section_path: Career/2021-present: Broken Horses and In These Silent Days
section_name: 2021-present: Broken Horses and In These Silent Days
paragraph_text: 2021-present: Broken Horses and In These Silent Days
  
  In April 2021, Carlile released the autobiography Broken Horses: A Memoir. The book debuted at No. 1 in non-fiction on the New York Times Best Seller list.
  
  In late September 2021, City of Hope confirmed that Carlile would join the 16th annual Songs of Hope celebration program and would be honored with the She is the Music Award, presented by Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, on September 20, 2021.
  
  On October 1, 2021, Carlile released her seventh album, In These Silent Days. The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts. It received critical acclaim, and the lead single " Right on Time " garnered Carlile three Grammy Award nominations in 2022, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album earned Carlile seven more Grammy nominations in 2023, including Album of the Year and Best Americana Album (winning the latter), while the single " You and Me on the Rock " earned three nominations, including Record of the Year, and "Broken Horses" earned two nominations: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song (winning both).
  
  On October 23, 2021, Carlile was the musical guest on NBC 's Saturday Night Live, where she performed "Right on Time" and "Broken Horses". She reappeared the following year on SNL as musical guest on December 10, 2022, where she performed " The Story " and " You and Me on the Rock " with Lucius. She then went on SNL three years later on April 5, 2025, and performed alongside Elton John to promote their new album Who Believes in Angels?.
  
  In 2022, Joni Mitchell performed with Carlile and her associates as the closing act of the Newport Folk Festival. Mitchell's presence was an unannounced surprise, the performance was billed as "Brandi Carlile and Friends." This was the 78 year old Mitchell's first full-length performance since the early 2000s and her first appearance at the festival since 1969.
  
  Carlile headlined the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee.
  
  In January 2023, Carlile headlined the inauguration party for Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, the first lesbian governor in the United States.
  
  In 2023, Carlile once again teamed up with Tanya Tucker to produce, write and sing with Tucker on the critically acclaimed album Sweet Western Sound. Tucker and Carlile recorded a duet that appears on Sweet Western Sound called "Breakfast in Birmingham".
  
  In April 2021, Carlile released the autobiography Broken Horses: A Memoir. The book debuted at No. 1 in non-fiction on the New York Times Best Seller list.
  
  In late September 2021, City of Hope confirmed that Carlile would join the 16th annual Songs of Hope celebration program and would be honored with the She is the Music Award, presented by Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, on September 20, 2021.
  
  On October 1, 2021, Carlile released her seventh album, In These Silent Days. The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts. It received critical acclaim, and the lead single " Right on Time " garnered Carlile three Grammy Award nominations in 2022, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album earned Carlile seven more Grammy nominations in 2023, including Album of the Year and Best Americana Album (winning the latter), while the single " You and Me on the Rock " earned three nominations, including Record of the Year, and "Broken Horses" earned two nominations: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song (winning both).
  
  On October 23, 2021, Carlile was the musical guest on NBC 's Saturday Night Live, where she performed "Right on Time" and "Broken Horses". She reappeared the following year on SNL as musical guest on December 10, 2022, where she performed " The Story " and " You and Me on the Rock " with Lucius. She then went on SNL three years later on April 5, 2025, and performed alongside Elton John to promote their new album Who Believes in Angels?.
  
  In 2022, Joni Mitchell performed with Carlile and her associates as the closing act of the Newport Folk Festival. Mitchell's presence was an unannounced surprise, the performance was billed as "Brandi Carlile and Friends." This was the 78 year old Mitchell's first full-length performance since the early 2000s and her first appearance at the festival since 1969.
  
  Carlile headlined the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee.
  
  In January 2023, Carlile headlined the inauguration party for Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, the first lesbian governor in the United States.
  
  In 2023, Carlile once again teamed up with Tanya Tucker to produce, write and sing with Tucker on the critically acclaimed album Sweet Western Sound. Tucker and Carlile recorded a duet that appears on Sweet Western Sound called "Breakfast in Birmingham".