Brandi Carlile's Grammy-winning song "The Joke" perfectly symbolizes the social upheaval of our times. "The Joke" lyrics speak to marginalized segments of society and offer a vision of better days ...

On it, Carlile boasts a woodgrain voice, creaky and bright, sad and hopeful, knowing and incendiary. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, “The Joke” was nominated in four categories. It later won ...

Brandi Carlile gave voice to the marginalized with the stunning track “The Joke” off her album By the Way, I Forgive You. At Sunday’s Grammy Awards, it was Carlile’s own voice that took ...

Brandi Carlile‘s music has connected with ... own heart before you can (“Heart’s Content”) The power in Carlile’s lyrics lies in her ability to tell it like it is. She writes from ...