“Music Row pros par excellence, brilliant practitioners of the time-honored tradecraft: crisphooks, witty wordplay, brisk storytelling, songs that click and whir like little machines. Theyare also disrupters of tradition...whose work has jolted country, pulling the genre in newdirections stylistically, sonically, even politically.” — The New York Times on Brandy Clark,Shane McAnally and Josh OsborneArriving on the heels of both winning her first Grammy Award (after 17 nominations) andbeing named one ofThe New York Times’ 30 Greatest Living Songwriters, Brandy Clarkreturns with her highly anticipated new album,the bird(Reprise Records). Featuring elevenmasterful songs written with some of her closest collaborators (Shane McAnally, Jessie JoDillon, Sean McConnell),the birdwas produced by Grammy Award-winner ShooterJennings and recorded at LA’s Sunset Sound Studio. Highlights include the first single,“American Roots,” written by Clark, Michael Pollack (“Dear Insecurity,” “Flowers”) and GriffClawson, and inspired by Woody Guthrie’s timeless folk anthem, “This Land Is Your Land.”Moved to write something that spoke to love of country and patriotism, the song has beenviscerally received by audiences at concerts — eliciting spontaneous mid-song standingovations.The new album follows 2023’s acclaimed self-titled album, which was produced by BrandiCarlile and featured the standout single, “Dear Insecurity,” which won Best AmericanaPerformance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and Song of the Year at the 2024Americana Honors & Awards. Released to overwhelming praise,Forbescalled the record“an Americana Masterpiece,” whileVarietyproclaimed it, “further clarifies that she’s one ofAmerica’s treasures."Known for her powerful live performances, Clark joined Reba McEntire and Lukas Nelsonfor a performance of “Trailblazer (Dream Chaser Version)” at the 68th Annual GrammyAwards earlier this year—a reimagined version of the original Grammy-nominated song“Trailblazer,” which she co-wrote with Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert.In addition to her work as a solo artist, Clark has written “A Beautiful Noise,” the Grammy-nominated duet performed by Carlile and Alicia Keys, Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow YourArrow,” and Miranda Lambert's “Mama's Broken Heart.” She also composed the music forthe hit musical comedy, Shucked, alongside McAnally. For the show, Clark wonOutstanding Music at the 67th Drama Desk Awards and was nominated for Best OriginalScore at the 76th Tony Awards, with Shucked receiving nine Tony nominations overall.