Editing Melissa Etheridge (section)

==Awards and honors==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Melissa Etheridge}}
[[File:Melissa Etheridge USDOJ pride month.jpg|thumb|right|Etheridge shared her personal experiences of advocating for the LGBTQ community at a United States Department of Justice Event]]

Etheridge has received various accolades and honors throughout her career. Among her competitive awards, she has won two [[Grammy Awards]] (from 15 nominations),<ref name="Gram"/> an [[Academy Award]],<ref name=Oscars/> and a [[Juno Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1990/1990junos.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222033750/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-landing%2C0%2C3713019.htmlstory|archive-date=December 22, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=The Envelope – LA Times|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Among her honorary accolades, she has received the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Founders Award,<ref name=ASCAP/> an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from [[Berklee College of Music]],<ref name=berklee/> and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name=walkoffame/>

She ranked No. 49 on [[VH1]]'s list of [[The Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-date=October 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007031845/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>