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Sara Bareilles Announces Amidst The Chaos U.S. Tour

Tickets for the 27-date trek go on sale starting on April 12

Multiple-time GRAMMY nominee Sarah Bareilles has announced plans to tour this fall in support of her sixth studio album, Amidst The Chaos . 

Running for 27 dates, the tour opens Oct. 5 in Detroit and wraps Nov. 26 in Atlanta. Along the way, she'll hit major venues like the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl.

Tickets go on sale starting April 12. Head to her website for more info.

Bareilles released Amidst The Chaos on April 5. She recently was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live , where she played album cuts "Fire" and "Saint Honesty." Bareilles' most recently GRAMMY nomination was at the 61st GRAMMY Awards , for Best Musical Theater Album, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert."

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GRAMMY Rewind: Kendrick Lamar Honors Hip-Hop's Greats While Accepting Best Rap Album GRAMMY For 'To Pimp a Butterfly' In 2016

Upon winning the GRAMMY for Best Rap Album for 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' Kendrick Lamar thanked those that helped him get to the stage, and the artists that blazed the trail for him.

Updated Friday Oct. 13, 2023 to include info about Kendrick Lamar's most recent GRAMMY wins, as of the 2023 GRAMMYs.

A GRAMMY veteran these days, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 47 GRAMMY nominations overall. A sizable chunk of his trophies came from the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards in 2016, when he walked away with five — including his first-ever win in the Best Rap Album category.

This installment of GRAMMY Rewind turns back the clock to 2016, revisiting Lamar's acceptance speech upon winning Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly . Though Lamar was alone on stage, he made it clear that he wouldn't be at the top of his game without the help of a broad support system. 

"First off, all glory to God, that's for sure," he said, kicking off a speech that went on to thank his parents, who he described as his "those who gave me the responsibility of knowing, of accepting the good with the bad."

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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.

"We'd never forget that: Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage, to be the best that they can be," Lamar — a Compton native himself — continued, leading into an impassioned conclusion spotlighting some of the cornerstone rap albums that came before To Pimp a Butterfly .

"Hip-hop. Ice Cube . This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg , Doggystyle . This is for Illmatic , this is for Nas . We will live forever. Believe that."

To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal , Anna Wise and Thundercat ). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift 's "Bad Blood." 

Lamar has since won Best Rap Album two more times, taking home the golden gramophone in 2018 for his blockbuster LP DAMN ., and in 2023 for his bold fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers .

Watch Lamar's full acceptance speech above, and check back at GRAMMY.com every Friday for more GRAMMY Rewind episodes. 

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A Guide To Modern Funk For The Dance Floor: L'Imperatrice, Shiro Schwarz, Franc Moody, Say She She & Moniquea

James Brown changed the sound of popular music when he found the power of the one and unleashed the funk with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Today, funk lives on in many forms, including these exciting bands from across the world.

It's rare that a genre can be traced back to a single artist or group, but for funk, that was James Brown . The Godfather of Soul coined the phrase and style of playing known as "on the one," where the first downbeat is emphasized, instead of the typical second and fourth beats in pop, soul and other styles. As David Cheal eloquently explains, playing on the one "left space for phrases and riffs, often syncopated around the beat, creating an intricate, interlocking grid which could go on and on." You know a funky bassline when you hear it; its fat chords beg your body to get up and groove.

Brown's 1965 classic, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. Of course, many other funk acts followed in the '60s, and the genre thrived in the '70s and '80s as the disco craze came and went, and the originators of hip-hop and house music created new music from funk and disco's strong, flexible bones built for dancing.

Legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins learned the power of the one from playing in Brown's band, and brought it to George Clinton , who created P-funk, an expansive, Afrofuturistic , psychedelic exploration of funk with his various bands and projects, including Parliament-Funkadelic . Both Collins and Clinton remain active and funkin', and have offered their timeless grooves to collabs with younger artists, including Kali Uchis , Silk Sonic , and Omar Apollo; and Kendrick Lamar , Flying Lotus , and Thundercat , respectively.

In the 1980s, electro-funk was born when artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Man Parrish, and Egyptian Lover began making futuristic beats with the Roland TR-808 drum machine — often with robotic vocals distorted through a talk box. A key distinguishing factor of electro-funk is a de-emphasis on vocals, with more phrases than choruses and verses. The sound influenced contemporaneous hip-hop, funk and electronica, along with acts around the globe, while current acts like Chromeo, DJ Stingray, and even Egyptian Lover himself keep electro-funk alive and well.

Today, funk lives in many places, with its heavy bass and syncopated grooves finding way into many nooks and crannies of music. There's nu-disco and boogie funk, nodding back to disco bands with soaring vocals and dance floor-designed instrumentation. G-funk continues to influence Los Angeles hip-hop, with innovative artists like Dam-Funk and Channel Tres bringing the funk and G-funk, into electro territory. Funk and disco-centered '70s revival is definitely having a moment, with acts like Ghost Funk Orchestra and Parcels , while its sparkly sprinklings can be heard in pop from Dua Lipa , Doja Cat , and, in full "Soul Train" character, Silk Sonic . There are also acts making dreamy, atmospheric music with a solid dose of funk, such as Khruangbin ’s global sonic collage.

There are many bands that play heavily with funk, creating lush grooves designed to get you moving. Read on for a taste of five current modern funk and nu-disco artists making band-led uptempo funk built for the dance floor. Be sure to press play on the Spotify playlist above, and check out GRAMMY.com's playlist on Apple Music , Amazon Music and Pandora .

Say She She

Aptly self-described as "discodelic soul," Brooklyn-based seven-piece Say She She make dreamy, operatic funk, led by singer-songwriters Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik and Sabrina Mileo Cunningham. Their '70s girl group-inspired vocal harmonies echo, sooth and enchant as they cover poignant topics with feminist flair.

While they’ve been active in the New York scene for a few years, they’ve gained wider acclaim for the irresistible music they began releasing this year, including their debut album, Prism . Their 2022 debut single "Forget Me Not" is an ode to ground-breaking New York art collective Guerilla Girls, and " Norma " is their protest anthem in response to the news that Roe vs. Wade could be (and was) overturned. The band name is a nod to funk legend Nile Rodgers , from the "Le freak, c'est chi" exclamation in Chic's legendary tune "Le Freak."

Moniquea 's unique voice oozes confidence, yet invites you in to dance with her to the super funky boogie rhythms. The Pasadena, California artist was raised on funk music; her mom was in a cover band that would play classics like Aretha Franklin’ s "Get It Right" and Gladys Knight ’s "Love Overboard." Moniquea released her first boogie funk track at 20 and, in 2011, met local producer XL Middelton — a bonafide purveyor of funk. She's been a star artist on his MoFunk Records ever since, and they've collabed on countless tracks, channeling West Coast energy with a heavy dose of G-funk, sunny lyrics and upbeat, roller disco-ready rhythms.

Her latest release is an upbeat nod to classic West Coast funk, produced by Middleton, and follows her February 2022 groovy, collab-filled album, On Repeat .

Shiro Schwarz

Shiro Schwarz is a Mexico City-based duo, consisting of Pammela Rojas and Rafael Marfil, who helped establish a modern funk scene in the richly creative Mexican metropolis. On "Electrify" — originally released in 2016 on Fat Beats Records and reissued in 2021 by MoFunk — Shiro Schwarz's vocals playfully contrast each other, floating over an insistent, upbeat bassline and an '80s throwback electro-funk rhythm with synth flourishes.

Their music manages to be both nostalgic and futuristic — and impossible to sit still to. 2021 single "Be Kind" is sweet, mellow and groovy, perfect chic lounge funk. Shiro Schwarz’s latest track, the joyfully nostalgic "Hey DJ," is a collab with funkstress Saucy Lady and U-Key.

L'Impératrice

L'Impératrice (the empress in French) are a six-piece Parisian group serving an infectiously joyful blend of French pop, nu-disco, funk and psychedelia. Flore Benguigui's vocals are light and dreamy, yet commanding of your attention, while lyrics have a feminist touch.

During their energetic live sets, L'Impératrice members Charles de Boisseguin and Hagni Gwon (keys), David Gaugué (bass), Achille Trocellier (guitar), and Tom Daveau (drums) deliver extended instrumental jam sessions to expand and connect their music. Gaugué emphasizes the thick funky bass, and Benguigui jumps around the stage while sounding like an angel. L’Impératrice’s latest album, 2021’s Tako Tsubo , is a sunny, playful French disco journey.

Franc Moody

Franc Moody 's bio fittingly describes their music as "a soul funk and cosmic disco sound." The London outfit was birthed by friends Ned Franc and Jon Moody in the early 2010s, when they were living together and throwing parties in North London's warehouse scene. In 2017, the group grew to six members, including singer and multi-instrumentalist Amber-Simone.

Their music feels at home with other electro-pop bands like fellow Londoners Jungle and Aussie act Parcels. While much of it is upbeat and euphoric, Franc Moody also dips into the more chilled, dreamy realm, such as the vibey, sultry title track from their recently released Into the Ether .

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Living Legends: Billy Idol On Survival, Revival & Breaking Out Of The Cage

"One foot in the past and one foot into the future," Billy Idol says, describing his decade-spanning career in rock. "We’ve got the best of all possible worlds because that has been the modus operandi of Billy Idol."

Living Legends is a series that spotlights icons in music still going strong today. This week, GRAMMY.com spoke with Billy Idol about his latest EP,   Cage , and continuing to rock through decades of changing tastes.

Billy Idol is a true rock 'n' roll survivor who has persevered through cultural shifts and personal struggles. While some may think of Idol solely for "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding," the singer's musical influences span genres and many of his tunes are less turbo-charged than his '80s hits would belie.  

Idol first made a splash in the latter half of the '70s with the British punk band Generation X. In the '80s, he went on to a solo career combining rock, pop, and punk into a distinct sound that transformed him and his musical partner, guitarist Steve Stevens, into icons. They have racked up multiple GRAMMY nominations, in addition to one gold, one double platinum, and four platinum albums thanks to hits like "Cradle Of Love," "Flesh For Fantasy," and "Eyes Without A Face." 

But, unlike many legacy artists, Idol is anything but a relic. Billy continues to produce vital Idol music by collaborating with producers and songwriters — including Miley Cyrus — who share his forward-thinking vision. He will play a five-show Vegas residency in November, and filmmaker Jonas Akerlund is working on a documentary about Idol’s life. 

His latest release is Cage , the second in a trilogy of annual four-song EPs. The title track is a classic Billy Idol banger expressing the desire to free himself from personal constraints and live a better life. Other tracks on Cage incorporate metallic riffing and funky R&B grooves. 

Idol continues to reckon with his demons — they both grappled with addiction during the '80s — and the singer is open about those struggles on the record and the page. (Idol's 2014 memoir Dancing With Myself , details a 1990 motorcycle accident that nearly claimed a leg, and how becoming a father steered him to reject hard drugs. "Bitter Taste," from his last EP, The Roadside , reflects on surviving the accident.)

Although Idol and Stevens split in the late '80s — the skilled guitarist fronted Steve Stevens & The Atomic Playboys, and collaborated with Michael Jackson, Rick Ocasek, Vince Neil, and Harold Faltermeyer (on the GRAMMY-winning "Top Gun Anthem") —  their common history and shared musical bond has been undeniable. The duo reunited in 2001 for an episode of " VH1 Storytellers " and have been back in the saddle for two decades. Their union remains one of the strongest collaborations in rock 'n roll history.

While there is recognizable personnel and a distinguishable sound throughout a lot of his work, Billy Idol has always pushed himself to try different things. Idol discusses his musical journey, his desire to constantly move forward, and the strong connection that he shares with Stevens. 

Steve has said that you like to mix up a variety of styles, yet everyone assumes you're the "Rebel Yell"/"White Wedding" guy. But if they really listen to your catalog, it's vastly different.

Yeah, that's right. With someone like Steve Stevens, and then back in the day Keith Forsey producing... [Before that] Generation X actually did move around inside punk rock. We didn't stay doing just the Ramones two-minute music. We actually did a seven-minute song. [ Laughs ]. We did always mix things up. 

Then when I got into my solo career, that was the fun of it. With someone like Steve, I knew what he could do. I could see whatever we needed to do, we could nail it. The world was my oyster musically. 

"Cage" is a classic-sounding Billy Idol rocker, then "Running From The Ghost" is almost metal, like what the Devil's Playground album was like back in the mid-2000s. "Miss Nobody" comes out of nowhere with this pop/R&B flavor. What inspired that?

We really hadn't done anything like that since something like "Flesh For Fantasy" [which] had a bit of an R&B thing about it. Back in the early days of Billy Idol, "Hot In The City" and "Mony Mony" had girls [singing] on the backgrounds. 

We always had a bit of R&B really, so it was actually fun to revisit that. We just hadn't done anything really quite like that for a long time. That was one of the reasons to work with someone like Sam Hollander [for the song "Rita Hayworth"] on The Roadside . We knew we could go [with him] into an R&B world, and he's a great songwriter and producer. That's the fun of music really, trying out these things and seeing if you can make them stick. 

I listen to new music by veteran artists and debate that with some people. I'm sure you have those fans that want their nostalgia, and then there are some people who will embrace the newer stuff. Do you find it’s a challenge to reach people with new songs?

Obviously, what we're looking for is, how do we somehow have one foot in the past and one foot into the future? We’ve got the best of all possible worlds because that has been the modus operandi of Billy Idol. 

You want to do things that are true to you, and you don't just want to try and do things that you're seeing there in the charts today. I think that we're achieving it with things like "Running From The Ghost" and "Cage" on this new EP. I think we’re managing to do both in a way. 

** Obviously, "Running From The Ghost" is about addiction, all the stuff that you went through, and in "Cage" you’re talking about  freeing yourself from a lot of personal shackles. Was there any one moment in your life that made you really thought I have to not let this weigh me down anymore ? **

I mean, things like the motorcycle accident I had, that was a bit of a wake up call way back. It was 32 years ago. But there were things like that, years ago, that gradually made me think about what I was doing with my life. I didn't want to ruin it, really. I didn't want to throw it away, and it made [me] be less cavalier. 

I had to say to myself, about the drugs and stuff, that I've been there and I've done it. There’s no point in carrying on doing it. You couldn't get any higher. You didn't want to throw your life away casually, and I was close to doing that. It took me a bit of time, but then gradually I was able to get control of myself to a certain extent [with] drugs and everything. And I think Steve's done the same thing. We're on a similar path really, which has been great because we're in the same boat in terms of lyrics and stuff. 

So a lot of things like that were wake up calls. Even having grandchildren and just watching my daughter enlarging her family and everything; it just makes you really positive about things and want to show a positive side to how you're feeling, about where you're going. We've lived with the demons so long, we've found a way to live with them. We found a way to be at peace with our demons, in a way. Maybe not completely, but certainly to where we’re enjoying what we do and excited about it.

[When writing] "Running From The Ghost" it was easy to go, what was the ghost for us? At one point, we were very drug addicted in the '80s. And Steve in particular is super sober [now]. I mean, I still vape pot and stuff. I don’t know how he’s doing it, but it’s incredible. All I want to be able to do is have a couple of glasses of wine at a restaurant or something. I can do that now.

I think working with people that are super talented, you just feel confident. That is a big reason why you open up and express yourself more because you feel comfortable with what's around you.

Did you watch Danny Boyle's recent Sex Pistols mini-series?

I did, yes.

You had a couple of cameos; well, an actor who portrayed you did. How did you react to it? How accurate do you think it was in portraying that particular time period?

I love Jonesy’s book, I thought his book was incredible. It's probably one of the best bio books really. It was incredible and so open. I was looking forward to that a lot.

It was as if [the show] kind of stayed with Steve [Jones’ memoir] about halfway through, and then departed from it. [John] Lydon, for instance, was never someone I ever saw acting out; he's more like that today. I never saw him do something like jump up in the room and run around going crazy. The only time I saw him ever do that was when they signed the recording deal with Virgin in front of Buckingham Palace. Whereas Sid Vicious was always acting out; he was always doing something in a horrible way or shouting at someone. I don't remember John being like that. I remember him being much more introverted.

But then I watched interviews with some of the actors about coming to grips with the parts they were playing. And they were saying, we knew punk rock happened but just didn't know any of the details. So I thought well, there you go . If ["Pistol" is]  informing a lot of people who wouldn't know anything about punk rock, maybe that's what's good about it.

Maybe down the road John Lydon will get the chance to do John's version of the Pistols story. Maybe someone will go a lot deeper into it and it won't be so surface. But maybe you needed this just to get people back in the flow.

We had punk and metal over here in the States, but it feels like England it was legitimately more dangerous. British society was much more rigid.

It never went [as] mega in America. It went big in England. It exploded when the Pistols did that interview with [TV host Bill] Grundy, that lorry truck driver put his boot through his own TV, and all the national papers had "the filth and the fury" [headlines].

We went from being unknown to being known overnight. We waited a year, Generation X. We even told them [record labels] no for nine months to a year. Every record company wanted their own punk rock group. So it went really mega in England, and it affected the whole country – the style, the fashions, everything. I mean, the Ramones were massive in England. Devo had a No. 1 song [in England] with "Satisfaction" in '77. Actually, Devo was as big as or bigger than the Pistols.

You were ahead of the pop-punk thing that happened in the late '90s, and a lot of it became tongue-in-cheek by then. It didn't have the same sense of rebelliousness as the original movement. It was more pop.

It had become a style. There was a famous book in England called Revolt Into Style — and that's what had happened, a revolt that turned into style which then they were able to duplicate in their own way. Even recently, Billie Joe [Armstrong] did his own version of "Gimme Some Truth," the Lennon song we covered way back in 1977.

When we initially were making [punk] music, it hadn't become accepted yet. It was still dangerous and turned into a style that people were used to. We were still breaking barriers.

You have a band called Generation Sex with Steve Jones and Paul Cook. I assume you all have an easier time playing Pistols and Gen X songs together now and not worrying about getting spit on like back in the '70s?

Yeah, definitely. When I got to America I told the group I was putting it together, "No one spits at the audience."

We had five years of being spat on [in the UK], and it was revolting. And they spat at you if they liked you. If they didn't like it they smashed your gear up. One night, I remember I saw blood on my T-shirt, and I think Joe Strummer got meningitis when spit went in his mouth.

You had to go through a lot to become successful, it wasn't like you just kind of got up there and did a couple of gigs. I don't think some young rock bands really get that today.

With punk going so mega in England, we definitely got a leg up. We still had a lot of work to get where we got to, and rightly so because you find out that you need to do that. A lot of groups in the old days would be together three to five years before they ever made a record, and that time is really important. In a way, what was great about punk rock for me was it was very much a learning period. I really learned a lot [about] recording music and being in a group and even writing songs.

Then when I came to America, it was a flow, really. I also really started to know what I wanted Billy Idol to be. It took me a little bit, but I kind of knew what I wanted Billy Idol to be. And even that took a while to let it marinate.

You and Miley Cyrus have developed a good working relationship in the last several years. How do you think her fans have responded to you, and your fans have responded to her?

I think they're into it. It's more the record company that she had didn't really get "Night Crawling"— it was one of the best songs on Plastic Hearts , and I don't think they understood that. They wanted to go with Dua Lipa, they wanted to go with the modern, young acts, and I don't think they realized that that song was resonating with her fans. Which is a shame really because, with Andrew Watt producing, it's a hit song.

But at the same time, I enjoyed doing it. It came out really good and it's very Billy Idol. In fact, I think it’s more Billy Idol than Miley Cyrus. I think it shows you where Andrew Watt was. He was excited about doing a Billy Idol track. She's fun to work with. She’s a really great person and she works at her singing — I watched her rehearsing for the Super Bowl performance she gave. She rehearsed all Saturday morning, all Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning and it was that afternoon. I have to admire her fortitude. She really cares.

I remember when you went on " Viva La Bam "  back in 2005 and decided to give Bam Margera’s Lamborghini a new sunroof by taking a power saw to it. Did he own that car? Was that a rental?

I think it was his car.

Did he get over it later on?

He loved it. [ Laughs ] He’s got a wacky sense of humor. He’s fantastic, actually. I’m really sorry to see what he's been going through just lately. He's going through a lot, and I wish him the best. He's a fantastic person, and it's a shame that he's struggling so much with his addictions. I know what it's like. It's not easy.

Musically, what is the synergy like with you guys during the past 10 years, doing Kings and Queens of the Underground and this new stuff? What is your working relationship like now in this more sober, older, mature version of you two as opposed to what it was like back in the '80s?

In lots of ways it’s not so different because we always wrote the songs together, we always talked about what we're going to do together. It was just that we were getting high at the same time.We're just not getting [that way now] but we're doing all the same things.

We're still talking about things, still [planning] things:What are we going to do next? How are we going to find new people to work with? We want to find new producers. Let's be a little bit more timely about putting stuff out.That part of our relationship is the same, you know what I mean? That never got affected. We just happened to be overloading in the '80s.

The relationship’s… matured and it's carrying on being fruitful, and I think that's pretty amazing. Really, most people don't get to this place. Usually, they hate each other by now. [ Laughs ] We also give each other space. We're not stopping each other doing things outside of what we’re working on together. All of that enables us to carry on working together. I love and admire him. I respect him. He's been fantastic. I mean, just standing there on stage with him is always a treat. And he’s got an immensely great sense of humor. I think that's another reason why we can hang together after all this time because we've got the sense of humor to enable us to go forward.

There's a lot of fan reaction videos online, and I noticed a lot of younger women like "Rebel Yell" because, unlike a lot of other '80s alpha male rock tunes, you're talking about satisfying your lover.

It was about my girlfriend at the time, Perri Lister. It was about how great I thought she was, how much I was in love with her, and how great women are, how powerful they are.

It was a bit of a feminist anthem in a weird way. It was all about how relationships can free you and add a lot to your life. It was a cry of love, nothing to do with the Civil War or anything like that. Perri was a big part of my life, a big part of being Billy Idol. I wanted to write about it. I'm glad that's the effect.

Is there something you hope people get out of the songs you've been doing over the last 10 years? Do you find yourself putting out a message that keeps repeating?

Well, I suppose, if anything, is that you can come to terms with your life, you can keep a hold of it. You can work your dreams into reality in a way and, look, a million years later, still be enjoying it.

The only reason I'm singing about getting out of the cage is because I kicked out of the cage years ago. I joined Generation X when I said to my parents, "I'm leaving university, and I'm joining a punk rock group." And they didn't even know what a punk rock group was. Years ago, I’d write things for myself that put me on this path, so that maybe in 2022 I could sing something like "Cage" and be owning this territory and really having a good time. This is the life I wanted.

The original UK punk movement challenged societal norms. Despite all the craziness going on throughout the world, it seems like a lot of modern rock bands are afraid to do what you guys were doing. Do you think we'll see a shift in that?

Yeah.  Art usually reacts to things, so I would think eventually there will be a massive reaction to the pop music that’s taken over — the middle of the road music, and then this kind of right wing politics. There will be a massive reaction if there's not already one. I don’t know where it will come from exactly. You never know who's gonna do [it].

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Hear All Of The Best Country Solo Performance Nominees For The 2023 GRAMMY Awards

The 2023 GRAMMY Award nominees for Best Country Solo Performance highlight country music's newcomers and veterans, featuring hits from Kelsea Ballerini, Zach Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Willie Nelson.

Country music's evolution is well represented in the 2023 GRAMMY nominees for Best Country Solo Performance. From crossover pop hooks to red-dirt outlaw roots, the genre's most celebrated elements are on full display — thanks to rising stars, leading ladies and country icons.

Longtime hitmaker Miranda Lambert delivered a soulful performance on the rootsy ballad "In His Arms," an arrangement as sparing as the windswept west Texas highlands where she co-wrote the song. Viral newcomer Zach Bryan dug into similar organic territory on the Oklahoma side of the Red River for "Something in the Orange," his voice accompanied with little more than an acoustic guitar.

Two of country's 2010s breakout stars are clearly still shining, too, as Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini both received Best Country Solo Performance GRAMMY nods. Morris channeled the determination that drove her leap-of-faith move from Texas to Nashville for the playful clap-along "Circles Around This Town," while Ballerini brought poppy hooks with a country edge on the infectiously upbeat "HEARTFIRST."

Rounding out the category is the one and only Willie Nelson, who paid tribute to his late friend Billy Joe Shaver with a cover of "Live Forever" — a fitting sentiment for the 89-year-old legend, who is approaching his eighth decade in the business. 

As the excitement builds for the 2023 GRAMMYs on Feb. 5, 2023, let's take a closer look at this year's nominees for Best Country Solo Performance.

Kelsea Ballerini — "HEARTFIRST"

In the tradition of Shania Twain , Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood , Kelsea Ballerini represents Nashville's sunnier side — and her single "HEARTFIRST" is a slice of bright, uptempo, confectionary country-pop for the ages.

Ballerini sings about leaning into a carefree crush with her heart on her sleeve, pushing aside her reservations and taking a risk on love at first sight. The scene plays out in a bar room and a back seat, as she sweeps nimbly through the verses and into a shimmering chorus, when the narrator decides she's ready to "wake up in your T-shirt." 

There are enough steel guitar licks to let you know you're listening to a country song, but the story and melody are universal. "HEARTFIRST" is Ballerini's third GRAMMY nod, but first in the Best Country Solo Performance category.

Zach Bryan — "Something In The Orange"

Zach Bryan blew into Music City seemingly from nowhere in 2017, when his original song "Heading South" — recorded on an iPhone — went viral. Then an active officer in the U.S. Navy, the Oklahoma native chased his muse through music during his downtime, striking a chord with country music fans on stark songs led by his acoustic guitar and affecting vocals.

After his honorable discharge in 2021, Bryan began his music career in earnest, and in 2022 released "Something in the Orange," a haunting ballad that stakes a convincing claim to the territory between Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell in both sonics and songwriting. Slashing slide guitar drives home the song's heartbreak, as Bryan pines for a lover whose tail lights have long since vanished over the horizon. 

"Something In The Orange" marks Bryan's first-ever GRAMMY nomination.

Miranda Lambert — "In His Arms"

Miranda Lambert is the rare, chart-topping contemporary country artist who does more than pay lip service to the genre's rural American roots. "In His Arms" originally surfaced on 2021's The Marfa Tapes , a casual recording Lambert made with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall in Marfa, Texas — a tiny arts enclave in the middle of the west Texas high desert.

In this proper studio version — recorded for her 2022 album, Palomino — Lambert retains the structure and organic feel of the mostly acoustic song; light percussion and soothing atmospherics keep her emotive vocals front and center. A native Texan herself, Lambert sounds fully at home on "In His Arms."

Lambert is the only Best Country Solo Performance nominee who is nominated in all four Country Field categories in 2023. To date, Miranda Lambert has won 3 GRAMMYs and received 27 nominations overall. 

Maren Morris — "Circles Around This Town"

When Maren Morris found herself uninspired and dealing with writer's block, she went back to what inspired her to move to Nashville nearly a decade ago — and out came "Circles Around This Town," the lead single from her 2022 album Humble Quest .

Written in one of her first in-person songwriting sessions since the pandemic, Morris has called "Circles Around This Town" her "most autobiographical song" to date; she even recreated her own teenage bedroom for the song's video. As she looks back to her Texas beginnings and the life she left for Nashville, Morris' voice soars over anthemic, yet easygoing production. 

Morris last won a GRAMMY for Best Country Solo Performance in 2017, when her song "My Church" earned the singer her first GRAMMY. To date, Maren Morris has won one GRAMMY and received 17 nominations overall.

Willie Nelson — "Live Forever"

Country music icon Willie Nelson is no stranger to the GRAMMYs, and this year he aims to add to his collection of 10 gramophones. He earned another three nominations for 2023 — bringing his career total to 56 — including a Best Country Solo Performance nod for "Live Forever."

Nelson's performance of "Live Forever," the lead track of the 2022 tribute album Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver , is a faithful rendition of Shaver's signature song. Still, Nelson puts his own twist on the tune, recruiting Lucinda Williams for backing vocals and echoing the melody with the inimitable tone of his nylon-string Martin guitar. 

Shaver, an outlaw country pioneer who passed in 2020 at 81 years old, never had any hits of his own during his lifetime. But plenty of his songs were still heard, thanks to stars like Elvis Presley , Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings . Nelson was a longtime friend and frequent collaborator of Shaver's — and now has a GRAMMY nom to show for it.

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Indie pop darling Sara Bareilles just released her new album Amidst the Chaos to critical and popular acclaim, and her new supporting tour is your chance to hear it performed alongside her past hits, live at a venue near you!  

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Sara Bareilles Announces Amidst The Chaos Tour

Fresh off her "Saturday Night Live" performance, Sara Bareilles is getting ready to hit the road. The singer/actress announced the dates for her Live Nation-produced Amidst the Chaos Tour on Monday…

By Gil Kaufman

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Fresh off her Saturday Night Live performance, Sara Bareilles is getting ready to hit the road. The singer/actress announced the dates for her Live Nation-produced Amidst the Chaos Tour on Monday (April 8), a 30-city outing that is slated to kick off on at the Fox Theatre Detroit on Oct. 5.   

The tour will hit Chicago, Boston, New York, St. Paul, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Orlando before wrapping up on Nov. 26 at the Fox Theatre Atlanta. The tour will celebrate Bareilles’ recently released fifth full-length studio album, Amidst the Chaos , which features two of the songs she performed on SNL , “Fire” and “Saint Honesty.”

Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on Friday (April 12) at 10 a.m. local time here .  

Sara Bareilles Amidst the Chaos tour dates:

Oct. 5 — Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit

Oct. 6 — Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry

Oct. 8 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater

Oct. 11 — Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena

Oct. 12 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

Oct. 13 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Oct. 15 — Chicago, IL @ United Center

Oct. 16 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Oct. 18 — Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

Oct. 19 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center

Oct. 22 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater

Oct. 24 — Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Oct. 26 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

Oct. 27 — Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre

Oct. 29 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU

Oct. 30 — Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre

Nov. 1 — Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center

Nov. 2 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

Nov. 11 — Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre

Nov. 12 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Nov. 15 — Pittsburgh, PA @ UPMC Events Center

Nov. 16 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia

Nov. 19 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem

Nov. 22 — Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place

Nov. 23 — Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center

Nov. 24 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center

Nov. 26 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre Atlanta 

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Sara Bareilles burst into the mainstream in 2007 with her breakaway hit “Love Song.” Since then, the singer/songwriter has scored and starred in the Broadway musical “Waitress,” wrote a bestselling book and has been named the executive producer of an upcoming series, “Little Voice.” The Amidst The Chaos Tour will make a stop at Chase Center in San Francisco where the Grammy, Tony and Emmy award-nominated artist will perform songs from her critically acclaimed new album, Amidst The Chaos .

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Q&A: Sara Bareilles on Overcoming Her Fear of Playing Solo

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This past July, Sara Bareilles released her fourth album, The Blessed Unrest . But months before, she embarked on “The Brave Enough Tour,” an intimate, stripped-down run that found her playing just by herself. The shows sold out in minutes. Out this week is Brave Enough: Live at the Variety Playhouse, a DVD set that   was recorded during the May 20th stop in Atlanta. In addition to fan favorites like “King of Anything” and the ubiquitous “Love Song,” Brave Enough features “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” her rendition of the Elton John classic.  Rolling Stone  spoke to Bareilles this week about conquering her solo fears, what music she listens to when she’s feeling down and the neverending appeal of “Love Song.” 

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Brave Enough is out this week. I read that touring solo was one of the most terrifying things you’ve done. How did you overcome the fear? I think it was one of the situations where you had to close your eyes and jump. I was told by several people that this experience in and of itself would be really transformative. They were absolutely right. I think there was only so much preparation that could be done. After that first night, I felt such a deep connection to the audience and I knew, if nothing else, the tour would be enlightening and education for me. Super challenging, but really rewarding.

What kind of transformation happened? I got to see myself in a different light. I’m a social person and I’m used to working as a band member. I like that. I like being a part of a family onstage and on the road. I think I really attributed a lot of success to the people around me. I still do but I think it was important for me to realize I was strong enough to be able to do it on my own as well.

Did you use any tactics like picturing everyone in their underwear or downing a shot of whiskey to help you before the first show? [ Laughs ]. Uh, well I was in room by myself and was tearing up. It was really emotional actually. There’s aspects of it that are pretty lonely as well. I didn’t have any tricks. My trick onstage is to be as honest and sort of, authentic as possible. For a while, I was hoping I could do cool things with a computer and a looping peddle. I’m just not really good at that stuff so my bag of tricks is really my honesty. If I felt uncomfortable or if I felt scared or awkward, I just let the audience in on the secret. In that way, it made for a really communal experience.

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The album has your remake of Elton John ‘s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” Why did you choose to do this song? Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I’ve listened to since I was a little girl. That song in particular, sort of took on a new meaning for me. I really started to dissect the lyrics and think about the storyline of that song: You can get handed the Emerald City but there’s still no place like home.

Your breakout hit “Love Song” is also featured on the album. That song will probably have legs forever. Do you still enjoy playing it or are you ready to finally retire it? I’m not gonna lie and say I don’t get sick of playing it but you know, what reinvigorates it is audience reaction. It feels really good to give the audience something they’re excited to hear. That’s one of those songs. I think I would feel remiss if I did a show where I didn’t play “Love Song.” It’s the song that started it all to me. I feel like I owe that song something and I don’t want to forget where I came from.

It’s like the high school boyfriend who still won’t leave you alone. Yeah. There’s times where it feels like it’s the ghost that I’m living down. Everything I do will always be compared to “Love Song” in terms of success or the way it’s written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career. You can’t be mad at people for hanging onto those.

You sang “Brave” with Taylor Swift onstage recently. How was that? It was awesome! She was the consummate hostess and just so lovely and gracious and welcoming. That’s a whole different world from the way I tour. It was totally fascinating and terrifying at the same time. It was great.

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Taylor prefaced that she listens to “Brave” when she’s having a low self-esteem day. What do you listen to when you have a low self-esteem day? Well, it goes one of two directions. Either I’ll put on something like Bob Marley to kind of snap me out of it or something like Bon Iver and just dive deeper into it. Something that makes me feel emotional and the license to cry.

You mentioned that loneliness was a theme during the tour. What’s the first thing you did when you came home to New York City? Oh gosh. What did I do? I called friends and wanted to reintegrate into the life I’ve been building back in New York. We went out to see a show the night I got back. What I missed most were the people. I was lucky to have one of my best friends who was on tour with me running my merch. That was nice. I could lean on him during those lonely days out on the road. I just wanted to be back in my bed. I missed the very mundane normalcy of everyday life.

Nothing like being in bed and ordering food online on Seamless. [ Laughs ]. Yeah, exactly.

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What you see is NOT always what you get... in fact, sometimes you get much more than you anticipated. Bluesy, folky, "pop" singer, Sara Bareilles is definitely MUCH more than just a pretty face with inspirational music. The best "review" I could give Sara Bareilles is by way of taking you through one of her concerts - which is hands-down the best concert experience I have ever had in my 33 years of enjoying live music. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Sara Bareilles played the Union Transfer on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. I decided to spring for a pair of concert tickets to see a pretty, young, snarky brunette belt out some sing-a-long style tunes. Expecting the usual guitars, drums, pianos, etc., I was surprised to see no one else on the stage but Sara. She explained that it was a solo tour and that no one else would be accompanying her on stage. Over the course of the night, she played the piano, ukulele, guitar, harmonium and, quite frankly, whatever else she felt like using as an instrument. But it's not the instruments that make Sara so loveable and enjoyable. It's her witty rapport with the crowd. It's the way she tells "her story" through music. It's her genuine love for her fans. And, most importantly, it's her dynamite set of vocals. She nailed every one of her original songs, in addition to a couple of Elton John's hits as well as an Ottis Redding classic. To my and my (then) fiance`s delight, Sara performed a completely acoustic setlist, including some old favorites and some newer things that she hadn't released yet. The whole audience participated in singing along with Brave, I Just Want You brought tears to the eyes of a completely awestruck crowd and her encore of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was nothing short of mind-blowing. I dare say that it was even better than Elton John's original version. Sara has a way of engaging the crowd from her very first word straight through to the last word. She takes time to chit-chat with the crowd but not so much that it would bother someone purely going to hear her music. Even the t-shirts she sells are amusing. We bought two that day. One that says "I love (heart shape) Sara F*cking Bareilles" and the other says "Sara Bareilles is my Bestie. She said so." The only thing missing from this concert was Sara attempting to crowd-surf. Don't put it past her though. I'm sure she would if you dared her to. I've seen Sara more than a handful of times. With each concert she encompasses sheer brilliance in her song writing, charm, and live delivery of every song performed. We're seeing her again next week and, to be perfectly honest, we'd see her every single day of her tour if we could. This time around, since it's an outdoor show, we're taking our 3 year-old daughter because even she loves Sara. It'll be her first concert and we have no doubt that she'll enjoy it just as much as she does Sara's albums. Final words: Sara takes a personal interest in her music and in her fans. No store-bought sounds, lip synching or lamely choreographed dance routines should be expected here. Just raw and purely emotional performances and some well-timed jaunty tunes to get you back into happy-go-lucky, concert mode. GO. SEE. SARA. BAREILLES... please! :)

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Sara Bareilles giving Woman Crush Wednesday a whole new meaning! This was my second time seeing Barielles and I can honestly say I didn't think it could get better than the first show, but boy was I wrong. Even while standing in the pouring rain for themajority of her set I was still one of the best shows I have attended, and yes, I have been to MANY. Bareilles has a gift when it comes to putting a set list together, always keeping the crowd on their toes. A great mixture between those songs we all know and love from the radio, leading into an emotional ballad, and then right back into an uplifting sing along - she even gets the audience involved. Her voice is one that will be going strong for years to come. Her lyrics mixed with the emotion in her voice in which she sings her words is breathtaking. There were so many instances where I actually found myself with goosebumps. There is nothing negative I can say about her live shows, she is the epitome of perfection when she stands up on that stage. She was very personal with the audience, commenting on how appreciative she was that we were all out in the rain just so that we could witness her doing what she does best, my words not hers. Her witty comments and corky personality just made it seem like she was friends with everyone there and as someone that goes to a lot of shows it is nice not to feel like you're just a ticket holder but an actual person.

Ever since I'd heard "Gravity" I knew that I wanted to see Sara Bareilles live. That song just read my heart, mind, and soul. Her voice is unique. I'd seen many of her videos after that on YouTube, but seeing her live was just surreal. Felt almost like an out of body experience.

Sara Bareilles is the real deal. This girl can sing, and she does so effortlessly. I especially adore it when she plays an instrument simultaneously. I have no personal musical talents, so that type of thing thoroughly impresses me.

I was just in awe the entire duration. Her presence doesn't require fancy pyrotechnics or a hoard of back-up dancers and a bunch of antics which are only there to distract from the real fact that the main act has very little talent.

I liked seeing "Gravity" live along with "I Choose You", "King of Anything", and her rendition of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Sara is really funny too! She has no filter and just speaks her mind, praises the audience when there is a need and also criticizes us when we need it too, or have gotten out of control. Oh, and I loved seeing her sing "Uncharted" too!

She is just so great. I am already plotting and planning how I can see her again this very summer. Sara Bareilles is a phenomenal talent, so understated.

I have to admit I wasn't a huge Sara Bareilles fan, I just knew a couple of her most famous songs. She is a great performer, she talks to the public a lot, shares a lot of herself and relates to each city she goes through, she has an amazing voice and the messages in her songs are pretty great too. The Blue Hills Bank Pavilion is also a great outdoor venue that is very relaxed so everyone at the show had a great and fun vibe which made it even better. I highly recommend to see her live, I'm a new made fan!

She is my ultimate favorite singer/songwriter. Not only a wonderful voice and consistent thanks and recognition of those that add to her magical lyrics and melodies, bridges, and keys she floats through. She really should win best album in all awards with “Amidst the Chaos”. She’s got my vote a million times over! Love you Sara!

In a word: AMAZING! Sara Bareilles put a stellar group of performers and musicians together for this wonderful tour. She is extremely talented and sounds just as good live as in studio-produced albums. She was engaging, genuine, and connected with the audience. Best concert I’ve ever been to. Hope I can see her again one day!

Sara Bareilles is amazing. No fuzz just pure genuine music. Words have power and I believe Sara's songs have words to the nth power. They make people move and feel things. The night was just pure love and awesome. I could listen to her forever.

Amazing. I can't even find the words for how breathtaking she is live . I hope she continues to release music and tour a while longer. I've wanted to see her for over a decade and never had a chance. This was amazing.

Best concert I've ever been to. Her voice is amazing, and it was an amazing experience. Definitely worth paying more to be closer to the stage. Incredible show. Can't recommend seeing her live enough.

It was amazing! She was so funny and interacted with the crowd. She had a beautiful stage setting and her band was so good. I really enjoyed myself, would definitely see her again.

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Featuring music and lyrics by Grammy Award® winner Sara Bareilles (“Love Song,” “Brave”),  Waitress  is the hit musical that’s “a little slice of heaven” ( Entertainment Weekly ) .  The story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage,  Waitress  features a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson ( I Am Sam ) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus ( Jagged Little Pill ,  Pippin ).

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Sara Bareilles Is Working on a New Musical

The live capture of Waitress, the Musical - Live on Broadway! premiered last night at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Sara Bareilles has another musical in the works!

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter had a whirlwind 48 hours, attending the Tony Awards as a nominee for Into the Woods and the world premiere of Waitress, the Musical - Live on Broadway! at the Tribeca Film Festival.

When asked if she has any interest in writing another musical following the success of Waitress, Bareilles shared that "something" is coming down the pipeline.

"Yes. There's something that's not ready for announcement, but there is something," Bareilles said exclusively to BroadwayWorld at the premiere.

Bareilles made her Broadway debut when she composed music and wrote lyrics for the 2015 musical Waitress, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album. She subsequently earned Olivier Award nominations for its 2021 West End transfer production. 

In 2022, she returned to Broadway as The Baker's Wife in a revival of Stephen Sondheim 's Into the Woods. Her acclaimed performance earned her a Tony Award nomination. Bareilles also earned a Tony nomination in 2016 for writing a song for the SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway musical.

In 2018, Bareilles received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the NBC musical television special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Also in 2018, she co-hosted the 72nd Tony Awards alongside Josh Groban , for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. 

She currently stars as Dawn Solano in Peacock's musical comedy Girls5Eva, which will land on Netflix for its third season.

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Sara Bareilles with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

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Sat / Aug 17, 2024 - 8:00PM

The Grammy winner and Tony and Emmy nominee returns to the Bowl.

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Since her first big hit in 2007, “Love Song,” Sara Bareilles has become one of the most acclaimed singers and songwriters of her era. The two-time Grammy winner was nominated for Album of the Year for The Blessed Unrest and made her Broadway debut in 2016 with Waitress , which she starred in and for which she wrote the music and lyrics, picking up a pair of Tony nominations in the process. She makes her return to the Bowl for a career-spanning night, performing alongside Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Opening the night is Tony and Grammy Award winner—and, with Sara Bareilles, Girls5eva cast-member—Renée Elise Goldsberry, performing Broadway hits, jazz standards, and gospel numbers.

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Sara Bareilles interview: ‘Girls5eva'

S eason 3 of “Girls5eva” finds the titular girl group hitting the road on a self-funded tour, driving around the U.S. in a van. It’s not too dissimilar from the early days of Sara Bareilles ‘ music career when she toured the country as the opening act for Mika in 2007. “We could not afford flights, so we were driving and we were basically not sleeping,” she tells Gold Derby ( watch the exclusive video interview above ). “It was my band and I literally changing drivers mid-highway and just rotate. We would just stop to get gas. That was all we had time for. We left after our show in San Francisco and drove straight through the night for two days to get to Chicago for the next sound check. But honestly, it’s some of the most joyful memories I have even though they were completely chaotic and sort of terrifying.”

That duality of nostalgia is something Dawn (Bareilles) reckons with in the third season. The practical one of the quartet, she has an epiphany in the fourth episode, “Orlando,” in which Girls5eva is hired to perform at the birthday party (theme: My Posters Come to Life) of one of their longtime fans, Taffy ( Cat Cohen ), who is now married to a rich old dude. Dawn thinks their old problematic songs, like “Sweet ‘N Low Daddy,” corrupted Taffy and apologizes. But Taffy schools Dawn on nostalgia, telling her that Girls5eva’s songs just take her back to a simpler time, and calls out Dawn for liking nostalgia too as she’s chasing the high of Girls5eva’s Y2K success.

“Everything is gray matter, in between what we think of as black and white. I feel that way too. There are some problematic things that still somehow bring me comfort from the past, but it’s just because it does elicit these memories of being of a certain age, your life was less complicated or you sort of had that optimistic naïveté. You just didn’t know as much as you know now. Once you see things, it’s hard to unsee them. It’s a bittersweet reminder,” Bareilles says. “I think she really is in conflict around that. I think she has kind of grown up enough to see how used and abused they were. But at the same time, that sense of, what if you put all of that down for a minute and just enjoy running around stage and singing in front of people who are singing the music back to you? There’s something so simple and beautiful about that. I think it’s both. I think that she can recognize that this is complicated and I love it. And that’s OK.”

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Dawn sheds her shame shackles and performs “Sweet’N Low Daddy,” allowing herself, for once, to acknowledge that she likes and wants something. “I think that’s one of the things that seems to be so present for [creator] Meredith [ Scardino ] in general. It’s fun to see women in their 40s and 50s who are not on the sideline and are not feeling the need to be settled in some way but actually asking the questions of what do I want? Am I willing to try and go and create for myself? I think those are great questions to ask,” Bareilles adds.

What Girls5eva wants — besides selling tickets for their Radio Music Hall concert — is to hit the big time again and sustain it. But just like how conversations around pop culture change over time, so too do dreams. In the finale, as Dawn seeks a famous person to help sell tickets, she bumps into Richard Kind , who advises she seek the medium time: Don’t chase the highest of highs, but rather be happy and grateful for where you are. “Never above No. 5 on the call sheet of life,” he states. That inspires Dawn to write “The Medium Time,” the closing number to their show. The heartfelt piano ballad was written by Bareilles, who has penned Girls5eva tunes for each season finale (“4 Stars” in Season 1 and “Bend Not Break” in Season 2). When she first took a stab at “The Medium Time,” she called Scardino up with a concern.

“I started writing this song and I was like, ‘I think it might not be funny. It doesn’t feel like a very funny moment to me to sing about this idea of just, like, being in the middle. It actually feels sort of sweet and compassionate,'” the Grammy winner recalls. “And she was like, ‘I don’t think you need to worry about that. Then it’s not funny.’ What a gift to get to work on a show that makes so much space for, yes, hard comedy and just straight-up just jokes on jokes on jokes but then also have some room for heart and sincerity. We were emotional around the piano shooting that scene because it’s also been the journey of this show.”

“Girls5eva” moved to Netflix after two seasons on Peacock. While there’s no word yet on a fourth season, the Season 3 finale does set the group up to possibly experience some true success as it ends with them about to accept an offer to contribute to the female Garfield movie soundtrack. And Bareilles would like to see them hit the big time — just for a little bit. “I think it would be fun to see the girls deal with a modicum of success and see what that looks like,” she says. “I really love this sweet spot of where the women are multifaceted. They are dealing with their career and their lives, like most people are demanding and asking for their attention, and there’s a lot of juggling that happens. It’s just very relatable.”

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AC/DC High Voltage Dive Bar Is Coming To Five Cities During 2024 'Power Up' European Tour

The AC/DC High Voltage dive bar is coming to five cities during the band's spring/summer 2024 "Power Up" European tour. Plug in with fellow fans in Gelsenkirchen, Seville, Munich, London and Paris to see iconic AC/DC props and grab exclusive merchandise (including very special vinyl releases).

For more information, visit acdc.com/divebar .

The AC/DC High Voltage dive bar made its debut last October in Indio, California, 10 minutes from the Power Trip festival, where the band last performed.

AC/DC 's lineup for the "Power Up" European tour, which will kick off in May and run through August, will consist of singer Brian Johnson , guitarists Angus and Stevie Young , drummer Matt Laug and the latest addition to the group's touring lineup, bassist Chris Chaney .

AC/DC 's first show in seven years took place on October 7, 2023 at the Power Trip festival.

AC/DC recruited Laug to perform with the band at the three-day event.

The 56-year-old Laug is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as Alanis Morissette , Alice Cooper , SLASH'S SNAKEPIT and Vasco Rossi . Matt moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and after attending college in L.A., Matt became a sought-after studio drummer.

In 2001, Laug supported AC/DC as part of SLASH'S SNAKEPIT on the North American and European legs of the "Stiff Upper Lip" tour.

In its announcement about Laug 's addition to the band's Power Trip lineup, AC/DC offered no explanation for the absence of the band's longtime drummer Phil Rudd , who rejoined AC/DC for the recording of the group's comeback album, "Power Up" , which came out in November 2020.

Rudd was ousted from AC/DC when he was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court in 2015 after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. He was replaced on the band's "Rock Or Bust" tour by Chris Slade , who had previously served as AC/DC 's drummer between 1989 and 1994, playing on the album "The Razor's Edge" .

Rudd , who appeared on all but three of AC/DC 's 18 previous studio albums, toured in support of his 2014 solo debut, "Head Job" . It was the release of that album that led indirectly to Rudd 's arrest, with the drummer allegedly so angry at a personal assistant over the way the record was promoted that he threatened to have the man and his daughter killed.

AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band went on to complete the European and North American legs of its "Rock Or Bust" tour with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose as a "guest vocalist." At the time, Johnson had been AC/DC 's singer for 36 years, ever since replacing the late Bon Scott in 1980 and making his debut on the classic "Back In Black" album.

To enable him to perform live with AC/DC again, the now-76-year-old Johnson worked with audio expert Stephen Ambrose , who said he could help resolve the singer's hearing problems.

Ambrose , who invented the wireless in-ear monitors that are widely used by touring artists today, claimed to have invented a new type of ear-bud that would allow Johnson to perform without causing further damage to his eardrums. After three years of experimenting and "miniaturizing" the equipment, Johnson previously said the technology could allow him to tour again.

Chaney is best known as the bassist of JANE'S ADDICTION and as a member of Alanis Morissette 's touring and recording band. Chaney was also a member of TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS and CAMP FREDDY , as well as being a prolific and versatile session musician, having played with artists including Joe Cocker , Shakira , Slash and Avril Lavigne to Sara Bareilles , Gavin Degraw , Cher , SHINEDOWN and Celine Dion . Chaney is also a founding member and partner in the all-star supergroup ROYAL MACHINES along with Dave Navarro ( JANE'S ADDICTION ), Mark McGrath ( SUGAR RAY ), Josh Freese ( FOO FIGHTERS ) and Billy Morrison ( BILLY IDOL ).

Bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement at the end of AC/DC 's 2015-2016 "Rock Or Bust" tour, which also saw Johnson leaving. However, Williams — and Johnson — took part in the recording sessions that resulted in "Power Up" . Both of them were also part of the AC/DC lineup that performed at Power Trip .

During an October 2020 interview with Dean Delray 's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, Cliff was asked if Johnson 's departure from the road was what led to his desire to stop touring. Cliff responded: "It was before then. I spoke to Angus about it initially. I was at a point — and this is at the beginning of the 'Rock Or Bust' tour — that I just felt, for me, it was time to hang it up. I knew that I didn't wanna keep doing these two-year tours, and I didn't wanna hold them back, so I made them aware of the fact that this was gonna be my last go-round. It was a tough tour to finish. God bless Axl for coming in and helping us out, finish it up. He did a great job. And at the end of that, I was definitely — that was it for me. Done — just done. That compounded the whole thing."

According to Williams , he wanted to take part in the recording sessions for "Power Up" as a tribute to Angus 's late brother, founding AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who died in 2017 from effects of dementia at age 64. Malcolm is credited as a writer on all 12 tracks on "Power Up" .

"If 'Back In Black' has [late AC/DC singer] Bon Scott all over it, for me, 'Power Up' has got Malcolm Young ," Cliff said. "This is for him. And it's the band that we played together with for 40-plus years. And I wanted to do that — I wanted to come back and do that.

"We did some rehearsals earlier [in 2020] before this darn COVID thing popped up, and we had great rehearsals," he continued. "The band was playing really well. So [they asked me], 'Do you wanna do a few shows? 'Sure'. A few shows. We were planning on doing that. Everyone goes home to their respective homes, and bang, we've been here ever since [because of the coronavirus-related shutdown]."

Cliff went on to confirm that his commitment to AC/DC was only for "a few" dates in support of "Power Up" .

"For both [my mental and physical] health," he said. "I definitely have some physical issues, which I won't bore you with the details of. But, yeah, it's tough. I'm very grateful for everything. It's been fantastic. But I just don't wanna do that anymore."

Williams previously revealed that a "terrible" bout with vertigo contributed to his 2016 retirement. He also admitted the return of both Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd convinced him to rejoin the group. "It was like the old band back together," he told Rolling Stone . "It was not like starting over again, but as close to the band that's been together for 40-plus years as we can possibly make it. I didn't want to miss that."

The follow-up to 2014's "Rock Or Bust" , "Power Up" was recorded over a six-week period in August and September 2018 at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien , who also worked 2008's "Black Ice" and "Rock Or Bust" .

The ‘AC/DC High Voltage Dive Bar’ is coming to 5 cities during the POWER UP Tour.⚡️Plug in with fellow fans in Gelsenkirchen, Seville, Munich, London & Paris to see iconic AC/DC props & grab exclusive merch (including very special vinyl releases). Visit: https://t.co/O1haVOIUR6 pic.twitter.com/SUKMcqxbrU — AC/DC (@acdc) April 25, 2024

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