fourth studio album

Amy Ray is most known as one-half of the folk-rock duo the Indigo Girls. But in 2001 she released her first solo studio album, Stag, a stinging critique of the male-dominated music industry that included the great “Lucy Stoners” (named for the women’s group who resisted taking their husbands name in marriage) and collaborations with The Butchies and others. This past week, Ray released her fourth solo studio album, Lung of Love, on her Daemon record label.

ELLE honors women in the music industry - from the newly minted bad girl of pop to the reigning R&B queen of soul - who are not afraid to make some noise along with their top-selling records. The Rock of Angeles: Women in Music 2010 includes Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Hayley Williams of Paramore, Elly Jackson of La Roux, VV Brown, Kelis, The Like, Alicia Keys and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Tegan and Sara are recording a new album and decided to film their trips to and from the studio throughout the course of the recording process. They are turning the video into episodes of a show called Carpool Confessional which will be posted each Tuesday on their YouTube channel. Here are the most adorable lesbian twin alt-pop duo ever in the fourth episode of Carpool Confessional!

In this first installment of our new weekly entertainment round-up, Team SheWired gathers all the shows, CDs, and films you simply can't miss this week.