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No Doubt

No Doubt is an American rock band formed in Anaheim, California in 1986. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist and founding member Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young. Keyboardist Eric Stefani, Gwen's brother, was also a former member when the band started to release albums in 1992. Since the mid-1990s, trombonist Gabrial McNair and trumpeter Stephen Bradley have performed with the band as session and touring musicians.

Though its 1992 eponymous debut album failed to make an impact, its ska punk-inspired follow-up The Beacon Street Collection sold over 100,000 copies in 1995, more than triple the sales of its predecessor. The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom (1995) benefited from the resurgence of third-wave ska in the 1990s, and "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. "Just a Girl", co-written by Stefani, was described as "the most popular cut on the CD".

The band's next album, Return of Saturn (2000), did not match the success of their previous album, despite its Top 40 hit single "Simple Kind of Life". However, the album received critical praise and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards. The following year, the band returned with the album Rock Steady (2001), which incorporated reggae and dancehall music. The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All"; "Hella Good" was also nominated for a Grammy award.

After a 2004 tour, the band members pursued solo projects, with Stefani releasing two successful solo albums Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) and The Sweet Escape (2006), while Tom Dumont released his own solo music project, Invincible Overlord. In 2008, the band resumed working slowly on their sixth and latest effort, titled Push and Shove (2012), and released its lead single "Settle Down". The band has sold over 33 million records worldwide.

1986–1989: Formation, early years and line-up changes
In 1986, Eric Stefani and John Spence met at a Dairy Queen and talked about getting a group together to play music. Stefani acquired a keyboard and gathered some players together to practice; these included himself (keyboards), his sister Gwen Stefani (backing vocals), John Spence (lead vocals), Jerry McMahon (guitar), Chris Leal (bass), Chris Webb (drums), Gabriel Gonzalez (trumpet), Alan Meade (trumpet), and Tony Meade (saxophone). They practiced in Eric's parents' garage.

Tony Kanal went to one of the band's early shows, and soon joined the band as its bassist. After initially rejecting her advances, he began dating Gwen, but they kept their relationship secret for a year, feeling that it was an unspoken rule that no one in the band date her. Paul Caseley (trombone) also joined the band in 1987. Eric Carpenter (saxophone) joined the horn section soon after. The group performed at an Orange High School backyard graduation party on June 6, 1987, with two other California ska bands. At the party, No Doubt's set included "Total Hate", "Too Much Pressure", "Danger", "Paulina", "Gangsters", and the song "No Doubt". Video clips from the party appeared on VH1's Behind the Music.

In December 1987, Spence died by suicide, several days before the band was to play a gig at The Roxy Theatre for record industry employees. No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks with Alan Meade taking over vocals. When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer, and No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California. In early 1988, Tom Dumont left Rising, a heavy metal band of which he was a member with his sister, stating that local metal bands "were into drinking, wearing Spandex" but that he wanted to focus on music. He joined No Doubt and replaced Jerry McMahon as the band's guitarist. Adrian Young replaced Chris Webb as their drummer the following year. During this time period, No Doubt played gigs at local colleges, Fender's Grand Ballroom, The Whisky, The Roxy, many shows with The Untouchables, Fishbone, and a show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Cal State Long Beach. Caseley left No Doubt in July 1989 for the US Navy Band.

1990–1992: Self-titled debut album
Impressed by the presence of stage diving fans at No Doubt's concerts and Gwen's on-stage presence, Tony Ferguson signed the band to a multi-album deal with the newly created Interscope Records in 1990. No Doubt's self-titled debut album was released in 1992, but it featured no radio singles, although a video was made for "Trapped in a Box". Owing to the music world's direct focus on grunge, No Doubt's album was not supported by the record label, and was considered a commercial failure for selling only 30,000 copies. The band embarked on a national tour in support of the album, though Interscope refused to support the tour. The band failed to bring the audiences that it had attracted in southern California, and often found that No Doubt was not even available in the cities where they were playing. Eric Stefani began to withdraw from the group, vacillating between being in and out of the band.

1993–1997: Reorganization and career breakthrough
The band began work on its next album the next year, but Interscope rejected much of its material, and the band was paired with producer Matthew Wilder. Eric did not like to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing. He left No Doubt in 1994 to resume an animation career with the cartoon TV series The Simpsons. Kanal then ended his seven-year relationship with Gwen, saying that he needed "space". Unsure of what to do with the band, Interscope sublicensed the project to Trauma Records in 1993. No Doubt released The Beacon Street Collection, consisting of outtakes from its previous recording sessions, in 1995 on its own label, Beacon Street Records. Mixing 1980s punk rock and some grunge influences into the band's sound, the album contains a rawer sound than No Doubt, and it sold more than three times as many copies as its predecessor. Later that year, Trauma Records released Tragic Kingdom, much of which dealt with the relationship between Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani.

The release of 1995's Tragic Kingdom and the single "Just a Girl" allowed the group to achieve mainstream commercial success. No Doubt began touring in support of the album late that year, and it grew into a 27-month international tour. In 1996, the second single, "Spiderwebs", was successful, and "Don't Speak", a ballad written by Gwen and Eric Stefani about Gwen and Kanal's break-up, was released as the third single and broke the previous record when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay for sixteen non-consecutive weeks. No Doubt was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album at the 1997 Grammy Awards. By the end of the year, half of the songs on Tragic Kingdom had been released as singles, and the album was certified eight times platinum. Later, they were nominated for two more Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, both for "Don't Speak". The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album diamond in February 1999, and with worldwide sales of sixteen million. Through the success of Tragic Kingdom, the band's self-titled debut album began again to sell copies, and reached total sales of over a quarter of a million copies.

The album's release fueled a dispute between Trauma and Interscope Records over No Doubt's recording contract. Trauma sued for US$100 million for breach of contract, fraud, and extortion and sought to have its joint venture agreement ended, claiming that Interscope had reneged on its contract after the band had become more successful than expected. No Doubt had previously stated that it had switched to Trauma Records and that the transition was "really great...because now we have the attention and the focus of a small indie label." The case was settled out of court with a $3 million payment.

1998–2003: Continued touring and new albums
The band finished its tour in December 1997 and had several releases during the two-year writing process to make its follow-up to Tragic Kingdom. Live in the Tragic Kingdom, a live long-form video of the band's performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, was released and The Beacon Street Collection was re-released while the band was on tour that year. The band recorded "I Throw My Toys Around" with Elvis Costello for The Rugrats Movie, and it contributed to The Clash's tribute album Burning London: The Clash Tribute. Stefani began to make recordings without the band, contributing vocals to tracks for The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Prince, Fishbone, and Familyhood Nextperience, and her boyfriend Gavin Rossdale's band Bush. After some time in-between albums, No Doubt included its song "New" on the soundtrack to the movie Go in 1999. "New", inspired by Gwen's budding relationship with Rossdale, was one of the first songs written after the release of Tragic Kingdom. In 2000, the band released Return of Saturn, its follow-up to Tragic Kingdom. The album featured a darker tone and was more lyrically advanced than No Doubt's previous work. The main lyrical focus of the new record had shifted from Gwen Stefani's relationship with bassist Tony Kanal to her new relationship with Gavin Rossdale. Return of Saturn was critically acclaimed, but was not as commercially successful as their previous album, and the lead single, "Ex-Girlfriend", failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Also released as singles from the album were the tracks "Simple Kind of Life" and "Bathwater". Lukewarm sales drastically shortened the tour that followed, appearing only in festival settings in L.A., Cincinnati, Nashville, Jacksonville and Miami. On August 10, No Doubt went on VH1 Storytellers and performed a few of their songs, and were joined by friend Alain Johannes (of Eleven) and former member Eric Stefani.

After Return of Saturn, the band returned to recording in January 2001. During this time, it contributed a cover version of Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" for the Zoolander soundtrack and recorded a song with Kelis for her album Wanderland. Stefani made high-profile appearances on Moby's "South Side" and Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". These appearances lent No Doubt credibility and an opportunity to explore new genres. Highly influenced by Jamaican dancehall music and recorded primarily in Jamaica, the band's 2001 studio album, Rock Steady, produced two hit Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby", which featured Bounty Killer, and "Underneath It All", which featured "the first lady of dancehall", Lady Saw. Both singles managed to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also released "Hella Good" and "Running" as singles. In addition, pop-star Prince co-wrote, produced, and performed on "Waiting Room" from Rock Steady. Stefani had previously provided vocals for a song on Prince's Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic album, "So Far, So Pleased". In November 2002, No Doubt made an appearance in the Dawson's Creek episode "Spiderwebs".

On November 22, 2002, No Doubt received the Key to the City of Anaheim, given by the Mayor of Anaheim, Tom Daly, in Disneyland during the band's appearance on (KROQ-FM) where they performed five songs. In January 2003, No Doubt performed in the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show.

2003–2008: Greatest Hits and hiatus
The album The Singles 1992–2003, a compilation of the band's commercially released singles, was released on November 25, 2003. It included a cover of the song "It's My Life", which had originally been a hit for synthpop group Talk Talk in 1984, and earned No Doubt a Grammy nomination for Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal. Additionally, a special 2-CD 2-DVD box set titled Boom Box was made available, which included the CDs The Singles 1992–2003 and Everything in Time and the DVDs The Videos 1992–2003 and Live in the Tragic Kingdom. Separately, Rock Steady Live, a DVD of the band performing in Long Beach from their Rock Steady tour was released in 2003 as well. The next year, the band was featured in a re-recording of the Toots and the Maytals classic song "Monkey Man" for the Grammy award winning True Love (Toots & the Maytals album). The band also toured with Blink-182 in mid-2004, before embarking on a hiatus.

Lead singer Gwen Stefani began work on her 1980s-inspired new wave and dance-pop side project in 2003, which eventually evolved into the full-fledged solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., released on November 23, 2004. The album reached multi-platinum status in several countries, including a quintuple platinum certification in Canada and triple platinum in the US.

No Doubt was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.

Stefani launched her first solo arena tour in October 2005, which coincided with the news of her pregnancy (her son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born on May 26, 2006). She released her second solo dance-pop album, The Sweet Escape in December 2006. Tony Kanal helped with the production of the album as well.

In early 2005, Tom Dumont released his own solo music project, Invincible Overlord, with friend and collaborator Ted Matson, and backed up Matt Costa on his 2005 tour. Adrian Young, the band's drummer, did the drums for Bow Wow Wow's 2004 tour and many of the tracks on Unwritten Law's 2005 release Here's to the Mourning, as well as featuring on several shows in 2006 for TheStart. Young also played on Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana's Inside Out album.

In 2008, Tony Kanal collaborated with pop rock artist Pink on the album Funhouse. Kanal co-produced "Sober", co-wrote "Funhouse" and also sang back-up vocals on "Crystal Ball".

2008–2013: First reunion and comeback tour
With Stefani promoting her second solo album, No Doubt began initial work on a new album without her and planned to complete it after Stefani's tour was finished. However, songwriting was slow as Gwen Stefani was, at the time, pregnant with her second child. The album was produced by Mark "Spike" Stent, who helped produce and mix Rock Steady.

No Doubt announced on their official website that they would tour in the summer of 2009 with Paramore, The Sounds, Janelle Monáe, Bedouin Soundclash, Katy Perry, Panic! at the Disco, and Matt Costa, all while finishing their upcoming album, which was set for release in 2010. As a special promotion for the tour, the band was giving away their entire music catalog free as a digital download with purchase of top-tier seating.

The band released another compilation album on November 2 called Icon, in preparation for their upcoming comeback album. Icon featured the same track listing as their previous compilation album The Singles 1992–2003 albeit with new artwork and a low price point.

On June 11, 2012, the band announced on their official website that the new album would be out on September 25, preceded by the first single on July 16. The album was titled Push and Shove and the first single was a song called "Settle Down". The music video for "Settle Down" was directed by Sophie Muller (who has previously directed numerous music videos for No Doubt). "Settle Down" peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album peaking at #3. On November 3, 2012, the band pulled its music video "Looking Hot" from the Internet after receiving complaints that it was insensitive towards Native Americans.

As of February 1, 2013, the band stated via Twitter that they had "Finished a week of songwriting", implying that they have more new tracks written. As of February 26, 2013, the band officially confirmed through their website that they had indeed begun working on new music as well as plans for an upcoming tour.

2013–2015: Second hiatus and disbandment
In October 2013, Tom Dumont revealed via Twitter that the band was once again on hiatus, but hinted that they would regroup in 2014. No Doubt did reform for sporadic live performances during 2014 and 2015, among others at Global Citizen Earth Day Concert, Rock In Rio USA, Riot Fest, and KAABOO in Del Mar, California, but did not announce a headline tour or release any new music.

Around the release of her solo single "Baby Don't Lie", Gwen Stefani announced that No Doubt were working on a new album. However, during an interview with the Orange County Register in April 2015, Tony Kanal stated that the band was not working on any new material.

In a June 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Stefani expressed uncertainty over the future of No Doubt. "I don't know what's going to happen with No Doubt. When Tony [Kanal] and I are connected creatively, it's magic. But I think we've grown apart as far as what kind of music we want to make. I was really drained and burned out when we recorded [2012's Push and Shove]. And I had a lot of guilt: 'I have to do it.' That's not the right setting to make music. There's some really great writing on that record. But the production felt really conflicted. It was sad how we all waited that long to put something out and it didn't get heard."

2022–present: Second reunion, Coachella and future
In an interview with WSJ Magazine in December 2022, when asked about a reunion, Stefani said "What are the odds of anything? I was just on The Drew Barrymore Show. She was one of my favorite celebrities when I was a little girl, and now I was just on the show with her. Anything can happen. We haven't really talked about doing anything, but it feels like everyone is, right? All the '90s people — Blink-182 did an eight-month tour that sold out in like five minutes." However, when Nic Harcourt interviewed Adrian Young for AKG's Stories Behind The Sessions (published in May 2023) and asked him if the world would see any more No Doubt music, Young replied: "I don't think so. I think [Push And Shove] will remain our last album. And unfortunately, I don't see us touring anymore either. I could be wrong, you never know, things could change. I would love to have that feeling again, connect with the fans, and it's quite a shame we're not playing live."

On January 16, 2024, the band teased a reunion show. On February 2, a source close to the band revealed to Us Weekly that “the whole group has some ideas for new material and are open to a tour directly after [their] performance.” They played a reunion show in April 2024, performing at Coachella 2024, the first time they played together since 2015.

Musical style and influences
No Doubt's musical style has been characterized as ska punk, ska,   pop rock, new wave,  alternative rock,  pop-punk,  reggae, reggae fusion, and punk rock. Some other genres the band has described as include synth-pop, electropop, dancehall, third-wave ska, post-grunge, funk, and disco.

The band's debut album blended the ska punk, alternative rock and new wave genres. However, the band utilized a punk rock sound in their second album The Beacon Street Collection and their third album Tragic Kingdom, although the latter incorporated pop-punk and alternative rock influences. They later shed their punk rock roots for the following album Return of Saturn, utilizing influences from new wave music and pop rock.

The band completely altered their sound in their next album Rock Steady, incorporating Jamaican music influences from reggae fusion, rocksteady and dance-rock. However the band's comeback album Push and Shove blended pop rock, new wave music and dancehall; the English electronic bands New Order and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) were cited as key influences on the album.

Other appearances
In 2009, No Doubt made an appearance on the television series Gossip Girl, playing a fictional band called "Snowed Out" in the episode "Valley Girls". They performed a cover version of the Adam and the Ants song "Stand and Deliver".

No Doubt played at the Bridge School Benefit organized by Neil Young on October 24 and 25, 2009, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

On December 5, 2010, No Doubt performed a tribute to Paul McCartney at The Kennedy Center Honors, playing a medley of Beatles hits including "Hello, Goodbye", "All My Loving", and "Penny Lane". The band performed for President Barack Obama, Sir Paul McCartney, and Oprah Winfrey.

The band also appeared as guests in the animated show King of the Hill and the sketch comedy program Portlandia. They can also be seen in a scene of the Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza". At the time Eric Stefani was one of the show's animators, and inserted his sister and her bandmates behind Homer in the scene where the crowd riots against him.

Band Hero lawsuit
On November 4, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that No Doubt had filed a lawsuit over its portrayal in the music video game Band Hero. The lawsuit alleged that the game had "transformed No Doubt band members into a virtual karaoke circus act", singing dozens of songs the group neither wrote, popularized, nor approved for use in the game. The case was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and cited Activision, the game's distributor, as having exceeded contractual likenesses of the members of No Doubt.

On February 15, 2011, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirmed the trial court's denial of Activision's special motion to strike No Doubt's lawsuit as a strategic lawsuit against public participation, after an interlocutory appeal by Activision. The appellate court explained that the dispute arose from No Doubt's discovery, two weeks before Band Hero went on sale, that its band members could be manipulated in the game to perform songs they would never perform in real life. The court then explained: "The band also learned that female lead singer Gwen Stefani's avatar could be made to sing in a male voice, and the male band members' avatars could be manipulated to sing songs in female voices. The individual band member avatars could be made to perform solo, without their band members, as well as with members of other groups." The court then ruled that Activision's First Amendment defense was meritless, No Doubt had a reasonable probability of prevailing on the merits, and that No Doubt was entitled to recover costs and attorney's fees incurred in opposing Activision's appeal.

In 2012, the issue was settled out of court, two weeks before scheduled trial date.

Band members
Current members
 * Gwen Stefani – lead vocals (1988–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present); backing vocals (1986–1988)
 * Tom Dumont – guitar (1988–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present); keyboards (2001–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present)
 * Tony Kanal – bass (1987–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present); keyboards (2001–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present)
 * Adrian Young – drums, percussion (1989–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present)

Current session/touring musicians
 * Gabrial McNair – trombone, backing vocals (1993–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present); keyboards, percussion (1995–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present), additional guitar (2009–2015, 2024–present)
 * Stephen Bradley – trumpet, backing vocals (1995–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present); keyboards, percussion (2000–2004, 2009–2015, 2024–present)

Former members
 * Eric Stefani – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1986–1995)
 * John Spence – lead vocals (1986–1987; died 1987)
 * Alan Meade – trumpet, backing vocals (1986–1987); lead vocals (1987–1988)
 * Tony Meade – saxophone (1986–1988)
 * Jerry McMahon – guitar (1986–1988)
 * Chris Leal – bass (1986–1987)
 * Chris Webb – drums, percussion (1986–1989)
 * Gabriel Gonzalez – trumpet (1986–1992)

Former session/touring musicians
 * Kevin Wells – trombone (1986–1987)
 * Kirk Hofstetter – bass (1987)
 * Paul Caseley – trombone (1987–1989)
 * Eric Carpenter – saxophone (1988–1994)

Discography

 * Studio albums
 * No Doubt (1992)
 * The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
 * Tragic Kingdom (1995)
 * Return of Saturn (2000)
 * Rock Steady (2001)
 * Push and Shove (2012)

Tours and concerts

 * Trapped In a Box Tour (1992)
 * Tragic Kingdom World Tour (1997)
 * Return Of Saturn Tour (2000)
 * Rock Steady Tour (2002)
 * Blink-182 / No Doubt Summer Tour 2004 (2004)
 * Summer Tour 2009 (2009)
 * Seven Night Stand (2012)

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Bartholin's gland

The Bartholin's glands (named after Caspar Bartholin the Younger; also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two pea-sized compound alveolar glands located slightly posterior and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina. They secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina.

They are homologous to bulbourethral glands in males. However, while Bartholin's glands are located in the superficial perineal pouch in females, bulbourethral glands are located in the deep perineal pouch in males. Their duct length is 1.5 to 2.0 cm and they open into navicular fossa. The ducts are paired and they open on the surface of the vulva.

Structure
The embryological origin of the Bartholin's glands is derived from the urogenital sinus; therefore, the nerve innervation and blood supply are via the pudendal nerve and external pudendal artery, respectively. The superficial inguinal lymph nodes and pelvic nodes provide lymphatic drainage.

These glands are pea-sized (0.5–1.0 cm) and are lined with columnar epithelium. The duct length is 1.5–2 cm and is lined with squamous epithelium. These are located just beneath the fascia and their ducts drain into the vestibular mucosa. These mucoid alkaline secreting glands are arranged as lobules consisting of alveoli lined by cuboidal or columnar epithelium. Their efferent ducts are composed of transitional epithelium, which merges into squamous epithelium as it enters the distal vagina. The more proximal portions of the ductal system are lined by transitional epithelium and may be lined by columnar epithelium before arborization into glandular secretory elements.

These glands lie on the perineal membrane and beneath the bulbospongiosus muscle at the tail end of the vestibular bulb deep to the posterior labia majora. The intimate relation between the enormously vascular tissue of the vestibular bulb and the Bartholin's glands is responsible for the risk of hemorrhage associated with the removal of this latter structure.

The Bartholin's glands are located on the posterior margin of the introitus bilaterally, opening in a groove between the hymen and the labium minus at the 4:00 and 8:00 o'clock positions. The glands duct opening is seen on the posterolateral aspect of the vestibule 3 to 4 mm outside the hymen or hymenal caruncles lateral to the hymenal ring.

History
Bartholin's glands were first described in 1677 by the 17th-century Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738). Earlier he jointly discovered the glands in cows with Joseph Guichard Duverney (1648-1730), a French anatomist. Some sources mistakenly ascribe their discovery to his grandfather, theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629).

Function
Bartholin's glands secrete mucus to provide vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal. The fluid may slightly moisten the labial opening of the vagina, serving to make contact with this sensitive area more comfortable. Fluid from the Bartholin's glands is combined with other vaginal secretions as a "lubrication fluid" in the amount of about 6 grams per day, and contains high potassium and low sodium concentrations relative to blood plasma, with a slightly acidic pH of 4.7.

Clinical pathology
It is possible for the Bartholin's glands to become blocked and inflamed resulting in pain. This is known as bartholinitis or a Bartholin's cyst. A Bartholin's cyst in turn can become infected and form an abscess. Adenocarcinoma of the gland is rare and benign tumors and hyperplasia are even more rare. Bartholin gland carcinoma is a rare malignancy that occurs in 1% of vulvar cancers. This may be due to the presence of three different types of epithelial tissue. Inflammation of the Skene's glands and Bartholin glands may appear similar to cystocele.

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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom, as well as "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life" from later albums.

During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. It spawned six singles, including "What You Waiting For?", "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl", and "Cool". "Hollaback Girl" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, The Sweet Escape. Among the singles were "Wind It Up" and "The Sweet Escape", the latter of which was number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007. Her third solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016), was her first solo album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Her fourth solo album and first full-length Christmas album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released in 2017 and charted 19 tracks on Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States. Stefani has released several singles with husband Blake Shelton, including "Nobody but You" (2020), which reached number 18 in the US.

Stefani has won three Grammy Awards. As a solo artist, she has received an American Music Award, a Brit Award, a World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line inspired by Japanese culture and fashion. Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000–2009 decade. VH1 ranked her 13th on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 60 million records worldwide.

Early life and education
Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California, and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim. She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from the Four Tops' 1968 version of the Left Banke's 1966 song "Walk Away Renée". Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive. Her mother Patti (née Flynn ) is Irish American and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker. Stefani's parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris. Stefani has two younger siblings, Jill and Todd, and an older brother, Eric. Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt before leaving the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons.

She attended Loara High School, where she graduated in 1987. After high school, she attended Fullerton College and Cypress College. She then transferred to California State University, Fullerton, but dropped out to pursue her music career.

1986–2004: Career beginnings and No Doubt
Her brother Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and the Selecter, and, in 1986, he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming. In 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records. The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge. Before the mainstream success of both No Doubt and Sublime, Stefani contributed guest vocals to "Saw Red" on Sublime's 1994 album Robbin' the Hood. Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited Blondie singer Debbie Harry's combination of power and sex appeal as a major influence. No Doubt's third album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), which followed the self-released The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took more than three years to make. Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom, including "Don't Speak", which led the Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart of 1997. Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years. The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide by 2004. In late 2000, Rolling Stone magazine named her "the Queen of Confessional Pop".

During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani collaborated on the singles "You're the Boss" with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, "South Side" with Moby, and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Eve. No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expanded upon the new wave influences of Tragic Kingdom. Most of the lyrical content focused on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child. The band's 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band's new wave influences. The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States, and "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992–2003, which includes a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", was released in 2003. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".

2004–2006: Solo debut and other ventures
Stefani's debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., was released on November 12, 2004. The album features several collaborations with producers and other artists, including Tony Kanal, Tom Rothrock, Linda Perry, André 3000, Nellee Hooper, the Neptunes and New Order. Stefani created the album to modernize the music she had listened to in high school, and L.A.M.B. takes influence from a variety of music styles of the 1980s and early 1990s such as new wave, synthpop, and electro. Stefani's decision to use her solo career as an opportunity to delve further into pop music instead of trying "to convince the world of [her] talent, depth and artistic worth" was considered unusual. The album was described as "fun as hell but... not exactly rife with subversive social commentary". The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week. L.A.M.B. reached multi-platinum status in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

The first single from the album was "What You Waiting For?", which debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart, charted at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten on most other charts. The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career as well as her desire to have a baby. "Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single. A duet with rapper Eve, and produced by Dr. Dre, it is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou & Michie One, which itself is a very loose cover lyrically but closer melodically of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. "Rich Girl" reached the US and UK top ten. The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it reached top ten elsewhere. The song was the first US music download to sell more than one million copies, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005. The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in US and UK. The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed on Lake Como, depict Stefani's former relationship with Kanal. "Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. "Crash" was released in January 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'''s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy.

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith. She made her film debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004. Scorsese, whose daughter was a No Doubt fan, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003. To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow's films. Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines. Stefani lent her voice to the title character of the 2004 video game Malice, but the company opted not to use No Doubt band members' voices.

2006–2013: The Sweet Escape and return to No Doubt
Stefani's second studio album, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 1, 2006. Stefani continued working with Kanal, Perry, and the Neptunes, along with Akon and Tim Rice-Oxley from English rock band Keane. The album focuses more heavily on electronic and dance music for clubs than its predecessor. Its release coincided with the DVD release of Stefani's first tour, entitled Harajuku Lovers Live. Sia Michel wrote that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel ... but Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva" and Rob Sheffield called the album a "hasty return" that repeats ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' with less energy.

"Wind It Up", the album's lead single, used yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music, and peaked in the top 10 in the US and the UK. The title track reached the top 10 in over 15 nations, including number two peaks in the US, Australia and the UK. To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Three more singles were released from the album; "4 in the Morning", "Now That You Got It" which featured Damian Marley and "Early Winter". To promote the album, Stefani embarked on a worldwide tour, The Sweet Escape Tour, which covered North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and part of Latin America. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on June 6, 2011, Stefani stated that she had no plans to continue work as a solo artist.

With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape, No Doubt began work on a new album without her and planned to complete it after Stefani's Sweet Escape Tour was finished. In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008, stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was pregnant with her second child. The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008, for the video game Rock Band 2. Adrian Young played drums on Scott Weiland's album "Happy" in Galoshes. No Doubt headlined the Bamboozle 2009 festival in May 2009, along with Fall Out Boy. The band completed a national tour in mid-2009.

The new album Push and Shove was released on September 25, preceded by the first single, "Settle Down", on July 16. The music video for "Settle Down" was directed by Sophie Muller (who has previously directed numerous music videos for No Doubt). Also around this time No Doubt were guest mentors for the UK version of The X-Factor. "Settle Down" peaked at 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200. On November 3, 2012, the band pulled its music video "Looking Hot" from the Internet after receiving complaints that it was insensitive towards Native Americans. In January 2013, No Doubt make a cameo appearance in a hot air ballon for the third season of Portlandia.

2014–2017: The Voice and This Is What the Truth Feels Like
On April 12, 2014, Stefani made a surprise appearance at the Coachella festival, where she joined Pharrell Williams onstage during his set to perform "Hollaback Girl". On April 29, it was officially confirmed that Stefani would join the seventh season of The Voice as a coach, replacing Christina Aguilera. Nine years after the previous time, she attended the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Stefani appears as a featured artist on Maroon 5's song "My Heart Is Open", co-written by Sia, from the band's album V, which was performed for the first time with Adam Levine and an orchestra at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Stefani also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the track "Together" from his album Motion.

On September 8, 2014, Stefani told MTV News during New York Fashion Week that she was working on both a No Doubt album and a solo album, and that she was working with Williams. Stefani released her comeback single "Baby Don't Lie" on October 20, 2014, co-written with producers Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, and Noel Zancanella. Billboard announced that her third studio album was set to be released in December with Benny Blanco serving as executive producer. In late October, "Spark the Fire", a new track from Stefani's third album, was released. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams. On November 23, the full song premiered online. Both "Baby Don't Lie" and "Spark the Fire" were later scrapped from Stefani's third album. On January 13, 2015, Stefani and Williams also recorded a song titled "Shine", for the Paddington soundtrack. Stefani and Sia worked together on a ballad, called "Start a War" which was expected to be released on Stefani's third studio album as well, but it was not included on the final cut. On July 10, 2015, American rapper Eminem featured Stefani on his single "Kings Never Die", from the Southpaw film soundtrack. The track debuted and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and matched first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies.

On October 17, 2015, Stefani performed a concert as part of her MasterCard Priceless Surprises tour series at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where she performed a new song about her breakup with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, titled "Used to Love You". It was released as a download on October 20, 2015. The video was released the same day. The song was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on October 27, 2015. The track is the first official single off her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like, which she began working on in mid-2015. Stefani said much of the previous material she worked on in 2014 felt forced and inauthentic, the opposite of what she had originally wanted. The album's second single, "Make Me Like You", was released on February 12, 2016. This Is What the Truth Feels Like was released on March 18, 2016, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 84,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week, earning Stefani her first number-one album on the U.S. chart as a solo artist. To further promote the album, Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in the United States. Stefani voiced DJ Suki in the animated film Trolls, which was released on November 4, 2016. She is also included on five songs from the film's official soundtrack. Stefani twice performed as part of the "Final Shows" at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on October 29–30, before the venue's closure due to The Irvine Company not renewing the venue's land lease.

Stefani was interviewed for the documentary series The Defiant Ones, which was released in July 2017. The same month, she announced plans to release new music by the end of the year. In August, several song titles from the singer's sessions were published on GEMA's official website, suggesting that she may be recording a holiday album. The songwriting credits from the leaked tracks had Stefani collaborating with busbee, Blake Shelton, and Justin Tranter. The album, titled You Make It Feel Like Christmas, was released on October 6, 2017. Its title track, featuring guest vocals from Shelton, was digitally distributed on September 22, 2017, as the lead single. To promote the record, Stefani hosted Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas, an NBC Christmas television special that aired on December 12, 2017.

2018–present: Las Vegas residency and new music
Stefani's first concert residency, titled Just a Girl: Las Vegas, began on June 27, 2018, at the Zappos Theater in Las Vegas. It was originally scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020, but the final eight shows were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show concluded on November 6, 2021. It was named after No Doubt's song "Just a Girl". Proceeds from the show ($1 per ticket) were donated to the organization Cure4Kids. A deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas was released in October 2018, and was promoted through the single "Secret Santa". On June 22, 2019, Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park.

Stefani replaced Adam Levine as a coach for The Voice's 17th season after Levine left the show after 16 seasons. Stefani was replaced by first-time coach Nick Jonas for the 18th season. She returned for her fifth season of The Voice 19th season as a replacement for Jonas. Her finalist Carter Rubin was named the winner, giving her the first victory as a coach after her fifth attempt, and the ninth coach (and fourth female after Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, and Kelly Clarkson) to do so. In November 2020, while the 19th season was still airing, it was announced Jonas would once again replace Stefani as a judge for season 20. In May 2022, it was announced that Stefani would return as a coach for the 22nd season, replacing Ariana Grande. In October 2022, it was announced that Stefani would depart the panel, once again, for the 23rd season. In May 2023, it was announced that Stefani would return to The Voice for the 24th season, replacing Kelly Clarkson. Stefani again departed the panel for the 25th season, being replaced by Dan + Shay. In May 2024, it was announced that Stefani would return to the panel for the 26th season, replacing Dan + Shay and became the show's senior coach following John Legend's 2024 departure. In 2025, for the 27th season, Stefani will depart the panel once more, being replaced by Kelsea Ballerini.

On December 13, 2019, Stefani featured on Shelton's single "Nobody but You" from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God's Country. The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 49 on the Canadian Hot 100. On July 24, 2020, Stefani and Shelton released another single titled "Happy Anywhere" inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stefani was initially scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza's 2020 festival, but it was postponed due to the pandemic. Lollapalooza was held as a four-day livestream in July and August 2020, but Stefani did not participate in it.

Stefani was featured on a Mark Ronson remix of Dua Lipa's "Physical", which is included on Lipa's remix album Club Future Nostalgia (2020). Stefani was initially approached to clear a "Hollaback Girl" sample for the Mr Fingers' remix of Lipa's "Hallucinate", and then asked to be a part of the "Physical" remix. To promote 2020 reissued edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani released a cover of "Sleigh Ride" as a single.References regarding the release of "Sleigh Ride" by Gwen Stefani on Apple Music:

On December 7, 2020, Stefani released her comeback solo single "Let Me Reintroduce Myself". She followed this with a second single "Slow Clap" on March 11, 2021, which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month. Both singles were expected to appear on her upcoming fifth studio album. Stefani also teased other new music through her Instagram account, announcing she recorded two new tracks titled "When Loving Gets Old" and "Cry Happy". In 2022, she was a featured artist on Sean Paul's single "Light My Fire", alongside Shenseea, and appeared in its music video. In June 2023, she announced her first new solo single in over two years, "True Babe", which was released on June 23. On 9 February 2024, Stefani together with Blake Shelton released their latest duet, 'Purple Irises'.

Other ventures
Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which led to Stefani launching a fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004. The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles. The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself. In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including a camera, mobile phone charms, and undergarments. In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the clothes Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.

In late 2007, Stefani launched a perfume, L, as a part of her L.A.M.B. collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose. In September 2008, Stefani released a fragrance line as a part of her Harajuku Lovers product line. There are five different fragrances based on the four Harajuku Girls and Stefani herself called Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby and G (Gwen). , Stefani has become the spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris. In 2016, Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani. After needing to wear glasses, she began designing eyewear. In 2016, Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L.A.M.B. She also began releasing affordable eyewear under the label GX, with Tura Inc.

In 2014, Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls. Along with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids, Stefani has helped create the show which features herself, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby as the band, HJ5, who fight evil whilst trying to pursue their music career. Mattel was the global toy licensee and the series itself, Kuu Kuu Harajuku was distributed worldwide by DHX Media.

In 2018, Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of "make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes", and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty.

Artistry
AXS called Stefani a "powerhouse" vocalist with an "incredible" range. The New York Times considered Stefani's vocals "mannered" and commended her for "kick[ing] her vibrato addiction". IGN described Stefani as having a "unique vocal prowess". The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a "brash alto".

Stefani's debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. took influence from a variety of 1980s genres, which included electropop, new wave, dance-rock, hip hop, R&B, soul, and disco music. Stefani cited early Madonna, Lisa Lisa, Club Nouveau, Prince, New Order and the Cure as major influences for the album. Several of the album's tracks were designed for clubs, and contained electro beats meant for dancing. Referencing fashion and wealth in the album, the singer name-drops several designers who she considered inspirations in her personal career, such as John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood. Her second studio album The Sweet Escape resembles musically its predecessor while exploring more modern pop sounds, dabbling heavily into genres such as dance-pop and rap. It carried on the same themes developed in ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'', and was criticized for doing so.

This Is What the Truth Feels Like, the singer's third album, continued Stefani's endeavors with the pop genre, while incorporating music from a variety of other genres including reggae, disco, and dancehall, as well as the use of guitars. Stefani's lyrics shifted towards events that had recently occurred in her personal life, such as her divorce from Rossdale, and new relationship with Shelton. The singer stated her album was more about forgiveness than revenge.

Public image
Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings with Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage. During No Doubt's breakthrough, Stefani wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized the accessory in 1997. Since the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it. Stefani's makeup design generally includes light face powder, bright red lipstick, and arched eyebrows; she wrote about the subject in a song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn, asking "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?". Stefani is a natural brunette, but her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade. Since late 1994, she has usually had platinum blonde hair. Stefani discussed this in the song "Platinum Blonde Life" on Rock Steady and played original blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in the 2004 biopic The Aviator. She dyed her hair blue in 1998 and pink in 1999, when she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.

In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer's character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface. The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back 'G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on a necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape. Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing. A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010. The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion, and are named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo. Stefani's clothing also took influence from Japanese fashion, in a style described as a combination between Christian Dior and Japan. The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'', with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour. Forbes magazine reported that Stefani earned $27 million between June 2007 to June 2008 for her tour, fashion line and commercials, making her the world's 10th highest paid music personality at the time.

Achievements and legacy
Throughout her career as a solo artist, Stefani has won several music awards, including one Grammy Award, four MTV Video Music Awards, one American Music Award, one Brit Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. With No Doubt, she has won two Grammy Awards. In 2005, Rolling Stone called her "the only true female rock star left on radio or MTV" and featured her on the magazine's cover. Stefani received the Style Icon Award at the first People Magazine Awards in 2014. In 2016, the singer was honored at the Radio Disney Music Awards with a Hero Award, which is given to artists based on their personal contributions to various charitable works. In 2023, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2023, she was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame.

Stefani has been referred to as a "Pop Princess" by several contemporary music critics. In 2012, VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of "100 Greatest Women in Music". Stefani's work has influenced artists and musicians including Hayley Williams of Paramore, Best Coast, Kim Petras, Teddy Sinclair, Katy Perry, Charli XCX, Kesha, Ava Max, Marina Diamandis, Rita Ora, Keke Palmer, Bebe Rexha, Dua Lipa, the Stunners, Kelly Clarkson, Sky Ferreira, Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix, Olivia Rodrigo, and Cover Drive. The latter group, a quartet of Barbados musicians, claimed that both Stefani and No Doubt had helped influence their music, to which the lead singer of the group, Amanda Reifer, said that she would "pass out" if she ever met Stefani.

The lead single from ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby., "What You Waiting For?", was considered by Pitchfork'' to be one of Stefani's best singles, and would later place it at number sixteen on their "Top 50 Singles of 2004" list. "Hollaback Girl" from ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby. would go on to be the first song to digitally sell an excess of one million copies in the United States; it was certified platinum in both the United States and Australia, and peaked at number forty-one on Billboard'''s decade-end charts for 2000–09. Since its release in 2005, "Hollaback Girl" has been called Stefani's "signature song" by Rolling Stone.

Philanthropy
Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund. Stefani also ran an auction on eBay from April 11 to 25, 2011, allowing participants to bid on vintage clothing items from her personal wardrobe and custom T-shirts designed and signed by her, as well as an admission to a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her on June 7, 2011, at Los Angeles' first Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort.

At the amfAR gala during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Stefani auctioned off the lacy black dress she wore at the event for charity, raising over $125,000. A representative for designer Michael Angel, who helped Stefani with the design and worked as a stylist, said that Angel created the gown, not Stefani. In response, Angel released a statement confirming that the dress was designed by Stefani for L.A.M.B. to wear and be auctioned off at the amfAR gala. Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer's Beverly Hills home.

The singer-songwriter supports the LGBT community. When asked in a 2019 Pride Source interview about how she would react if one of her children came out as gay, Stefani stated "I would be blessed with a gay son; [...] I just want my boys to be healthy and happy. And I just ask God to guide me to be a good mother, which is not an easy thing at all."

Personal life
Stefani began dating her bandmate Tony Kanal soon after he joined the band. She stated that she was heavily invested in that relationship, saying in 2005, "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him." The band almost split up when Kanal ended the relationship. Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of Tragic Kingdom's songs, such as "Don't Speak", "Sunday Morning", and "Hey You!", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship. Stefani co-wrote her song "Cool" about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995 when No Doubt and Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ. They married on September 14, 2002, at St Paul's, Covent Garden in London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later. Stefani has three sons with Rossdale, born on May 26, 2006, August 21, 2008, and February 28, 2014. On August 3, 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing "irreconcilable differences". Their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016, in which Rossdale agreed to the "unequal split" of their assets.

Stefani announced her relationship with Blake Shelton, country music artist and The Voice co-star, in November 2015. Stefani and Shelton have collaborated on music numerous times since becoming a couple. In 2015, the musicians co-wrote the song "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" as they navigated the beginning of their relationship. The duet was featured on Shelton's 2016 album, "If I'm Honest". In 2020, their duets "Nobody But You" and "Happy Anywhere" both reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart. They also collaborated on the song "You Make It Feel Like Christmas", featured on Stefani's 2017 holiday album of the same name. The couple announced their engagement on October 27, 2020, and married at a chapel on July 3, 2021, at Shelton's Oklahoma ranch. Stefani was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2020.

In a 2023 interview with Allure magazine, Stefani stated that her father's job had him frequently traveling between California and Japan for 18 years. Speaking about her relationship with Japanese culture, she explained that "That was my Japanese influence and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline and it was fascinating to me". She had visited Harajuku as an adult and referred to herself as a "super fan" of Japanese culture. In the same interview, Stefani commented that she was Japanese and "identifies not just with Japan's culture, but also with the Hispanic and Latin communities of Anaheim, California." Her comments have garnered criticism of cultural appropriation, with interviewers and writers clarifying that Stefani, who is Irish-American and Italian-American, is not Japanese.

Solo discography

 * Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
 * The Sweet Escape (2006)
 * This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016)
 * You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017)

No Doubt discography

 * No Doubt (1992)
 * The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
 * Tragic Kingdom (1995)
 * Return of Saturn (2000)
 * Rock Steady (2001)
 * Push and Shove (2012)

Headlining

 * Harajuku Lovers Tour (2005)
 * The Sweet Escape Tour (2007)
 * This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour (2016)

Residency

 * Gwen Stefani – Just a Girl (2018–2021)

Promotional

 * MasterCard Priceless Surprises Presents Gwen Stefani (2015–2016)
 * Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Final Shows (2016)

Festivals

 * Machaca Fest (2019)

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Written
The whole reputation section is very poorly written, and seems to speak for the whole fan community. I actually disagree with all comments within, but have refrained from deleting it. Someone please advise! -- RussellC

Why do you delete "Their songs are in English"? Every artcile about some artist should state where are they, who are they, and what language they speak. -- Taku 00:56 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Though if we say "they are from the USA", it's safe to assume they sing in English. -- Tarquin 10:40 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

If we say, they are from the USA, it is good enough to assume about their language. -- Taku 17:20 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

Why not create a seperate artical for the awards? I was thinking of doing this for the tons of trivia on Gwen's page... It's simply too much info to be slapped into the artical, and it makes it look more like a grocery list than an artical suitable for the Wikipedia.

ALBUMS SALES
From Ask Billboard:

Tragic Kingdom - 10,000,000

Return of Saturn - 1,600,000

Rock Steady - 2,800,000

The Singles 1992-2003 - 2,200,000

http://www.billboard.com/bb/ask/index.jsp

Awards for Appearances
Is it really appropreate to list these? They are Gwen's, not the whole bands, and I feel that it is really un-need to list HER awards on this page; let her stuff stay on her own artical. If no one can justify them being on here, I will remove them. Thx.

Members
I see the latest revision to the article says that Gabrial McNair and Stephen Bradley are members of No Doubt's touring band. Do you think there's any justification for including them as regular band members, seeing as they have recorded on every No Doubt album since Tragic Kingdom in 1995, and No Doubt's official website even refers to 'our very own Gabrial McNair' in an article about Oslo? Terrafire 18:41, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

They aren't how shall I put it part - part of the band. They aren't on the official No Doubt band page. But they help out a lot. They're supporting band members. :) I think they should have a mention for their contribution to the band but not as regular band members. Missemmat 21:09, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

On the current page, it says that Eric Stefani left the band before recording Tragic Kingdom. This is not true. His keyboards are on the album, he is credited, and he is in all of the band photos in the CD packaging. I believe he left the band when they started getting hugely famous following the release of Tragic Kingdom.

Eric Stefani left before they were finished recording Tragic Kingdom, but did complete recording on the album. He left for a variety of reason from Gwen playing a bigger role in what he thought was "his" band to forseeing greater popularity and being a shy person. At least that was my understanding. But when he left is true. Actually, it's really hard to get a factual statement on this-- some sources will say after it was completed, others will say before. -catgirl667

Genre
How should No Doubt be classified in the intro? Here's how I would think No Doubt's albums would be classified: No Doubt also did "Oi to the World" (punk rock with ska influence), "Monkey Man" with Toots & the Maytals (reggae and ska), "It's My Life" (pop/rock), and "DJ's" (reggae and ska).
 * No Doubt: ska and pop with some New Wave
 * The Beacon Street Collection: ska and pop/rock
 * Tragic Kingdom: ska, pop, and rock
 * Return of Saturn: rock with New Wave and some pop
 * Rock Steady: dancehall and ragga with pop/rock and some ska
 * Everything In Time: varied because it was a compilation album

It seems to me that the best way to classify No Doubt would be to introduce it as either ska/pop/rock or ska-punk and point out its influences in reggae and new wave. — ShadowHalo 03:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Rock is pretty straightforward for the intro. Specific subgenres can be elaborated on later. Typing "ska/pop/rock" just looks messy, is potentially confusing to readers, and is slightly inaccurate. No Doubt is part of the Third wave ska movement, and draws influence from 2 Tone ska (particularly Madness); unlike the original ska, these are classified as rock genres, mainly because they rely on influence from punk rock. WesleyDodds 03:50, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I do see what you mean about ska/pop/rock appearing messy, though I think rock is a tad too broad and doesn't carry enough meaning. I took a look at the pages for some other third-wave bands, and they were all listed as ska punk, ska-core, or third wave ska.  So how about introducing No Doubt as ska punk (one phrase without any slash) and then mentioning its influence from pop, reggae, and new wave?  — ShadowHalo 7:36, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * When first introducing a band in an article's lead section, the genre description should be as broad as possible to give those unfamiliar with music genres a frame of reference. For example, if you're looking up the Sex Pistols, introducing them as punk rock is fine, because they are classified simply as that one genre of rock.  Same thing with introducing Iron Maiden as heavy metal.  However, a band like The Cure fits into a number of genres/subgenres, so it's best to just introduce them as rock.  I think No Doubt is a comparable case to The Cure.  WesleyDodds 10:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ack, sorry about that last post. I think I was dozing off; anyway, I meant to say third wave ska instead of ska punk since calling it a third wave ska band categorizes the band and its influence on ska revival rather than its music so much since third wave ska ranges from swing to pop to punk rock and everything in between.  — ShadowHalo 03:56, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

The timeline of Eric's departure is confusing. The way it's written, it seems like he left the band before they began recording Tragic Kingdom, which is incorrect, because he wrote most of the lyrics for that album. Didn't he leave the band between completion of the album and its release?

There is also very little mention of the problems associated with recording Tragic Kingdom, which almost led the band to break up on many occasions and which lasted much longer than any of the members wanted.

Why is Pop Rock listed first under Genre? This is an unintentional sexist way of downgrading them and separating them from the other great alternative Rock bands of their time simply because they have a female lead. They stack up just fine. It should be Punk, Alternative Rock and Ska as the first three.--Mapsfly (talk) 23:41, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Upcoming Album
Does anyone have a source for either Gwen's upcoming solo album (if it is going to be released) or No Doubt's upcoming album? The dates in this article regarding the albums are inconsistent. — ShadowHalo 07:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I heard from a reliable source that her next album will be a ska influenced one again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Opening
I think the opening to this page is quite weak.

 * fix it then SOADLuver 02:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Awards
That awards section has been annoying me for quite some time and it needs to die (by which I mean I'd like to organize it). Would it be appropriate to move each award to the article on that song/album and then organize the remaining awards on this page? —ShadowHalo 08:42, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I moved the awards regarding songs and albums to the individual pages. If someone objects, feel free to revert so we can discuss the best way to organize the stuff.  —ShadowHalo 12:01, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
This article needs to be blocked from editing. Someone who doesn't like No Doubt is vandalizing it.HorseApples 03:08, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup Intro
I tried to condense the introduction to this article, but it was fully reverted. Mine might have been flawed, but as it stands it gets too needlessly specific about certain things that would be better left to the 'history' section. A couple of paragraphs summing up the band, their claim to fame, and their status is what's needed, and whats leftover can be folded into the rest of the article. --LeCorrector 06:49, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * To clarify, I didn't fully revert it. I added the part about diamond certification as well as the band's founding into the old lead.  Considering that "the relative weight given to points in the lead should reflect the relative weight given to each in the remainder of the article" (see WP:LEAD), a description of the band's history seems appropriate in the lead.  Also, the lead is supposed to duplicate information in the article, so rather than "folding over" information from the lead to the article, it should be the other way around.  —ShadowHalo 08:13, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I removed the tag for lead length. Not just is the lead three paragraphs, which is completely normal for articles of this size, but it's currently very well-written, as it encompasses what the article is about. -- Kicking222 13:47, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Good Article status
I have reviewed this article and decided that it is worthy of Good Article status. The article addresses the band's activities and provides a compelling view of the band. Well done to all of you who have worked on getting the article up to the present good standard. Perhaps after the close of the peer review, somebody could nominate this for featured article status. It certainly isn't far off that now. Wikiwoohoo 22:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Really? It states in one place: "did not match the success of their previous but" Previous what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 08:30, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Grunge & Third-Wave Ska
From just reading the start I noticed two things. 1) I know they didn't do well due to the popularity of grunge at the time in the early 90s, but isn't the article talking about 1986? I don't think grunge was mainstream then, but then I'm no expert. Beyond Nirvana and Hole I don't care, lol. 2) Third-Wave Ska... I knew what that was, but I bet most people don't. It might be better if you use a word that people understand straight away without clicking on the link, becuase all my friends and my mom (who are no Doubt fans, but not as big as me) were like, 'WHAT???'. They haven't even heard of ska, so they were majorly confused. I know that term is more correct,but still. Otherwise, the article is looking pretty great.80.43.26.174 16:19, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * As far as the part about the popularity of grunge, that comes after the part where it states they released their debut album in '92. It doesn't mention anything about grunge until then.  ShadowHalo 16:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, you were talking about the lead. I've reworded it; thanks for pointing that out.  ShadowHalo 16:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I would also say that although they had their roots in third wave ska, they moved on, so "No Doubt is a third wave ska band from..." doesn't strike me as being true. Any thoughts? Ianbittiner 17:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Third wave ska entails ska mixed with all sorts of genres, from Latin to hardcore punk to R&B. No Doubt didn't have as much ska in its later work, but it was still there to some degree, so third wave ska is a much simpler term then trying to account for everything.  Plus, No Doubt's biggest impact was as one of the figureheads of the mid 90s ska revival.  ShadowHalo 17:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

singles
I noticed that in the "singles" section, there are two errors that I am not sure how to fix: 1) "Happy Now" may not have technically been released in the U.S., but it certainly did get airplay (at least in the socal area). Does anybody know if it was officially released in the U.S.? 2) "Bathwater" was most definitely released in the U.S., got lots of airplay, and I think I even remember a music video. I'll research and see if I can find a Billboard ranking. catgirl667
 * "Bathwater" never charted on the Hot 100.  ShadowHalo 22:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * that may be true, but there is a footnote indicating that "Bathwater" was only released in Australia. Why is that footnote there if the song was released in the US? catgirl667

can anyone list any third wave ska influences in their songs? I listen to third wave ska and I hear no third wave ska at all in their music.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.145.96.51 (talk) 03:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Oringinal name of "Don't speak"
Does anyone remember the original name for the song "Don't speak"? I remember they performed the original version once for MTV of VH1. It was very happy and written pre-break up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RobertGary1 (talk • contribs) 23:32, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
 * it was still called dont speak, and the chorus was pretty much the same —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.200.188.213 (talk) 18:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

FA Status
Why it is not featured yet...its a beautiful article!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.224.38.21 (talk) 14:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC).
 * It's not as comprehensive as it could be and probably wouldn't pass FAC. For examples, it doesn't do a good job of explaining the band's role in the third wave of ska, and the information about the sound of each album is somewhat lacking.  ShadowHalo 16:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

The Picture
It is not at all clear.Its very blurred and you cant make out the members.Especially the lead singer Gwen Stefani —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.224.35.235 (talk) 08:16, 15 May 2007 (UTC).
 * So far that's the only free picture we have of the four main members. If you can find a better free image, feel free to replace the one that's there.  ShadowHalo 08:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

I can list inumerable number of articles of musicians in which the image of the band or artist are taken from internet.For Example Sophie Ellis Bextor.There are many more..like Akon.I will reserch and let u know more such artist pages.One more example is of Justin Timberlake,he is on Red carpet.Of course the person who has put up the image has not gone and got the photo clicked,right?it must be taken from a site.Then why we can't put up a picture of the band from the internet? User:Luxurious.gaurav
 * Image:Sophie3.gif is unsourced and can be deleted any day. The picture at Akon has now been deleted.  Like the picture in this article, the one at Justin Timberlake is taken from Flickr and is freely licensed.  WP:NONFREE only allows for a freely licensed image to be used in a situation like this.  ShadowHalo 07:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I have put up a new picture taken from flikr.com.Type "No Doubt" in the image search bar on the site and then go on the 7th page of the results.This picture is there.In this picture,all the members are clearly seen. User: Luxurious.gaurav
 * It's very unlikely that the uploader is the copyright holder of that image. Also, it states "© All rights reserved" next to the image.  ShadowHalo 18:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh,i am very sorry.Bu Have a look at the new Evanescence picture. User: Luxurious.gaurav

I uploaded a new picture of the full band, taken just yesterday by me. It's a lot more clear than the old picture, and it showcases the entire band, including Gabriel and Stephen.BrianTheMute (talk) 20:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

The new photo is great!! Lovin' it sick!!--Trevorrrj (talk) 13:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Irvine encore
I'm sorry but why was the latest band appearance made during Gwen's tour stop in Irvine, California removed under the reason "recentism"? It was a fairly big event considering that the band is preparing a new album. Was the source I provided not credible enough? Kiki 18:47, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * See Recentism. "Wikipedians ought to carefully consider whether they are regurgitating media coverage of an issue, or actually adding information which will remain salient over time."  It's nice to know this stuff, but it really doesn't belong in an encyclopedia article.  In a year or two, nobody is going to care about individual performances that the band makes.  ShadowHalo 18:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, alright then. Thanks for the link and reply. Kiki 19:39, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. I think the Irvine show is very relevant. This article states that the band was on hiatus from 2004-2008, which is untrue, considering they played together on 2 nights in 2007. Also, everyone is saying that May 1st was No Doubt's first performance together in 5 years, which is also untrue. So, I think some sort of mention of the 2007 shows should be added.

No Doubt in the Simpsons
According to the Simpsons Season 7, Episode 21, Josh Weinstien, one of the executive producers mentioned that Eric Stefani illustrated No Doubt in the background of "Homerpalooza" at 11 minutes, 30 seconds.

I also remember that No Doubt was animated in King of the Hill. Does anyone remember this episode? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)
 * I've been told that the commentary actually states that it was either Eric Stefani or Eric Keyes, a friend of the band. The King of the Hill episode you're thinking of is "Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story".  17Drew 11:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

If you agree a source listing ND as post-grunge and adult alternative is a bad source...
Please speak out here. Lots of people are listing this site as a source for various articles, but time and time again it gives invalid information. Hoponpop69 18:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

A larger conversation on this has opened up here. Please weigh in to make sure wikipedia does not get filled with false information.Hoponpop69 03:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Also known as
I've just changed it too "Apple Core". Eric Keyes posted on the official forum clarifying it as Apple Core not Apple Corps. --Baker1000 (talk) 22:08, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Then add it. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 17:32, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Erm, I did. Someone changed it back, I've just changed it again.--Baker1000 (talk) 00:50, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Small Prob with New Album
Nationmaster states that it will be released in 2009, but I found another source (ctrl-f to find No Doubt) saying it will be released 2010. Is there a solution?-- F-22 Raptor IV 23:59, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Scratch that, I found an MTV source claiming they won't release new music in 2009.-- F-22 Raptor IV 00:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, they did release Stand and Deliver. I cannot find it in iTunes, but it is available when you purchase tickets. --Trevorrrj (talk) 12:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Article for No Doubts 2009 Reunion Tour?
Well, i was wondering if we should create an article for there reunion tour that currently happening. Any thoughts. Simple yes or no with an explanation will be fine.
 * Yes: Because it's a current tour thats happening. Also so we can have somewhere to put the tour dates and additional info instead of cramming everything in one paragraph on the No Doubt article. --1234Sticky (talk) 10:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

1997 Christmas album not mentioned
From the Vandals article: "The Vandals maintained a close friendship with fellow Orange County band No Doubt, who covered the album's title track "Oi to the World" for a Christmas compilation in 1997. Their version, which was produced by Vandals guitarist Warren Fitzgerald, received mainstream exposure and popularity and spawned a music video. Partly thanks to the exposure brought by association with No Doubt (with whom the Vandals also toured), fan interest in Oi to the World! increased and in 2000 Kung Fu Records, which by now had grown in size, re-released the album with new artwork and a bonus overture, as well as a new intro for the title track."

Anyone have any other info on this? It's not in the discography article, either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.64.111.153 (talk) 12:27, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Gwen Stefani Harajuku Girls Tour Photo
I know that Gwen Stefani runs a solo career from time to time but I think that the Harajuku Girls tour photo is completely unrelated to the No Doubt article. I suggest the pic to be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Travsam (talk • contribs) 15:49, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Associated Acts
How is the band associated to Starpool, Shirley Manson, Garbage and 311? Jonathanmjefferies (talk) 14:20, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

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Gabriel Gonzalez
For some odd reason, my name keeps getting misspelled. I will correct the spelling, but then somebody keeps going in and edits the incorrect spelling of my name. I am the co-founder of this band, so please contact a current member and they will verify that my name is Gabriel Gonzalez with a "z", not an "s". Thank You Gabriel The Gun (talk) 16:26, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

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Too many former members, anyone else agree?
Gabrial McNair and Stephen Bradley are the only members listed as Touring/Session. However, I believe many of the proclaimed Former Members should be listed as Touring/Session as well.

My main source for this are No Doubt's first three albums. In all three albums, it is clearly stated that the official band members are Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani, Adrian Young, Tony Kanal, and Tom Dumont (and the pictures only shows those five members). As such, I believe that the other members from those time periods should be listed as Touring/Session (Gerald Boisse, Eric Carpenter, Alex Henderson, Phil Jordan, Don Hammerstedt, and Paul Caseley).

However, things get a bit blurry for the founding members. In my opinion, the following individuals should be kept as Former Members and not Touring/Session because they were all a part of the first lineup, albeit prior to the studio albums' recordings (which clarified who the official members were): John Spence, Jerry McMahon, Chris Leal, Chris Webb, Alan Meade, Gabriel Gonzalez, and Tony Meade.

Does anyone else agree with these assessments? Xanarki (talk) 22:25, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

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