SARA BAREILLES RACKS IN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AND “BEST POP PERFORMANCE”

Grammys Air Sunday, January 26th at 8pm on CBS

Los Angeles, CA (December 9th, 2013) – Multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has been nominated for two 2014 Grammy Awards which include the coveted “Album of the Year” for her critically acclaimed album THE BLESSED UNREST and “Best Pop Performance” for the album’s hit single “Brave.”  Recorded in Los Angeles and New York with producers including John “O’Mahony (Coldplay, Metric) and Mark Endert (Fiona Apple, The Fray, Train) with additional production by Kurt Uenala, THE BLESSED UNREST is Sara’s third studio album which released July 9th on Epic Records and debuted at #2 the Billboard album chart. Since its release, the album has garnered rave reviews from press. USA Today called the work Sara’s “most mature and satisfying to date” while the Associated Press hailed “Bareilles knows how to craft a great song… Well Done.”  “Brave,” the album’s first single was co-written by Jack Antonoff from the band fun. and is also being featured in the commercial for the new Windows Tablet.  The 2014 Grammys will air on Sunday, January 26th at 8pm on CBS.

“I am absolutely dumbstruck and so so honored to receive these 2 incredible nominations,” said the acclaimed songstress. “I have never been more proud of anything and honestly didn't stop shaking for the better part of an hour. The Blessed Unrest is my heart, and it feels nothing short of electric to see it connect. A heartfelt thank you to the Grammys for this incredible acknowledgement. What a gift.”

About Sara Bareilles:

Sara Bareilles first achieved mainstream critical praise in 2007 with her widely successful hit, "Love Song" which reached #1 in 22 countries around the world from her debut album LITTLE VOICE.  Since then, the Eureka, CA native has gone on to sell over 1 million copies of her debut album, earn 3 Grammy nominations including Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Love Song." Bareilles' critically acclaimed sophomore release KALEIDOSCOPE HEART was released in September of 2010, debuted at #1 on the Billboard top 200 chart and has gained critical praise everywhere including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, People and Los Angeles Times.  The album yielded the hit single “King of Anything,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2011, Bareilles joined the judge’s panel on the hit NBC show “The Sing-Off.” In early 2012, Bareilles released a documentary called “A Trace of the Sun: Volunteering in Japan,” which chronicled her trip to Japan where she joined All Hands Volunteer efforts in the city of Ofunato after the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated coastal cities and left over 26,000 people without homes. Soon after she released her critically acclaimed ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME EP, which was produced by singer/songwriter and fellow “Sing-Off” judge Ben Folds. For more information, please visit www.sarabmusic.com.

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