Brandi Carlile
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Brandi Carlile is an American
singer and songwriter
.
song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator. According to Carlile she was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder as a teen and struggled with academics. She eventually dropped out of school to pursue a music career.
heard her band perform at the 2003 Sasquatch! Music Festival
.
Columbia Records
signed Carlile in late 2004 and in 2005 recorded the album Brandi Carlile
.
In 2005, Carlile was featured on Rolling Stones list of "10 Artists to Watch in 2005" list. In 2006, Carlile toured as a headliner and as opening act for Ray LaMontagne
, Jonny Lang
, Hanson
, Indigo Girls
, The Fray
, Chris Isaak
, Tori Amos
, and Shawn Colvin
.
After two years on tour with her band mates, the Hanseroth brothers, she recorded the album The Story
in April 2007.It was produced by T Bone Burnett and included a collaboration with the Indigo Girls
on the song "Cannonball". The album was recorded in an 11-day long session with Carlile, the Hanseroth twins, cellist Josh Neumann and drummer Matt Chamberlain
to capture the sound of her live performances. She would also contribute vocals to "Last Tears" from Indigo Girls' Despite Our Differences
.
In November 2007, Carlile visited England for her first UK gig at the Borderline in London. In February 2008, Carlile performed as special guest to Newton Faulkner
on five of his UK tour dates. During March and April 2008 Carlile toured through Australia with Maroon 5
and OneRepublic
. In April 2008, she played four dates in the UK and was a guest performer on the BBC2 show, Later... with Jools Holland. Carlile's album The Story was released in the UK on April 21, with lead single "Turpentine" released on April 14, 2008.
Carlile's third studio album, Give Up the Ghost
, was released on October 6, 2009. The album debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200
The album was produced
by Jason Lader
and contains a collaboration with Elton John
entitled "Caroline". Carlile has completed her latest studio album, an 18 track album produced by Trina Shoemaker
. A release date has not yet been announced.
She also provided backing vocals on the song "Restless Dream," featured on People and Things
, the third studio album by American rock band Jack's Mannequin
.
, a non-profit environmental
organization, for her 2007 fall tour, as well as her 2009 Give Up the Ghost tour.
She also performed with Ben Taylor
in the Eden Presents…Alive in the World concert series for the benefit of Eden Florida, an organization that assists autistic
children and adults.
In 2008, Carlile created The Looking Out Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, in order to provide financial support to various causes that she believes in. The Looking Out Foundation has provided grants to Reverb, the American Diabetes Association
, and Honor The Earth
, as well as numerous other organizations. She also donates one dollar from every concert ticket sale to the foundation.
In an interview in September 2009, Carlile said: "We really work on a community basis and we do everything from helping people pay for funerals to environmental projects. The Looking Out Foundation is a helping hand to any cause we believe in."
In January 2010, Carlile's Looking Out Foundation partnered with the Seattle Police Department, the Indigo Girls
, and two local Seattle self-defense
studios to fund and support the Fight the Fear Campaign. The campaign was inspired by the assault on a local Seattle woman and her partner in their South Park home and provided free self-defense lessons to women in at-risk communities throughout 2010.
Also in 2010, Carlile contributed the track "The Heartache Can Wait" to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: More Hope For The Holidays album alongside many other names such as Mike Love of The Beach Boys
, Weezer
, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited
. Proceeds from this album go to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
.
During a November 14, 2002 interview with The Western Front, the official newspaper of Western Washington University
, Carlile identified herself as a lesbian
, and stated that she did not think it would affect her record deal. She was quoted as saying: "I think that since it's not a big deal for me, that people subscribe to that." In an October 17, 2009 interview with the Los Angeles Times
, Carlile says "I don't have to have a lot of formality around it, the reason why I don't have to wear it on my sleeve and make a spectacle of it, is because there were people before me who paved the way so I wouldn't have to."
Carlile has identical AURYN tattoos, from The Neverending Story
, one of her favorite 1980s
films, on each shoulder.
for "Outstanding Music Artist" for her album Give Up the Ghost during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards
.
Carlile was the winner of Seattle's City of Music Breakthrough Award for 2010.
United States
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singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Early life
At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator. According to Carlile she was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder as a teen and struggled with academics. She eventually dropped out of school to pursue a music career.
Career
Carlile performed in local Seattle establishments like The Crocodile, Tractor Tavern, and Paragon with twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. Carlile began to attract the attention of the music industry after Dave MatthewsDave Matthews
David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
heard her band perform at the 2003 Sasquatch! Music Festival
Sasquatch! Music Festival
Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. It is presented by the House of Blues. There is an emphasis on indie rock bands and singer-songwriters, although there are also alternative rock, hip hop and comedy acts...
.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
signed Carlile in late 2004 and in 2005 recorded the album Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile (album)
Brandi Carlile is the debut album from American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile. It was released July 12, 2005 on Red Ink Records.-Track listing:# "Follow" – 4:13# "What Can I Say" – 2:50...
.
In 2005, Carlile was featured on Rolling Stones list of "10 Artists to Watch in 2005" list. In 2006, Carlile toured as a headliner and as opening act for Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne
Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after...
, Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang is a Grammy award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter and recording artist. Lang's music is notable for both his unusual voice, which has been compared to that of a forty-year-old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos...
, Hanson
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
, Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
, The Fray
The Fray
-Literature:*Fray, a phenomenon in Terry Pratchett's The Carpet People*Fray , a comic book series by Joss Whedon**Melaka Fray, titular character of the comic book series-Music:*"Fray", a song from the album 14 Shades of Grey by Staind...
, Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...
, Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
, and Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...
.
After two years on tour with her band mates, the Hanseroth brothers, she recorded the album The Story
The Story (Brandi Carlile album)
The Story is the second album by folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 in the Billboard 200 on May 5, 2007....
in April 2007.It was produced by T Bone Burnett and included a collaboration with the Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
on the song "Cannonball". The album was recorded in an 11-day long session with Carlile, the Hanseroth twins, cellist Josh Neumann and drummer Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
Matthew Chamberlain is an American drummer, producer and sound engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
to capture the sound of her live performances. She would also contribute vocals to "Last Tears" from Indigo Girls' Despite Our Differences
Despite Our Differences
Despite Our Differences is the tenth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 2006. The title is drawn from track 3 I believe in love ....
.
In November 2007, Carlile visited England for her first UK gig at the Borderline in London. In February 2008, Carlile performed as special guest to Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...
on five of his UK tour dates. During March and April 2008 Carlile toured through Australia with Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
and OneRepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
. In April 2008, she played four dates in the UK and was a guest performer on the BBC2 show, Later... with Jools Holland. Carlile's album The Story was released in the UK on April 21, with lead single "Turpentine" released on April 14, 2008.
Carlile's third studio album, Give Up the Ghost
Give Up the Ghost (album)
Give Up the Ghost is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released on October 6, 2009, through Columbia Records. The album was produced by Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin and contains a collaboration with Elton John titled "Caroline"...
, was released on October 6, 2009. The album debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
The album was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Jason Lader
Jason Lader
Jason Lader is a bass guitarist, producer and mixer from USA known for his work with The Mars Volta and Furslide.- As Producer :Albums2007*Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long*Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight2008...
and contains a collaboration with Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
entitled "Caroline". Carlile has completed her latest studio album, an 18 track album produced by Trina Shoemaker
Trina Shoemaker
Trina Shoemaker is a mixer, record producer and sound engineer responsible for producing/engineering and/or mixing records for popular bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Something for Kate, Nanci Griffith and many more....
. A release date has not yet been announced.
She also provided backing vocals on the song "Restless Dream," featured on People and Things
People and Things
- Track listing :1. "My Racing Thoughts" - 4:16 2. "Release Me" - 3:163. "Television" - 3:374. "Amy, I" - 3:335. "Hey Hey Hey " - 3:376. "People, Running" - 3:407. "Amelia Jean" - 2:548. "Platform Fire" - 3:319. "Hostage" - 4:27...
, the third studio album by American rock band Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin is an American rock band formed in 2004, originally hailing from Orange County, California. The band began as a side project of Andrew McMahon, the frontman for Something Corporate, and is composed of guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, and drummer Jay...
.
Charity activities
Carlile worked with ReverbReverb (non-profit)
Reverb is a non-profit environmental organization that educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainability. It was founded by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Guster guitarist/vocalist Adam Gardner....
, a non-profit environmental
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
organization, for her 2007 fall tour, as well as her 2009 Give Up the Ghost tour.
She also performed with Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor (musician)
Benjamin Taylor is a musician and actor. He is the son of folk rock artists James Taylor and Carly Simon. His sister, Sally Taylor, is also a musician. Ben Taylor bears a striking resemblance to his famous father and has a singing voice akin to him as well...
in the Eden Presents…Alive in the World concert series for the benefit of Eden Florida, an organization that assists autistic
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
children and adults.
In 2008, Carlile created The Looking Out Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, in order to provide financial support to various causes that she believes in. The Looking Out Foundation has provided grants to Reverb, the American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is a United States-based association working to fight the consequences of diabetes, and to help those affected by diabetes...
, and Honor The Earth
Honor The Earth
Honor The Earth is a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness and financial support for Indigenous environmental justice. The organization was founded by Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers after meeting Winona LaDuke in 1991 in collaboration with Indigenous Environmental Network,...
, as well as numerous other organizations. She also donates one dollar from every concert ticket sale to the foundation.
In an interview in September 2009, Carlile said: "We really work on a community basis and we do everything from helping people pay for funerals to environmental projects. The Looking Out Foundation is a helping hand to any cause we believe in."
In January 2010, Carlile's Looking Out Foundation partnered with the Seattle Police Department, the Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
, and two local Seattle self-defense
Self-defense
Self-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many...
studios to fund and support the Fight the Fear Campaign. The campaign was inspired by the assault on a local Seattle woman and her partner in their South Park home and provided free self-defense lessons to women in at-risk communities throughout 2010.
Also in 2010, Carlile contributed the track "The Heartache Can Wait" to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: More Hope For The Holidays album alongside many other names such as Mike Love of The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited is a band formed in 1995 by former Creedence Clearwater Revival members Stu Cook and Doug Clifford .-The band:...
. Proceeds from this album go to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes research. Driven by volunteers connected to children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is the largest charitable supporter of T1D research...
.
Personal life
Carlile is the owner of a Doberman Pinscher named Bailey and a horse named Sovereign, whom she named after her first guitar.During a November 14, 2002 interview with The Western Front, the official newspaper of Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
, Carlile identified herself as a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, and stated that she did not think it would affect her record deal. She was quoted as saying: "I think that since it's not a big deal for me, that people subscribe to that." In an October 17, 2009 interview with the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Carlile says "I don't have to have a lot of formality around it, the reason why I don't have to wear it on my sleeve and make a spectacle of it, is because there were people before me who paved the way so I wouldn't have to."
Carlile has identical AURYN tattoos, from The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story is a German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. The standard English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was first published in 1983...
, one of her favorite 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
films, on each shoulder.
Albums
- Brandi CarlileBrandi Carlile (album)Brandi Carlile is the debut album from American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile. It was released July 12, 2005 on Red Ink Records.-Track listing:# "Follow" – 4:13# "What Can I Say" – 2:50...
(2005) - The StoryThe Story (Brandi Carlile album)The Story is the second album by folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 in the Billboard 200 on May 5, 2007....
(2007) - Give Up the GhostGive Up the Ghost (album)Give Up the Ghost is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released on October 6, 2009, through Columbia Records. The album was produced by Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin and contains a collaboration with Elton John titled "Caroline"...
(2009) - Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle SymphonyLive at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle SymphonyLive at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony is a live album and fourth album overall by the American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released on May 3, 2011 through Columbia Records...
(2011)
EP and demo
- Room for MeRoom for Me-Track listing:# "5:00" – 3:25# "Room for Me" – 3:59# "Fall" – 4:22# "Call You Out" – 4:06...
(2000) - Open DoorsOpen Doors (album)-Track listing:# "Open Doors"# "Wasted" # "Temporary Time"# "Turpentine"# "Caroline"...
(2002) - We're Growing UpWe're Growing UpWe're Growing Up is an album by Brandi Carlile. "Until I Die," "Turpentine," "Wasted," and "Again Today" all later appeared on her album The Story. The album title refers to a lyric in "Turpentine"...
(2003) - AcousticAcoustic (Brandi Carlile album)Acoustic is an album by Brandi Carlile. "Throw it All Away," "Fall Apart Again," and "Tragedy" all later appeared on Brandi Carlile, while "Shadow on the Wall" appeared on The Story.-Track listing:...
(2004) - Live from Neumo'sLive from Neumo's-Track listing:# "Late Morning Lullaby" – 4:13# "Hiding My Heart" – - 3:37# "The Clock" – 3:56# "What Can I Say" – 3:03# "My Song" – 5:48...
(2005) - Live at Easy Street RecordsLive at Easy Street Records-Track listing:# "Closer to You"# "The Story"# "Have You Ever"# "Turpentine"# "Fall Apart Again"# "Downpour"# "Josephine"...
(2007) - Rhapsody Originals (2007) – exclusive acoustic versions recorded for Rhapsody.com
- Ghost Demos (2009) – limited edition EP, distributed with the first 2000 pre-orders of Give Up the Ghost
- XOBCXOBCXOBC is an EP by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released through Sony Music Entertainment via iTunes on February 8, 2010 in the United States. The collection has a Valentine's Day theme and contains two cover songs along with three original tracks...
(2010)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
AUS Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
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| 2005 | "Fall Apart Again" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Brandi Carlile |
| 2006 | "What Can I Say" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | "The Story The Story (song) "The Story" is a song written by Phil Hanseroth. It was released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile in 2006, from her 2007 album The Story. The song has been covered by Sara Ramírez for Grey's Anatomy and on her 2011 extended play Sara Ramirez-Composition and recording:"The... " |
75 | 92 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 1 | The Story |
| 2007 | "Turpentine" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | "Dreams" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Give Up The Ghost |
| 2010 | "That Year" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | "Dying Day" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Awards
In 2010, Brandi Carlile was nominated for a GLAAD Media AwardGLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives...
for "Outstanding Music Artist" for her album Give Up the Ghost during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards
21st GLAAD Media Awards
The 21st GLAAD Media Awards was the 2010 annual presentation of the media awards presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The awards seek to honor films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues...
.
Carlile was the winner of Seattle's City of Music Breakthrough Award for 2010.
External links
- Brandi Carlile official website
- Brandi Carlile official UK website