Brandi Carlile will release the follow-up to her Grammy-winning By the Way, I Forgive You this fall. The new album, titled In These Silent Days, arrives via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records on October 1st and includes the first single “Right on Time,” premiering Wednesday. “Right on Time” leads off In …
Read More »Leslie Jordan to Sing Classic Hymns With Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker on New Album
Emmy Award-winning actor and suddenly internet-famous personality Leslie Jordan has announced plans for Company’s Comin’, a collection of gospel tunes recorded in Nashville with a few high-profile guests. The first release from the project, due out April 2nd, is Jordan’s version of “Angel Band” featuring Brandi Carlile. Produced by Travis …
Read More »Watch Sleater-Kinney, Ben Gibbard, Brandi Carlile, Perform at COVID-19 Relief Concert
Ben Gibbard, Sleater-Kinney, Brandi Carlile, and others joined forces for the 75-minute All in WA COVID-19 relief concert on Wednesday. The Washington state artists brought their most-beloved songs to the table, with Ben Gibbard performing the Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights,” Sleater-Kinney tearing through “Modern Girl,” and Brandi Carlile singing …
Read More »The Highwomen Write Their Own History on Superb Debut Album
The Highwomen come steeped in history — a history they rewrite, literally and figuratively. Their name, and the title track of their terrific self-titled debut, alludes to “The Highwayman,” Jimmy Webb’s 1977 song-turned-hit signature of the Highwaymen, the Eighties supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. …
Read More »Maren Morris Talks Using Her Voice, Taking Risks in New CBS Interview
Ahead of this weekend’s ACM Awards, where she’s nominated in the Female Vocalist of the Year category, Maren Morris was profiled by CBS This Morning, in a segment during which she asserted that singing isn’t the only thing she uses her voice to do. Mindful of the ongoing #MeToo conversations …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile Sing 'Hunger Strike' at Chris Cornell Tribute
A diverse array of artists from Miley Cyrus to Metallica honored the memory of Chris Cornell at the I Am the Highway tribute concert in Los Angeles last week. While the show was appropriately heavy on rock artists, it also highlighted two of country and Americana’s most powerful vocalists: Chris …
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