBT representation.

Nirvana Savoury comes out and goes solo

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One of The Voice’s out lesbian contestants tells us what she thinks about Blake Shelton’s anti-gay Tweet fiasco and why she turned down Idol.

An interview with Brandi Carlile

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The former member of girl group X-Quisite talks about embracing her sexuality, why she bowed out of the industry for a while and her new single, "Lipstick Lover."

An interview with Freckles

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The singer talks about her new live album and how she felt about Sara Ramirez singing "The Story" on Grey's Anatomy.

An interview with Maja Ivarsson

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The MC and hip-hop songwriter tells us about ghostwriting for major artists and being out in her own songs.

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The bisexual frontwoman of The Sounds talks about their fourth album, Something to Die For, and her status as a style icon.

An interview with Shorty

Sarah Ellis and Kristen Henderson share their stories in "Times Two"

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The Tel Aviv-based rapper talks about being out in Israel, getting a little raunchy in her lyrics and why she likes The Real L Word.

Getting to know The Lost Bois

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The partners got pregnant on the same day and had their babies weeks apart — and their new book has all the details.

An interview with Tiffany Dunn

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The D.C. hip-hop duo discuss their "Reading Rainbow" song, "The Race" as an anthem for gay people of color and how they met.

Great LezBritain: An interview with Horse

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The breakdancing pop star gives us the scoop on what we can expect from her at The Dinah.

Sarah and Lee

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Sarah and Lee catch up with the singer to talk about her early experiences in the industry, advice for younger musicians and details about her upcoming album.

An interview with Ménage À Twang

Courtney Gillette

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The comedic country trio talk about their obsession with Destiny's Child and the inspiration for songs like "Pantsuit."

The Sounds' bisexual frontwoman Maja Ivarsson is the new face of Sebastian Professional

The 2012 Grammys: The winners, the weirdos and the WTFs

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The out Swedish singer looks gorgeous in the new promo photos for the hair care line.

Great LezBritain: "It Does Get Better" by The L Project

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Adele won big, Nicki Minaj performed something a little crazy and we wonder why Chris Brown was allowed to take the stage.

Sarah and Lee

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We've got the scoop on the song recorded by some of the UK's leading lesbian artists to help raise awareness and money for charities working to combat homophobic bullying amongst young people.

Watch! Celebrate The Kills 10th anniversary this Saturday

Jill Sobule writes music for the stage version of "Yentl"

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Alison Mosshart and her bandmate will play live and you can stream it all right here this Saturday at 10:30 PM EST.

New Music Tuesday: 2-7-2012

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The "I Kissed a Girl" singer says she thinks her songs do the story of the transgender boy justice.

Adele returns to the stage post-surgery

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Sharon Van Etten, Big Sir and more.

Azealia Banks comes out as bisexual

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The singer will give her first live vocal performance since last fall at the Grammys later this month.

New Music Tuesday: 1-31-2012

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The hottest new hip-hop artist tells The New York Times she dates both men and women.

New Music Tuesday: 1-24-2012

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Lana Del Ray's debut, K. Flay and more.

New Music Tuesday: 1-17-2012

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Elizaveta, Laura Gibson and more.

New Music Tuesday: 1-10-2012

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A new album from Ani DiFranco, Cate le Bon and more.

2011 Year in Review: Music

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New releases from Sam Ronson, Kat Devlin and more!

Jessica Lowndes explains "I Wish I Was Gay"

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From Jo Calderone at the MTV Music Awards to Rainbow Noise's viral video for "Imma Homo," it's been a big year for out women in music.

Rapper T.I. says gays are OK but shouldn't "shut down" homophobics

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Because you probably didn't understand what she meant.

Five things you learn about Tegan and Sara from "Get Along"

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Thoughts on the rapper's supportive yet still kind of messed up comments to Vibe magazine.

New Music Tuesday: 11-8-2011

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Unless you're already the biggest superfan ever and know everything about them.

Syd tha Kid and the problem with Odd Future's misogynistic lesbian

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Meshell Ndegeocello, The Jezabels and more.

Courtney Gillette

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The out MC/DJ's new video highlights drug use and portrays a woman as disposable. Is it any less offensive coming from a female artist?

Wild Flag, MEN, Mitten and more at CMJ this week

Courtney Gillette

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Check out the fierce line-up that's hitting the stages of New York, starting tonight.

Your Weekly Women to Listen to: Mr. Gnome, Melissa Laveaux and more

"Spin" reports on homophobia in indie rock

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More female musicians for your consideration.

New Music Tuesday: 10-4-2011

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It exists, but are some gay artists part of the problem?

New Music Tuesday: 9-27-2011

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Lights, The Indigo Girls, Zola Jesus, Feist and more.

Amy Ray on "Beauty Queen Sister" and staying an Indigo Girl for 25 years

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New releases from Extra Classic, Syleena Johnson, Nikki Lane and more!

New Music Tuesday: 9-20-2011

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The out singer discusses the 14th album from her musical partnership with Emily Saliers.

New Music Tuesday: 9-13-2011

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New music from Tori Amos, Dev, Correatown and more!

Doris Day releases a new album at 87

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Wild Flag, Melissa Ferrick, St. Vincent and more!

New Music Tuesday: 9-6-2011

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The legendary performer is also an avid animal rights activist, and she's got some new songs to sing.

New Music Tuesday: 8-30-2011

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Asa, Suzi Quatro, Grace Jones and more.

New Music Tuesday: 8-23-2011

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Psalm One, Little Brutes, Jill Scott and more!

New Music Tuesday: 8-16-2011

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Zee Avi, CSS, Sunny Sweeney and more.

The Go-Go's get a brand new star

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Hercules and Love Affair, Natalia Kills, Maria Taylor and more.

New Music Tuesday: 8-9-2011

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The first Billboard chart--topping all-female rock band to write and play their own music was honored this week in Hollywood.

New Music Tuesday: 7-12-2011

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New tunes from Me & LP and Eyes Set to Kill.

New Music Tuesday: 6-28-2011

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Amy Stroup, Kasey Chambers, Colbie Caillat and more.

New Music Tuesday: 6-21-2011

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Beyoncé, Selena Gomez, Dolly Parton and more.

Heather Peace gives us a sneak peek at her upcoming tour documentary

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New releases from Making Friendz, Jill Scott, Natalie Walker and more!