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Nicki Minaj confirms her bisexuality, Jennifer Knapp comes out, Tegan & Sara sell out shows in Australia, and the Glastonbury 2010 lineup is announced! Also, a whole lot of album previews and more!

Indie pop singer-songwriter Hailey Wojcik is playing a concert this Wednesday in support of her latest album, ‘Diorama.’ As a special treat for Autostraddle readers, she’s giving away two free tickets to the NYC show.

Admit it: The real reason you bought your iPad is because your cat feels left out when you use your iPhone. His tiny paws can’t seem to type on that tiny touchscreen, so you did what any loving cat-owner would do. You bought him an iPad with its paw-friendly, giant touchscreen. Problem solved!

The weather’s finally warming up, you’ve busted out the flip flops, and you’re ready for summer and its numerous music festivals! … At least I hope so, because this Fix is dominated by Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, and the Pitchfork Festival. Also, Season 2 of Glee premieres and a new track from Big Boi.

Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Orianthi, picked up the guitar at age 6 and hasn’t put it down since. At 24, she’s already been invited on Michael Jackson’s world tour and counts Steve Vai and Carlos Santana as her biggest fans. In the lead up to her performance at Dinah Shore, Jess G. sits down with Orianthi to geek out about guitars and discuss her steady rise to fame and what’s in store for the future — like her gig this week at Girlbar’s Dinah Shore Weekend, where she will be mobbed by lesbians because she’s super hot too.

Tegan & Sara’s Alligator EP and German tour, M.I.A headlining HARD festival, MGMT’s new album leaks, new releases from Jenny Owen Youngs, She & Him and Monica, Big Star musician Alex Chilton passes away, the Gods of Hip-Hop, the 21 worst charity music videos and more.

Kate Nash announces North American tour, Sia previews new tracks, Justin Bieber sells sh*t on QVC, Tegan & Sara to headline 2010 Honda Civic Tour with Paramore, Lilith Fair dates announced, new MGMT single for free download, and so much more!

Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are the talented young women behind this indie-folk duo. They attracted over a million YouTube views with their 2008 Fleet Foxes cover and finally released their debut album, ‘The Big Black & The Blue’ this past January. Catch their amazing live performance at this year’s SXSW.

Brooklyn-based Tanlines incorporates mainstream club synthesizer with accessible vocals and melodic riffs. If you like New Order or Ratatat, you’re in for a treat.

Laura Marling discusses her new album ‘I Speak Because I Can’, SXSW is quickly approaching, Mark Linkhous of Sparkhorse passes away, She & Him’s new video and much more in this week’s Music Fix.

Don’t dismiss Local Natives as just another indie band. Their debut album, ‘Gorilla Manor’, features catchy three-part harmonies and polyrhythmic percussion that warrants play after play. They’re playing a whopping nine shows at this year’s SXSW Festival.

Baltimore rapper Rye Rye has toured with M.I.A. and worked with rapper/producer DJ Blaqstarr. Now after a brief hiatus following the birth of her daughter, Rye Rye is back and playing three shows at this year’s SXSW.

Jess G. initially wrote off “Voice On Tape” by Jenny Owen Youngs as another pleasant indie-pop song by a cute, guitar-playing girl. But then the chorus hit, and she thought, “Ohh, sexy.” This is the first in a series of Audiostraddle spotlights on SXSW artists.

Broken Social Scene releases a new single, Laura Veirs is (still) cute, the Gorillaz are back with an album, and so much more!

2010 Bonnaroo Lineup, Bonnie “Prince” Billy announces new album, Nicki Minaj finds her monkey, Soul Trail, St. Vincent, Google commits blogocide, and so much more! Oh also, Audiostraddle needs a new writer. Inquire within!

Sigur Rós front man Jónsi announces his first solo tour, Ke$ha pranks Hollywood, Amanda F*cking Palmer plays conjoined twin, Pitchfork announces festival lineup, and so much more!

Do you love sad songs? Do you also love Kermit the frog? Sad Kermit combines the two with this cover of Elliott Smith’s “Needle In The Hay.”

Do we really need Lilith Fair in 2010? Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein ponders. UK darling Laura Marling debuts a new sound and a new single. I’m From Barcelona releases free music from their upcoming ’27 Songs.’ Amanda F*cking Palmer has hairy armpits. And so much more!

The new Honda Accord Crosstour commercial caught Jess’ attention for more than one reason. It features “Pata Pata” by South African singing legend Miriam Makeba.

In her Audiostraddle debut, Jess Gitner writes about The Magnetic Fields’ eccentricities, gender-bending lyrics and return to folk as she reviews their forthcoming album, ‘Realism’, which drops Jan 26.