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The WiMN is ringing in the New Year with exciting news! On Friday, January 2, we will be holding a Twitter contest for the opportunity to win a pair of Gold tickets for the 2015 She Rocks Awards. The rules...

Oakland-based band T Sisters, made up by siblings Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen, made a stop at Acoustic Guitar magazine's studio for an interview and an intimate performance as part of the magazine's Acoustic Guitar Sessions. The band's influences include Indigo Girls and...

We stumbled upon a video showcasing German musician Anna-Maria Hefele's amazing overtone singing skills. She explains in the video that "Overtone singing is a voice technique where one person sings two notes at the same time." It's pretty unbelievable from the get-go,...

Hawaiian uke player Taimane Gardner rocked a pretty sweet medley on the ukulele during the 2014 San Diego Ukulele Festival over the Summer. While this isn't particularly recent, it's news to us thanks to Guitar World! Gardner played the James Bond...

The Women’s International Music Network announced that the house band for the 2015 She Rocks Awards will be led by acclaimed guitarist Gretchen Menn, and include Zepparella members Angeline Saris on bass, Clementine on drums, and guest keyboardist Jenna...

Dolly Parton just raised the bar with yet another platinum-selling album, her 2014 release Blue Smoke…The Best Of. "I was so happy when Blue Smoke went Silver, so excited when it went Gold and now I'm over the moon to hear...

Women accomplish amazing things every day all around the world, but not all of them make headlines. Luckily, BuzzFeed compiled a list of 18 women who kicked butt in 2014, but you most likely didn't hear about. Our favorite was A Boy...

Two-time Grammy award-winning singer Colbie Caillat offered a moving performance of her song "Try" during the 2014 Billboard Women in Music event in New York on Dec. 12. The track, off album Gypsy Heart, shines a light on the expectations society has...

Billboard magazine compiled a list of the 50 most powerful female executives in the music industry in 2014, including everything from label execs to senior vice presidents of concert promoters, and digital strategists to artist relations reps. Some of the honorees...

Dawn Sears, vocalist and member of Rounder Records' four-time Grammy-nominated band The Time Jumpers, died December 11 at the age of 53. Diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2012, Sears fought the disease ferociously and championed efforts for lung cancer...