Grace Bowers performed at the 2026 Resonator Awards presented by We Are Moving The Needle in Los Angeles, honoring Chaka Khan in a moment that put one of Nashville’s most exciting young guitarists on the same stage as one of soul music’s most enduring legends. At 19 years old, Bowers is already operating at a level that most artists spend entire careers working toward.
Her debut album ‘Wine On Venus’, produced by John Osborne of Brothers Osborne and released independently, earned widespread critical acclaim, with Forbes calling it “an infectious, joyous party” and Rolling Stone declaring Bowers “Nashville’s new guitar hero.” That kind of recognition does not arrive by accident. Bowers built her foundation in dive bars, drawing from the blues of B.B. King and the soulful funk of Sly and the Family Stone, before pandemic-era social media videos launched her into a much wider spotlight.
The milestones have stacked up quickly. A performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards alongside Chris Martin, an appearance at Love Rocks NYC with Peter Frampton and Trey Anastasio, a late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, tours with The Red Clay Strays, Gary Clark Jr., Slash, and The Roots, sold-out headline shows in Japan, New York, and Los Angeles, and Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. She made her Grand Ole Opry debut on her eighteenth birthday and was named a US Global Music Ambassador by the US Department of State.
With more music and more stages ahead, Grace Bowers is not slowing down.