Brandi Carlile got off to a hot start at Sunday's Grammy awards. The Washington folk rocker is among this year's top nominees.
[Recorded at Woodinville’s fabled Bear Creek Studio](https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/how-zach-bryans-something-in-the-orange-was-made-in-woodinvilles-bear-creek-studio/), Bryan’s heart-wrenching “Something in the Orange” became a streaming monster with little support from country radio. art-pop vet Mike Hadreas, was up for best alternative music performance for his cameo on Yeah Yeah Yeahs comeback single “Spitting Off the Edge of the World.” Instead, the prize went to buzzy U.K. Although Carlile — who also popped up during commercial breaks in a Hilton ad with her kids — has been stacking awards the last few years, she came into the show looking for her first win in one of the three most prestigious categories. But I cut my hair and I learned how to scream and I just won a Grammy for a rock ‘n’ roll song that I wrote with all my heart.” And it means everything to me to win this in Americana, which is my community that I love so much.” We were born and raised in Seattle and when I met these guys 22 years ago, we decided to get in a van and be a band together, and I met them and they were covered in Ramones tattoos, they had never even played an acoustic guitar.
From Americana to country, and now rock — what genre will the unstoppable Brandi Carlile conquer next at the Grammys?
Later in the ceremony, "In These Silent Days" was named Best Americana Album, bringing Carlile's career Grammy total to nine. were also nominated in the Best Rock Album category, but the award went to Ozzy Osbourne's "Patient Number 9." She next won three country-based Grammys for her work with Tanya Tucker and The Highwomen.
The louder sound of the recording caught notice of the Grammy voters as well, and they nominated “Broken Horses” for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song, ...
[won](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2023-complete-winners-list-1234673476/) during the pre-tel ceremony — scoring Grammys for the LP’s producers Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings too. She showed off her incredible [vocal power](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/brandi-carlile-austin-city-limits-season-premiere-1234601194/) on the classic-rock-flavored song from 2021’s [In These Silent Days](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/brandi-carlile-in-these-silent-days-1235890/), assisted by Shooter Jennings on piano and the vocal duo Lucius. The multiple Grammy winner was [nominated](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-nominations-2023-beyonce-kendrick-lamar-adele-1234631021/) in seven categories this year. “I cut my hair, I learned how to scream, and I just won a Grammy for a rock & roll song!” [won](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2023-complete-winners-list-1234673476/) prior to the broadcast. [Brandi Carlile](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/brandi-carlile/) gave a scorching performance of her song “Broken Horses” at the 2023 [Grammy Awards](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/grammy-awards/) on Sunday night.
Brandi Carlile sang "Broken Horses" at the 2023 Grammys after being introduced by her wife and two children.
Following a touching introduction from her wife and two daughters, Brandi Carlile took to the stage Sunday (Feb. 5) at the Grammy [Awards](https://www.billboard.com/t/awards/) to perform the roaring “Broken Horses” from her album of the year nominated In These Silent Days. She is also up for the big four category of record of the year, for “You and Me on the Rock” featuring Lucius.
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First in this “Connecting Room Concerts” series, a performance from Brandi Carlile, six-time Grammy-Awards winner – and [nominated seven times](https://www.grammy.com/news/brandi-carlile-in-these-silent-days-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-albums-the-joke-story-right-on-time-mother-evolution-highwomen) for tonight’s 2023 Grammys Awards – from a pair of connected rooms at The Beverly Hilton. [hilton](https://skift.com/blog/?tag=hilton), [marketing](https://skift.com/blog/?tag=marketing), [music](https://skift.com/blog/?tag=music) [connected rooms feature](https://skift.com/2021/06/16/hiltons-connecting-rooms-feature-targets-short-rental-customers-seeking-space/), for travelers looking for larger spaces when booking family or group travel.
Brandi Carlile Ozzy Osbourne and Wet Leg dominated the Rock categories at Sunday's 65th Grammy Awards. Carlile's “Broken Horses” was named Best Rock ...
"Fantastic! Bonnie Raitt won Best American Roots Song for "Just Like That," which is also up for Song of the Year on the prime time show. (Wet Leg and Måneskin are up for Best New Artist.)
Carlile also won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for “Broken Horses”
[Follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2023 Grammy Awards](https://pitchfork.com/topics/grammys/). The LP was also nominated for Album of the Year, with the tracks “You and Me on the Rock” and “Broken Horses” also recognized by the Recording Academy in the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance categories, respectively. “Broken Horses” appears on In These Silent Days, Carlile’s seventh studio album.
Brandi Carlile was spotted sharing a kiss with her wife Catherine Shepherd as they celebrated her three Grammy wins on Sunday.
Saturday Night’ Original Cast - Mr. Saturday Night In a second speech, Brandi admitted she hadn't listened to her mother's advice to not sing angrily. And then this happened!' she excitedly gushed, while also giving a shoutout to her hometown to thank, 'everybody in Seattle that made us want to strive for this incredible accolade.' According to Yahoo Entertainment, Brandi reflected on her career thus far, and those who were with her from the very beginning during the speech. Similar to her red carpet attire, the star donned an eye-catching purple blouse for a pop of color. Just be punk rock and just lay it all out there for everybody.' She completed her look by slipping on a leather jacket and shiny black shoes. She was soon joined by wife of ten years, Catherine, who color-coordinated with the award-winning performer. She added a long, skinny black tie around the collar of the shirt to bring the look together. Kiss me! I was lucky enough to marry her more than a decade ago, so I was way ahead of you,' Catherine said.
Brandi Carlile's wife Catherine Shepherd and daughters adorably introduce her performance at the 2023 Grammys.
[Beatles](https://people.com/tag/the-beatles/) singer [Paul McCartney](https://people.com/tag/paul-mccartney/)'s charity. So I somehow managed to persuade her to sing "You and Me on the Rock" with me live in front of IMAX audiences across North America. [Brandi Carlile](https://people.com/tag/brandi-carlile/)'s wife and kids introduced the singer's electrifying performance of her hit song "Broken Horses." [video of the couple dueting](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjszIw2DWnX/?hl=en) her song "You and Me on the Rock," Carlile penned a touching tribute to her wife. There is no greater gift in life than to sing a song with the person you wrote it for." She added, "My life's goal is to make her sing more. "But all the wonders I have seen, I will see a second time. Carlile later revealed to PEOPLE that she initially struggled with not being the one to carry Evangeline, but she eventually came to terms with her role. "I'm hoping people see through my story that there's no right or wrong way to evolve into a parenting role in either heterosexual or same-sex relationships," she said. Catherine stood between [their two girls](https://people.com/parents/brandi-carlile-wife-catherine-ivf-journey-people-exclusive/) and proudly unveiled her wife as the next performer. Now, more than 12 years later, Carlile and Shepherd's relationship is still going strong. "
Singer song writer Brandi Carlile had some sweet words for Seattle after taking home an award at this year's Grammys awards.
[This is the average cost of rent in Seattle & the cheapest areas to live right now](https://curiocity.com/seattle-february-rent-cheapest-areas/) [Done with city life? “They had never even played an acoustic guitar and then this happened.” Not only that but this is her fourth year in a row being a performer at the awards ceremony.