Curated in collaboration with Tamar-kali and Kathleen Hanna
This season’s American Songbook reclaims and elevates our Singer Outsiders, women and nonbinary musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and performance and continue to drive conversations on gender, identity, and empowerment.

Women and non-binary artists who have contributed to the ongoing history of the American Songbook have often created at the outskirts of the possible, innovating ahead of their time and defying expectations. From the underground punk scene to soul-filled jazz clubs, and the Broadway stage, these fearless heroes use music to voice their truth—and inspire their communities to do the same. Taking a cue from Sister Outsider, Audre Lorde’s influential essay collection on feminist theories and identity, this season’s American Songbook reclaims and elevates our Singer Outsiders, musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and performance and continue to drive conversations on gender, identity, and empowerment. Curated in collaboration with iconic genre-defining composers and singers Tamar-kali and Kathleen Hanna, Lincoln Center proudly presents a bold and eclectic lineup of powerhouse voices from across the punk, pop, jazz, classical, R&B, and theater worlds. The queens of noise are here to stay!