# Brandi Carlile is releasing her unhinged "Uninvited"

> A Newport cover so raw the internet demanded it, and Carlile said fine, take it.
- Title: Brandi Carlile is releasing her unhinged "Uninvited"
- Summary: A Newport cover so raw the internet demanded it, and Carlile said fine, take it. Carlile turned a five-minute scream into a boundary anthem, and released it…
- Keywords: brandi carlile, alanis morissette, covers, newport folk, music, Brandi, Carlile, releasing, unhinged, Uninvited, Vanity Fair
- Source: Vanity Fair — https://vanityfair.com/story/brandi-carlile-alanis-morissette-uninvited-interview
- Author: Kase Wickman
- Published: 2026-09-10T04:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: brandi carlile, alanis morissette, covers, newport folk, music
## The fans won
Thousands of comments begged Brandi Carlile to put out her Newport Folk Festival cover of Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited." It is now on streaming.
## A one-time performance
Carlile played it at Newport on July 26, 2026, backed by her band. She has sung it nightly for about a year, but says this one was different.

> It will never be done like that again
## SistaStrings went in
Cello and violin drove the arrangement so hard you half expect the instruments to split. The lyrics are sparse, the delivery is not.
## She was not there
Carlile says she lost track of the stage, the festival, and the cameras while singing. What came out was an honest release of what she was feeling.

> I was, like, out of body
## Give people what they want
When the clip landed, she understood why it hit. The ask to release it kept repeating, so she said yes.

> I enjoy singing this song so much. It's such an important song for me to sing every night.
## Celebrities lost it
Hannah Waddingham called it "Just beYONNNNNNND." Reese Witherspoon said she was levitating. Laverne Cox: "Bonkers amazing."

> this performance in my heart my soul my entire body
## Five minutes of no
Mixing the track let Carlile hear what she had done. She reads the song as a boundary held out loud, start to finish.

> No, you will not push past what I want in my life.
## A daily mantra
She says she is going through something that requires saying no every day, and would not say more. The song became her repeat line.
## Why women hear it now
Carlile ties the response to a shared need to draw lines around bodies, beliefs, speech, earning, and leading.

> 'Uninvited' is a strong song. It's a strong statement.
## Singing it to Alanis
At the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction in June 2026, Carlile performed it with Morissette watching and Taylor Swift in the front rows.

> really high-pressure because [Morissette] was there
## Alanis approved
Morissette commented "jesus brandi" with fire and melting-face emojis. Carlile says she was pretty jacked about it.
## Covers as understanding
Carlile loves hearing her own songs reinterpreted. Dolly Parton's version of "The Story" hit hardest, and she has replayed it since Parton died.

> You feel so understood when somebody sings a poem that you wrote
## Trained to scream
She learned years ago how to scream without wrecking her voice, and calls it one of the best things she ever did. She thinks women do not do it enough.

> It brings me a lot of balance, actually.
## Key takeaway

Carlile turned a five-minute scream into a boundary anthem, and released it because people asked.