Brandi Carlile

Awards & Honours

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Brandi Carlile has amassed an extraordinary collection of honors that place her among the most decorated artists in Americana and country music. With eleven Grammy wins spanning Best Americana Album, Best American Roots Song, and Best Country Song, she holds the record for the most Grammy wins in the Americana category. Her two Emmy Awards for children's programming demonstrate her versatility beyond the recording studio. In 2020, she was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, and in 2026 she was recognized as one of Time's Women of the Year. Her induction into the Grammy Museum's Jane Ortner Education Award recipients and receipt of a key to the city of Seattle underscore her impact both as an artist and a civic figure.

AwardsCarlile has won eleven Grammy Awards, including Best Americana Album for By the Way, I Forgive You and In These Silent Days, and Best Country Song for "Crowded Table" with the Highwomen. She has also won two Children's and Family Emmy Awards for We the People and Jam Van. Other honors include the Americana Music Association's Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, a GLAAD Media Award, and Billboard's Trailblazer Award.

Honours & Distinctions

Time Women of the Year

Time·2026

Named one of Time's Women of the Year for 2026.

Honorary Doctorate

Berklee College of Music·2020

Received an honorary doctorate for her contributions to music and activism.

Key to the City of Seattle

City of Seattle·2019

Awarded the key to the city in recognition of her artistic and humanitarian work.

Founders Award

Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture·2019

Honored for her impact on music and culture.

Jane Ortner Education Award

Grammy Museum·2020

Recognized for her commitment to music education.

Rankings & Lists

#134

200 Greatest Singers of All Time

Rolling Stone·2023

#15

Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs Artists

Billboard·2023

#Listed

100 Most Influential People

Time·2020

#Top 60

America's Richest Self-Made Women

Forbes·2024

#Listed

500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Music

Variety·2024

Magazine Covers

Time

March 2020

The Voice of a Generation: Brandi Carlile on Music, Activism and Motherhood

Rolling Stone

October 2019

Brandi Carlile: The Queen of Americana

Billboard

June 2019

Brandi Carlile: The Highwoman Leading a Revolution

People

March 2020

Brandi Carlile: How I Found My Voice

The Advocate

September 2019

Brandi Carlile: The Advocate's Person of the Year

Records & Feats

Most Grammy wins in the Americana category

Awards·2026

Carlile has won the Grammy for Best Americana Album three times, more than any other artist.

First woman to win Best Americana Album twice

Awards·2022

She won Best Americana Album in 2019 and 2022, the first female artist to do so.