Kelly Clarkson and Pitbull have been added to the lineup for VH1 Divas . Melanie Fiona and Metric are also scheduled to take part in VH1's tribute to the dance music of Donna Summer and Whitney Houston, who both died earlier this year. WENN / Danny Clifford/ Hottwire.net Ian West/PA Wire/Press Association Images VH1 previously announced that Miley Cyrus, Kelly Rowland, Ciara and Demi Lovato will also take part in the live concert. Adam Lambert will host the December television special, while Havana Brown is to serve as the official VH1 Divas in-house DJ. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Save the Music Foundation, which provides and funds music education across the US. VH1 Divas airs from Los Angeles on Sunday, December 16 at 9/8c. The cable network began its Divas series with a 1998 concert which brought together Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan and Aretha Franklin on one stage. Watch Kelly Clarkson perform 'Mr Know It All' below: F...

Kelly Clarkson performs onstage at the 40th Annual American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 18, 2012. UPI/Phil McCarten License photo Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 9:13 AM NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Kelly Clarkson , Melanie Fiona, Metric and Pitbull have joined the lineup for next month's "VH1 Divas" concert in Los Angeles, organizers said. Also set to take part in the Dec. 16 dance music tribute at the Shrine Auditorium are Ciara, Miley Cyrus , Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Jordin Sparks . Adam Lambert is to serve as host of the "homage to the greatest divas of dance music," VH1 said. The show also will include tributes to the late dance-music greats Whitney Houston and Donna Summer . "VH1 Divas" will benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, a non-profit org! anization dedicated to keeping music education alive in American public schools.

Kelly Clarkson is 'nowhere near' retirement. The 'Miss Independent' hitmaker has just released her 'Greatest Hits Chapter One' album to commemorate 10 years in the music industry since becoming the first winner of 'American Idol' in 2002, but she is struggling to get her head around reaching such a milestone. 'I'm 30 but the label said, 'Let's do a greatest hits,' she said. 'Each record is a chapter of your life and I will only retire when it stops being fun. But right now I'm nowhere near.' The track Kelly is proudest of is her song 'Because Of You', released in 2004 - as it brings back memories of her as a young songwriter. She added to the Daily Star newspaper: ''Because Of You' was my baby because I wrote it when I was a kid, then it went to number one worldwide, which meant a lot as a singer and a writer.' Now she has achieved her goals and become a pop star, Kelly is keen to help other aspirin...

Posted: November 28, 2012 Kelly Clarkson is upset with the British newspaper The Mirror for misquoting the singer and portraying her as obnoxious and arrogant in a recent headline. Clarkson said that she was offended and upset over The Mirror s Celebs on Sunday section, reading several quotes that the singer either never said or were taken out of context, used to portray her in a negative light, reports MSN . After reading, she took to Twitter to set the record straight regarding the issue, letting her British fans know thatThe Mirror had it all wrong. Just to clear up the absolutely wrong so-called quotes from me, I have never had anorexia nor did I ever say, No-one should be as famous as me, Clarkson said of the headline. The quote attributed to Clarkson by The Mirror appeared in the papers Celebs on Sunday cover over a picture of her. Of the interview, Clarkson clarified what she had said: I said in the interview, when asked about fame, that I have no desire to be! as famous ...

Kelly Clarkson 's 10 best-selling UK singles have been announced. The star's 2012 hit 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)' topped the sales tally, after shifting 412,193 copies since its release earlier this year. Clarkson's 2009 smash 'My Life Would Suck Without You' follows at two with sales of 327,446, while 2011's 'Mr Know It All' is in third place with 279,856 copies sold. The list has been revealed in support of Kelly Clarkson's first ever retrospective Greatest Hits - Chapter One , which is out now. The collection marks the tenth anniversary since Clarkson won American Idol back in 2002, and celebrates a career which has spawned over 20 million album sales worldwide. > Digital Spy asks: What is Kelly Clarkson's best single? Kelly Clarkson's top 10 best-selling UK singles are as follows: 1. 'Stronger' (412, 193) 2. 'My Life Would Suck Without You' (327,446) 3. 'Mr Know It All' (279,856) 4. '...

Danny Clifford/Hottwire.net/WENN.com Kelly Clarkson is one of the original reality television success stories as she became the first winner of American Idol all the way back in 2002 and has been around ever since. After over 10 years in the music industry she has acclaimed huge hits such as power ballad 'Because Of You' and every teenage girl's favourite 'Since You've Been Gone' resulting in her deiciding to release a greatest hits album. According to MTV, she told 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest that she was shocked about being asked to put out a greatest hits album, she said: "I was like, 'Really? I'm 30! I feel like that's something you do when ... you don't have anything else to put out. So, yeah, but I'm 30, so that's weird." Kelly also spoke about her decade in the business, she said: It's been a decade now since I won 'American Idol.' Sometimes it feels longer because, although it has been exciti...

Kelly Clarkson is furious that a magazine in the United Kingdom has misquoted her. The season one American Idol champion responded to a cover story in the UK Mirror Sunday Celebs insert, which featured a photo of Clarkson with a headline that read: "No one on the planet should be as famous as me." "I love when people take what you say and twist itto make you sound obnoxious and arrogant," she tweeted on Monday evening . STORY: 'American Idol' Finalists: Where Are They Now? Among the claimed falsehoods: the lifestyle publication positioned Clarkson as having revealed that she had anorexia, which the Texas native denied. "I have never had anorexia nor did I ever say 'no one should be as famous as me,'" she wrote. "I said in the interview, when asked about fame, that I have no d! esire to be as famous as Britney [ Spears ] or Madonna . I said that kind of fame was too much for any person and that I have experienced a portion of wha...

Considering the sheer number of contestants who have graced the stages of Simon Cowell's TV juggernauts over the past decade, it's quite remarkable that it's the careers of both the USA and the UK's first ever Idol winners that are still in the rudest health. Will Young topped the charts for the first time in eight years with 2011's return-to-form 'Echoes,' whilst other than a minor blip with the self-indulgent 'My December,' Kelly Clarkson has remained one of her generation's most bankable hit-makers ever since she stormed to glory back in 2002. Celebrating her impressively enduring career, 'Greatest Hits: Chapter One' shows how she has managed to sustain her success far longer than the likes of Ruben Studdard, Fantasia and Taylor Hicks. Quite simply, she's released a string of killer pop singles. The brilliantly defiant 'Since You've Been Gone' borrowed from the alt-rock of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the feisty girl power pop o...

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Singer Kelly Clarkson's holiday dreams have come true - she spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with a proper boyfriend for the first time. The Since U Been Gone hitmaker has always hoped she'd get to experience real love one day, and she couldn't wait for the holidays to come so she could spend some quality time with boyfriend Brandon Blackstock and his kids. She says, "You know what - and this is going to sound like I'm making a joke, but it is so not. It is serious. I am not alone for the first time for Thanksgiving and Christmas and I am very happy. "I've been praying for so long and he's so great."

Apparently that bit about Blaine joining the superheroes club a few episodes ago was not a typical throwaway "Glee" gag, but a setup for "Dynamic Duets," an episode of "Glee" that brings the show both back to its roots of a specific mix of insanity and earnestness, while subsequently moving the show forward into its new, uncharted future. It's a deft move, and something many fans weren't sure the show could even achieve, let alone achieve with a campy superhero themed episode. First, the new kids. Ryder and Kitty officially join the glee club and Finn kicks off his first official lesson with a bit fumbling and with the idea that the sectionals theme (hey, sectionals is next week!) is Foreigner they will only sing songs by Foreigner in foreign language in outfits of the world. When no one takes to the idea, Finn realizes he has to embrace the superhero obsession and comes back with the Dynamic Duets idea, pairing up the newbies in unlikely duos to p...

wenn.com Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she sees a long-term future with her boyfriend, talent manager Brandon Blackstock. The singer stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform her new single, 'Catch My Breath', but also gushed about her romance with Blackstock and their future. "We are totally going to get married. We love each other. We are totally going to get married one day," Clarkson said. "I mean, he's got to put a ring on it at some point. But I'll wait it out." Clarkson met Blackstock six years ago as he is her managers son but he was married at the time and love blossomed after that union ended. But the singer has admitted that shes not going to become a bridezilla anytime soon as shes not a girl for weddings. "Honestly I've never been the girl to plan a wedding. We will totally, probably elope," she said. "This is going to sound like I'm making a joke but it is so not. It is serious. "I am not alone for t...

The bad news: Kelly Clarkson and boyfriend Brandon Blackstock are not engaged. The good news: It's only a matter of time until they are! The "Mr. Know It All" singer, 30, chatted with Ellen DeGeneres during a Tuesday appearance on "Ellen" about rumors that she and the Nashville-based talent manager are already set to tie the knot. PHOTOS: Kelly's body through the years "Everyone thinks we are [engaged]. We're not," Clarkson explained. "We've actually been dating for nine months." Still, the inaugural "American Idol" winner is more than hopeful that she'll be Mrs. Blackstock one day. "We are totally going to get married. We love each other," she gushed of Blackstock, who's the son of Clarkson's longtime manager Narvel Blackstock, and the stepson of Reba McEntire. "We are totally going to get married one day. No, he has two children and I'm new I mean, he's got to put a ring on it at so...

By Mike Fleeman 11/20/2012 at 03:30 PM EST Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson Rick Diamond/Getty As hints go, this one wasn't too subtle, seeing as Kelly Clarkson dropped it on national television. Appearing Tuesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , the pop star says she isn't engaged to her boyfriend of nine months, Brandon Blackstock, but just give it a little time. "We are totally going to get married," says Clarkson. "We love each other. We are totally going to get married one day." She then holds up her hand and says, "I mean, he's got to put a ring on at some point." She adds: "But I'll wait it out." Asked by DeGeneres what kind of ceremony she envisions, Clarkson, 30, acknowledges, "Honestly I've never been the girl to plan a wedding." "We will totally, probably elope," she adds. No matter when the day comes, Clarkson is just enjoying her relationship with the 35-year-old Nashville-based talent mana...

She said: "I completely fell in love. I did! Welcome to Cheeseville! I don't know. Your priorities kind of shift and you become happier and all that stuff. It's probably my best accomplishment because I think, for me, especially, I just didn't think it would happen." However, the 'Mr. Knot It All' hitmaker insists her personal happiness doesn't mean she will stop writing angry songs. She joked: "[Brandon's] totally gonna p**s me off at some point, right? I'll write about it." Kelly recently admitted she wanted to marry Brandon - the son of her manager Narvel Blackstock - as soon as they met. She said: "We met years ago when I was working with Rascal Flatts, and he used to tour manage with him. "I didn't really know [Brandon] was [my manager's] son and it was kind of weird. I was like 'dude I gotta know that guy. We were just in a room together, and then he came up and said he was from the same home town as me and...

The American Music Awards know their place in the landscape of music-related award shows. The ceremony doesn't have the prestige of the Grammys or the cheeky irreverence of MTV's Video Music Awards and certainly not the ratings of either. PHOTOS: Full results: American Music Awards winners list But where the show, which aired Sunday evening on ABC , excels is its ability to provide pop spectacle. Splashy commercials leading into the program featured a simple tagline: "Your playlist goes live." And this is one award show where radio hits not the trophies seem to matter most. "This is for all the haters who thought I'd be here for only one or two years," Justin Bieber declared as he clutched his win for favorite pop/rock male artist. "But I think I'm gonna be for a long time." Before Bieber became one of the biggest stars on the planet, it was thought his success would wane when puberty hit. Though the 18-year-old singer went on to be th...

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Kelly Clarkson photo courtesy of kellyclarkson.com. Kelly Clarkson is known as a pop star, but in the 10 years since being crowned the first American Idol, she has recorded duets with country stars Reba , Jason Aldean and Vince Gill but not a single pop star. The reason? Pop stars turned her down on eight separate occasions. I have, like, 5,000 duets in country music, Kelly told the Huffington Post . I dont have one in pop. Thats legitimately because everyone turns me down. Im not even kidding. Ive asked sooo many artists to sing with me. Everyone legitimately turns me down! The only one that hasnt was Chris Daug! htry. Kelly, who has been a Nashville resident for the last six years, will release her first Greatest Hits collection on November 19. Her Dont You Wanna Stay duet with Jason Aldean will be included as well as a few new songs including Dont Rush, the soulful country tune she recorded with Vince Gill. Despite her ties to country music, shes not planning to leave her pop...

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Project Runway All Stars: Andrae Talks Elimination, Alienation, And Loneliness | Home | Americas Next Top Model Recap: College Edition Season Finale November 16, 2012 04:00 PM by Lisa Princ American Idol s very first winner, and Duets star, Kelly Clarkson has always been the strong and single type of girl. So needless to say, fans were thrilled to learn that the! singer had found love with Brandon Blackstock , her boyfriend of eight months. Now, Clarkson revealed that the pair just got a place together, and she even brought up marriage! Kelly Clarkson gushed in the past about her boyfriend, Brandon Blackstock, even telling Ryan Seacrest: Once you finally fall in love with someone and you are so comfortable with them, it makes you more comfortable in your skin, and now, Clarkson is ready for the next move! Speaking to In Touch Magazine recently, Kelly revealed: Brandon just bought us a new house in LA. Well be unpacking and decorating over the holidays. And while Kelly and Bra...

Kelly Clarkson wants to work with 'Grenade' hitmaker Bruno Mars. The 'American Idol' winner is a huge fan of the 'Grenade' hitmaker and would love to work with him on a version of 'Somethin' Stupid', a track covered by Frank and Nancy Sinatra in 1967 and by Nicole Kidman and Robbie Williams in 2001. She said: 'I want to recut 'Somethin' Stupid' with Bruno Mars or Blake Shelton.'' Kelly, 30, also revealed she is a huge fan of country music from ewhen she was growing up. She said: 'I love to blast 90s and 80s country music, it's my favourite kind of country. Too many couples' skates to mention.' Music is hugely important in Kelly's life and she even has her favourite songs to clean to. She added: 'I always put on Patsy Cline or Hank Williams records when I clean the house. They clear my mind and inspire me to clean and chill.'

Kelly Clarkson says her relationship with Brandon Blackstock is her 'best accomplishment' and has changed her outlook on life. The 30-year-old singer - who shot to fame after winning 'American Idol' in 2002 - has been romancing Brandon Blackstock for eight months and insists the romance has completely changed her outlook on life. She said: 'I completely fell in love. I did! Welcome to Cheeseville! I don't know. Your priorities kind of shift and you become happier and all that stuff. It's probably my best accomplishment because I think, for me, especially, I just didn't think it would happen.' However, the 'Mr. Knot It All' hitmaker insists her personal happiness doesn't mean she will stop writing angry songs. She joked: '(Brandon's) totally gonna ps me off at some point, right? I'll write about it.' Kelly recently admitted she wanted to marry Brandon - the son of her manager Narvel Blackstock - as soon as they met. She sai...

Released on Sunday, Nov 25 2012 Published Thursday, Nov 15 2012, 14:22 GMT | By Lewis Corner | Add comment Although talent show finalists in recent years have embarked on worldwide domination, only time will tell if they have longevity. America's original 'Idol' Kelly Clarkson has somewhat effortlessly mastered both, enjoying 10 years of hit albums and sell-out tours; so it's only right she rounds off the era with what she does best - a stadium-rousing anthem. "Catching my breath, letting it go, turning my cheek for the sake of this show," Kelly admits, before she storms into h! er now trademark powerhouse chorus of soaring guitars and echoed beats. As always, her range and boombast remains the star of the show, along with an earworm melody and euphoric vocal runs. The final result is an apt way to mark an impressive milestone, but also leaves us suitably excited for the next 10 years. Watch the music video for Kelly Clarkson's 'Catch My Breath...

Originally published November 15, 2012 at 5:51 AM | Page modified November 15, 2012 at 6:24 AM LOS ANGELES There's a reason Kelly Clarkson has performed duets with country superstars like Reba McEntire, Jason Aldean and Vince Gill but never one of her Top 40 colleagues in the 10 years since she became the first "American Idol". They've turned her down - eight times. "I have, like, 5,000 duets in country music," Clarkson says, flashing a smile. "I don't have one in pop. That's legitimately because everyone turns me down. I'm not even kidding. I've asked sooo many artists to sing with me. Everyone legitimately turns me down! The only one that hasn't was Chris Daughtry." The sugary sweet pop star who's called Nashville, Tenn., home for the past six years isn't naming names (and much to the dismay of fans, her collaborations with fellow "Idol" alum Daughtry were never released.) While she hasn't exactly been ab...

Kelly Clarkson with Vince Gill (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Can you believe its been a decade since Kelly Clarkson won American Idol and launched her career? Neither can she. As the singer steps into her 30s and celebrates 10 years of making music, she will release Greatest Hits Chapter One on Monday, November 19. Much of the focus of the album will be her pop materialthat is, after all, what she built her career upon. However, she has been dabbling more and more in country music (even moving to Nashville this year). And two songs on Greatest Hits will showcase this side of her musical persona. Perhaps the most obvious to make the cut is Dont You Wanna Stay, her duet with Jason Aldean that won two ACM awards this year. The second, though, is a new so! ng called Dont Rushanother duet, this time featuring Vince Gill . Its sexy retro-country, Clarkson said of the latter song in a statement, and as soon I heard it, I put the song on hold. My goal as a singer is to capture the sentiment o...

Although singer Kelly Clarkson has been shouting her love for boyfriend Brandon Blackstock from the rooftops, the "American Idol" winner says she isnt even thinking about planning her wedding just yet. Theres no rush; were not pushing anything, she told Life & Style while promoting her Greatest Hits CD (out Nov. 19). We will totally get married in the future, she added, with confidence. He already has two awesome kids an 11-year-old and a seven-year-old. PHOTOS: See pictures of Kelly Clarkson and her boyfriend on Celebuzz In the meantime, Clarkson is focused on other things like setting up the house Blackstock just bought for the happy couple in Tennessee. When Im not working, youll find me getting on with my life in Nashville, not turning up at parties in London, Los Angeles or New York, Clarkson, 30, said. Clarkson who met her talent-manager boyfriend, 35, through his stepmom, Reba McEntire says shes also looking forward to spending the holidays with Blackstock t...

Text Size: A Small Text A Medium Text A Large Text Danny Moloshok/Reuters (CNN) You may be a fan of Kelly Clarkson's older hits, like "Since U Been Gone" and "Miss Independent," but the 30-year-old singer herself would rather tune out. "Sometimes, I can't listen to really old school songs ... because they just use so much autotune when it's not needed that it kills me. I can't listen to it," Clarkson told CNN. "What I love about that though is on songs like 'Miss Independent,' not only was it autotune, I just sounded di! fferent, I sounded so young." But considering it's still a favorite of hers as well as her fans, Clarkson included a live version of "Miss Independent" on her first greatest hits collection, "Greatest Hits: Chapter One," which is due out on November 19. And while the record does include some of the break-up songs that made her an even bigger name in music after she won "Ameri...

Kelly Clarkson releases 'Catch My Breath' on November 18. The track serves as the lead single from her upcoming greatest hits album Chapter One , which follows on November 26. Watch the official music video below: For more breaking entertainment and tech coverage follow Digital Spy on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook .

November 13, 2012 02:06:07 GMT Kelly Clarkson premieres a breath-taking new video in support of her upcoming 'Greatest Hits' album out on November 19. First season winner of "", , released the new clip for her track "Catch My Breath" on Monday, November 12. The song is the lead single from the chanteuse's first best-of compilation album titled "" due to hit stores on November 19. The new clip definitely lifts Clarkson right into the center of the diva spotlight as she shows off her gorgeous blonde waves, standing extra tall, and looking sultry and svelte in an elegant black dress. The "Don't Rush" singer gets down to those power vocals against a studio backdrop projecting a mix of mesmerizing images of natural elements like water, fire, and of course a lot of wind blowing right in front of her to really deliver that pop diva attitude. "Catch My Breath" may seem like a quite simple production for the 30-year-old pop/rock ...

Fresh from his split from Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber has been tapped to perform at the upcoming American Music Awards. Also new to the AMA roster are Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, The Wanted and Swizz Beatz, featuring Chris Brown and Ludacris. 47 Photos AMA 2011 Red Carpet They join an already star-studded bill that includes Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, No Doubt, Pink, Pitbull, Taylor Swift and Usher. Minaj and Rihanna lead this year's nominees with four nods each. Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher are all up for three nominations each, while Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J. Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Pitbull will be in the running for two awards each. The artist of the year nominees are Drake, Bieber, Maroon 5, Perry and Rihanna. Fans pick the winners by voting online. The 40th American Music Awards will air live on Sunday from Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. R...

Kelly Clarkson has a pretty thick skin when it comes to criticism over her appearance, and she credits her small town upbringing for giving her a harder shell than others in the spotlight. "I'm from a small town, so even before all of this there [have] always been people going, 'You should wear this!' 'You're too thin!' 'You're too big.' 'You should say this!' 'You should sing this song!' 'You should do this!'" Kelly told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, as she sat down to discuss her new album, "Greatest Hits - Chapter One." PLAY IT NOW: Are Marriage & Kids In The Future For Kelly Clarkson? "There's always people [putting] their two cents in, so I'm used to that," she continued. "I guess what I just can't get past is -- I don't know if I'm just a self-involved person or whatever, but I don't care that much about others to be like, 'I think you need to d...

Kelly Clarkson has had a great career singing about heartbreak and moving on, but her new album - a greatest hits compilation - has three new tracks, one of which - "Don't Rush" (a duet with Vince Gill) - was influenced by her romantic happiness with boyfriend Brandon Blackstock . And Brandon's stepmom - Reba McEntire - noticed. PLAY IT NOW: Kelly Clarkson Talks Performing On Saturday Night Live & Her New Canine Boyfriends "Reba -- I was actually at the CMAs -- and she was like, 'I don't know if you would have picked that song before.' Because I'm always the girl who loves the heartbreak songs and stuff like that, and I have since I was a kid," Kelly told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson , of picking a loved-up tune for the LP. "But, I'm super happy, I'm in love and it's great and so I like singing about it." Kelly, the original winner of "American Idol," will release "Greatest Hits - Chapter On...

"RUSH" WEEK: Kelly Clarkson was the first Idol to appear on the Billboard charts. She was also the first Idol to appear on a country chart. While her victory ode, "A Moment Like This," was enjoying a run at No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100, the song received enough airplay on country stations to make a brief appearance on Hot Country Songs, peaking at No. 58 the week of Oct. 26, 2002. Five years passed before Clarkson earned another berth on Hot Country Songs, teamed with Reba McEntire on a remake of the formers "Because of You." The duet version peaked at No. 2 the week of Sept. 8, 2007. Clarksons infrequent visits to the country chart continued 3 1/2 years later, thanks to another team-up. The song was "Dont You Wanna Stay," credited to Jason Aldean with Clarkson. The powerhouse pairing was enough to carry the song all the way to No. 1 for a three-week stay that began the week of March 12, 2011. STORY: 'American Idol! on the Charts...

In addition to the outpouring of pride for Obama's win in the 2012 presidential election, Americans all over the country continue to celebrate other milestones made during this heated and very expensive race chief among them various achievements made by women. First and foremost, women turned out in record numbers to vote (53 percent of voters) and 55 percent of those female voters voted for Obama. One of those voters was Kelly Clarkson, a self-avowed "Obama girl," who told MTV News on Monday that women's rights were a major reason she backed the president. "I'm not really down with Mitt Romney's ideals for throwing women back to the '50s," she told MTV News. "I'm for gay rights. I'm for anyone's rights. I'm for gay rights, heterosexual rights, purple people's rights." That high female voter turnout also helped send a record number of women into office. According to the Center for the American Women in Politics ...