Shania Twain, Chuck D, ABBA‘s Benny Andersson, T-Pain, Brandi Carlile, Boyz II Men, and more artists, producers, and songwriters delve into the historical resonance of pop music in Banger Films’ This Is Pop. The eight-part docuseries hits Netflix on June 22nd. Each episode explores pop music beyond its musical aspects, …
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Brandi Carlile has earned accolades — and Grammy awards — as the songwriter of such personal works as “The Joke,” “The Story,” and “The Mother.” This spring, she’ll share an even more intimate, lengthy tale with the release of her first memoir, Broken Horses. Due April 6th via Crown, an …
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A little more than a year after the release of the the Highwomen‘s self-titled debutalbum, a new song has emerged from the star-studded sessions with producer Dave Cobb. “Hold On,” the latest from the Nashville-by-way-of-England singer-songwriter Yola, is an uplifting soul song based on conversations the “Faraway Look” singer had …
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While the Highwomen are a group borne of female empowerment, it’s also a bit of an experiment: to see if country radio will play a bona fide country music song by a group of women singer-songwriters. So far, the answer is no. Only a handful of stations have added the …
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Brandi Carlile arrives at Sunday’s 61st Grammy Awards as the leading female nominee, with six nominations on the strength of her album By the Way, I Forgive You. In April, the songwriter will embark on a U.S. tour, which she expanded on Tuesday with a string of new dates. Chief …
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“My greatest heroes have really paired their music with humanitarian efforts, activism, so I wanted to do that right away,” Brandi Carlile says in a mini-documentary depicting her work with her own charitable Looking Out Foundation. The short film, premiering on Rolling Stone Country, chronicles Carlile’s visit during the holidays …
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Brandi Carlile will release her sixth albumBy The Way, I Forgive You, early next year and has just offered up a powerful performance of the LPs’ first single “The Joke.” What begins as a tender, gently rocking ode to boys with a “quiet voice and impeccable style” and disillusioned girls …
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