Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, whose excellent new album In These Silent Days is out now, keeps herself more than occupied with her own touring and recording career. But on next week’s episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, she reveals one side gig she’d definitely take on: Carlile “would make …
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“In an evening packed with exceptional guests and many amazing performances, Brandi’s was amongst the standouts,” Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil tells Rolling Stoneof Brandi Carlile‘s appearance at the 2019 Chris Cornell “I Am the Highway” tribute concert, where she sang “Black Hole Sun” alongside an all-star band that included Peter …
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“We gotta change around here,” Mavis Staples sang toward the very end of Wednesday night’s 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards Ceremony at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Having been presented the evening’s Inspiration Award by pioneering Civil Rights activist and Freedom Rider Ernest Patton earlier in the evening, Staples’ song was …
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The Highwomen host a massive bonfire in the new video for “Redesigning Women,” the first song released off their just-announced debut album. Making a grand entrance on a fire truck, the supergroup of Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby have emancipation on their minds: they want to …
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Brandi Carlile spotlights the joys and rigors of motherhood in her new video for “The Mother.” Released ahead of this weekend’s Mother’s Day holiday, the clip follows a diverse group of moms with one thing in common: an unshakeable dedication to provide for their children. There are scenes of women …
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Loretta Lynn‘s birthday bash at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was the perfect occasion for another kind of celebration: the first appearance of the Highwomen, the new supergroup comprising Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby. Backed by Dave Cobb, who is producing the quartet’s forthcoming record, Jason …
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A Joni Mitchell tribute album, celebrating her 75th birthday, will feature live renditions of the singer’s songs by Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, James Taylor and many others. The record, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, will come out on March 8th. It contains a recording of a tribute concert …
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Given the jazz-inflected complexities and somber, introspective tone of Joni Mitchell’s most vibrant work, the skill and magnetism of the artists who took the stage on the first of two nights celebrating her 75thbirthday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at L.A.’s theMusic Center felt all the more impressive. Over the …
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Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive YouLong beloved by champions of songcraft – as evidenced by last year’stribute albumfeaturing the likes of Adele, Pearl Jam and Dolly Parton – this troubadour has released “a moving and righteous piece of Americana-infused pop,” writes Brittany Spanos. Carlile “belts with gusto, whether …
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Failures, imperfections, and forgiveness are at the heart of “Whatever You Do,” an aching new song from Brandi Carlile that was released today with a live video filmed at Nashville’s RCA Studio A. Beginning with the stunning “The Joke,” which Rolling Stone Country named one of the 25 best songs …
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