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Brandy Clark, Kelly Clarkson Perform ‘Dear Insecurity’ With Stunning Harmonies

Following a performance of out musician Brandy Clark’s duet on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly Clarkson called her “the greatest songwriter of our generation.”

Brandi Carlile Wins Big at Grammys, Talks About Being a 'Misfit'

The performer, who's been out as a lesbian since before her career kicked into high gear, won several awards and spoke about coming out in high school. 

Brandi Carlile Sang to Janelle Monáe at the Grammys

One out powerhouse singing to another! 

Allison Russell speaks out after Tennessee Republicans' snub: 'Pretty blatant'

Instead of focusing on the "blatant" behavior of state Republicans, Allison Russell says "we need to motivate, encourage, and empower the voters in Tennessee to show up at the polls."

Brandi Carlile Wins Grammy, Pays Moving Tribute to Musical Legend

Two years after she took the Grammys by storm, winning three awards, Carlile took home another and also honored singer-songwriter John Prine.

Slain Lesbian Soldier Ciara Durkin Remembered

An estimated 2,000 mourners, including Sen. John Kerry and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, filled St. John the Baptist Church in Quincy, Mass., on Saturday for the funeral mass for lesbian Army Spc. Ciara Durkin, a 30-year-old Army National Guard corporal who was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Afghanistan.

The Daughtry That Won

David is your new American Idol champ. The older, more poised, less-freaked-out, lite-rock David, that is. Now, read how...

Fall entertainment previews: Pop music

We interrupt our usual Reviews section to bring you a round up of this fall's arts menu.

Sprechen Sie Pride?

For journalist and author Dan Allen, the Euro's always rising, and it's tied to the continent's less commercial, more inclusive Pride celebrations.

There Were No Good Songs the Year You Were Born

American Idol would like you to know that in 1990 you should have been listening to more Australian chart hits.

The Penultimate Anticlimax

Want to know how to make the American Idol season finale even less interesting? Kick the best singer off before it ever happens, that's how.

Tyra Sanchez: Tiara Snatch, RuPaul's Drag Race

Newly crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Tyra Sanchez talks big breasts, Beyonce, and her dream of becoming America's next drag avatar.