Soul Sisters

Actor and performer Lola Kirke tells us how she's managed to star in a hit Amazon show (Mozart in the Jungle), several upcoming feature films AND record a new album which will be out later this year - plus she explains the power of putting together an all-female rock band. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bettye LaVette joins Soul Sisters to tell us how, at 72 years old, the Motown-veteran soul singer (though she disputes the term) is really just getting started. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Broods singer Georgia Nott joins Soul Sisters to tell us about The Venus Project, her female-collaborative effort whose new album is a culmination of Nott's experiences as a woman in the industry and world at large. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Country singer Carly Pearce tells us how she parlayed years of hustling in the Nashville singer/songwriter scene into the breakthrough moment she's having now as one of country music's hottest rising stars. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dessa - artist, writer, poet and boss lady of hip-hop collective Doomtree - joins Soul Sisters around the release of her latest album Chime to tell us how she became such a multi-hyphenate force to be reckoned with. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui and school shooting survivor/gun control activist Delaney Tarr discuss what Generation Z can do to change the future, on this special bonus episode of Soul Sisters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Klara and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit join Billboard's Soul Sisters Podcast to address rumors of a rift between them and explain what fueled their new album Ruins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Performer, composer and teaching artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles reunites with her old friend and Soul Sister co-host Darah to catch us up on her inspiring journey turning music into a powerful tool for social activism in New York City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hayley Kiyoko is proving not just to be one of the hottest rising stars in pop music today, but one whose rise as an unabashedly, nay celebratorily gay artist signals an important moment for our culture in general. She joins Soul Sisters to tell us how "growing up there was just no content that was hopeful" for people who wanted to see queer romance normalized onscreen in the way that she has with her self-directed, highly-viewed music videos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jane Birkin joins Soul Sisters to talk about her iconic work and life with Serge Gainsbourg - which she has resurrected with her latest album, Birkin/Gainsbourg Le symphonique - and how she feels about the word "iconic" (which is commonly ascribed to her) to begin with. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females talks early journal writing, her feelings on the term "shredding" and why people are so damn confused at her band's name. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ute Lemper lends Soul Sisters her perspective on our current political moment as an international citizen and performer who has seen - and sang - it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Valentine's Day from your Soul Sisters! On this episode genderqueer poet/performer Andrea Gibson joins the show to talk turning love, politics, gender and other elements of the human experience into powerful art on their new album 'Hey Galaxy' and book 'Take Me With You.' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Grammy-winning Mexican artist Natalia Lafourcade joins the show just before attending the 60th Grammy Awards for her nominated album Musas to tell us about her next album and what awards really mean to her - including the Oscars, now that her song with Miguel in the animated film Coco has been nominated for one of those as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prolific country songwriter, singer and all-around badass boss lady Brandy Clark joins the show to give us tips on crafting great songs, balancing the personal and political, and surviving the Grammys. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MILCK joins the show on the day of her EP release and just before her headlining performance at the New York Women's March to tell us how she's become one of the leading voices of today's feminist movement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, actor/musician and music royalty, joins Soul Sisters to talk about overcoming familial grief and her own discomfort to make her latest album, Rest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jazz artist Camila Meza joins Soul Sisters on the eve of New York's Winter Jazzfest to offer some real talk about the challenges facing women in that genre today - and what she suggests we can do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lizzy Plapinger kicks the new year off right for Soul Sisters as the co-founder of Neon Golden Records/front woman of MS MR/solo act known as LPX tells us how she became such a triple-threat talent - and what challenges still lie ahead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah McLachlan calls in from her home in Vancouver for a special holiday episode to discuss her recent Grammy nomination, the 20th anniversary of Lilith Fair and how she's battled double standards in the music industry to become one of the most cherished artists of her time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rising pop star VÉRITÉ joins Jessie and Darah to share her inspiring story of how she came to produce her own stand-out debut LP Somewhere In Between. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As huge American Idol and Smash fanatics respectively, Darah and Jessie geek out with this week's guest Katharine McPhee, who has a new album of old standards out called I Fall In Love Too Easily. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Teresa Williams joins Soul Sisters to tell us the meet-cute story of her and husband Larry Campbell, who have a new album out together after each building prolific careers working with music giants like Bob Dylan, Levon Helm and The Grateful Dead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The duo Gracie and Rachel join the show to talk about their unique take on misogyny in the music industry and how years of living AND working together has somehow not destroyed their friendship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Edara "Baby G," lead singer of ubiquitous Brooklyn band Shinobi Ninja, joins Soul Sisters to tell us what it's like being the lone woman in a band with five dudes, and being mistaken for "the merch girl." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Musician (and now comic book author) Lights joins Soul Sisters to talk about her new alter ego and to demand more inclusive marketing to young girls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto joins Soul Sisters to tell us about growing up with the complicated genius of her father - the founder of bossa nova Joao Gilberto - and her decision to cover Radiohead on her new live album. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carla Bruni joins Soul Sisters to explain how she balanced a music career with being France's First Lady - and how she did NOT date Donald Trump, despite his claims to the contrary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The country star explains how finding her authentic voice took her from "I Hope You Dance" stardom to her soul-satisfying new album The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tori Amos makes her second appearance on Soul Sisters to offer some perspective on the current sex abuse scandals rocking Hollywood, and to explain how the election of "the Master Showman" affected the writing of her new album Native Invader. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tegan and Sara Quinn took some time right before their set at this year's Meadows Festival in Queens to catch up with Soul Sisters about how they're surviving these trying political times, why they had to become the queer icons they wanted to see in the world and how it feels to say good-bye to their Love You To Death tour in order to say hello to their upcoming The Con 10th anniversary tour and The Con X: Covers album out Oct. 20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy National Coming Out Day! And happy Julia Weldon day, as the singer/songwriter joins Soul Sisters to tell us about her journey from child actor to musician while grappling with issues of gender, sexuality and near-fatal illness, all of which have culminated in the crafting of beautiful songs like those found on her new album, Comatose Hope. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The "Sunny Came Home" singer joins Soul Sisters to reflect on the 20th anniversary of both Lilith Fair and her album A Few Small Repairs, which Colvin has just re-released as a special anniversary edition. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Don't Cry Out Loud" singer (and Blossom's mom!) Melissa Manchester stops by Soul Sisters to talk about her TWO new albums, performing at the Women's March in LA and how she got her start singing in the bathhouse with Bette Midler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The B-52s' Cindy Wilson takes us through the "very psychedelic," "very David Lynch" early days of The B-52s through today as juggles touring with that band and launching her own solo endeavor - which she says isn't that dissimilar from how The B-52s started out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this special comedy edition of Soul Sisters, actor/comedian Lauren Lapkus tells us about her new '90s nostalgia podcast and general obsession with the era, and comedian/musician Lane Moore discusses her band's new '90s-inspired performance series and her eternal love for the movie Empire Records. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner joins Jessie and Darah to go deep on the inspiration behind her new album Soft Sounds From Another Planet, writing through grief, shutting down misogyny on tour, and the best way to get back at an ex - by besting their social media following. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jessie and Darah rehash this year's crazy MTV Video Music Awards, including that shocking Fifth Harmony performance and the new Taylor Swift music video. Then Jessie is joined by her sister from another mister, Christina Cone from the band Frances Cone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Singer/songwriter Phoebe Ryan joins us to discuss her new single "Forgetting All About You" featuring Blackbear, her life motto "Destroy it to enjoy it," and her fresh approach to songwriting (be it for Usher or Britney Spears). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

pronoun, aka Alyse Vellturo, joins Soul Sisters to tell us exactly how her EP was born out of two classic inspirations: a bad break-up...and Tinder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Allison Pierce joins this episode of Soul Sisters to explain how initially her "heart was broken by the music business just countless times" when she and her sister Cat recorded together as The Pierces a decade ago. Now with her first solo album, Year of the Rabbit, she is ready to have another go at it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paula Cole joins Darah and Jessie to talk about the 20th anniversary of Lilith Fair and the album that propelled her to pop stardom with hits like "I Don't Want to Wait" and "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone," plus her new album Ballads out August 11. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.