About Melissa Etheridge
Her self‑titled debut album reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single “Bring Me Some Water” gave her a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, in 1989. The same year she released the album Brave and Crazy, which earned two more Grammy nominations. In 1992 she issued the album Never Enough, and its single “Ain’t It Heavy” won her first Grammy Award.
Awards & Honors
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award
World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kansas Music Hall of Fame