It may not be the biggest headline Kelly Clarkson will make this week, but the most talked-about celebrity of the moment has other news, as she is joining Brandi Carlile‘s 8th annual female-centric Girls Just Wanna Weekend gathering in January, the festival announced Tuesday.
\n\nClarkson will join Girls Just Wanna Weekend in Mexico as a co-headliner with Carlile, atop a bill that also includes Americana leading light Sierra Ferrell, the Beaches, CMAT, Allison Russell, Brandy Clark and Lucius. It takes place at Mexico’s Barcelo Maya Resort Jan. 14-18, 2027.
\n\nThe festival doesn’t typically book artists on the main stage two years in a row, but it’s making an exception for CMAT, who proved to be the breakout surprise for many who attended GJWW this past January.
\n\nThe bill is rounded out by Titans of Americana (typically a round robin of well-known singer-songwriters, with the lineup TBA), Arroba Nat, Tish Melton, SistaStrings, Autumn Nicholas, the Carlile Family Band, the Marshgrass Mamas and comedian Kristin Key.
\n\nBesides her own headlining set, karaoke queen Clarkson is sure to be asked to stick around for the festival’s traditional closing night jam of all-1990s covers. (That’s not withstanding the possibility the festival will update it…
Original source: https://variety.com/