Michelle Branch

Michelle Branch is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003. In 2005, she formed the country music duo The Wreckers with friend and fellow musician Jessica Harp, and produced the Grammy-nominated single "Leave the Pieces". The Wreckers disbanded in 2007 to pursue their respective solo careers. She has had several commercially successful songs, most notably winning a Grammy with Santana for "The Game of Love". She has released three studio albums, one extended play, and twelve singles.

In June 1998, Branch self-produced Broken Bracelet, a compilation of songs she wrote which was later released in June 2000. Its title was inspired from a bracelet made by pop singer Jewel, given to Branch by musician Steve Poltz at a Lisa Loeb concert she attended.

In 2001, The Spirit Room, was released and produced the hit single "Everywhere." The single was a commercial success, winning the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award. "Everywhere" was later followed by singles "All You Wanted" and "Goodbye to You." The Spirit Room was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for selling over two million copies in the US. In 2002, she teamed up with Santana to produce the song "The Game of Love,"which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. She also earned a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best New Artist, but lost to Norah Jones.

Her second album Hotel Paper was released in 2003, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts and matched the commercial success of her debut album earning a Platinum certification by the RIAA for selling over a million copies. The lead single "Are You Happy Now?" was a chart success, earning her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The following singles, however, "Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You," did not match the first single's success.

In July 2005, Branch began collaborating with her backup singer and longtime friend Jessica Harp. The duo's first single "Leave the Pieces" was released in February, 2006, while their album Stand Still, Look Pretty was released in May. During this period, they contributed to Santana's album All That I Am, with the song "I'm Feeling You," and joined country music stars Rascal Flatts on a U.S. tour. The Wreckers split in 2007.

In early 2009, she sang the song "I Lose My Heart" in a duet with Chris Isaak on his new album Mr. Lucky. A video for the single "Sooner Or Later" from her Everything Comes and Goes was released and she recorded "A Case of You" for the compilation Covered, A Revolution in Sound. A video was made for the song "This Way" and uploaded to Branch's official YouTube account in October 2009, but it was not released as a single and did not chart. Everything Comes and Goes was released as a six-track extended play in July 2010

In early 2011, Branch released three previously unreleased songs from Everything Comes and Goes including, "Texas In the Mirror", "Take a Chance on Me", and "Long Goodbye". In June 2011, Michelle announced that her next album is called West Coast Time and she released the album's first single titled "Loud Music".