ANA POPOVIĆ

Some guitar players play the blues. Ana Popovic sets it on fire. An award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader, Ana Popovic is a force of nature onstage. Blending smoking electric funk, fiery slide guitar, soulful vocals, jazz-infused instrumentals, and deep blues grooves, she has created a sound that is unmistakably her own. For more than 25 years, Popovic has relentlessly toured the world, continually pushing the boundaries of contemporary blues. Her music never stands still. She bends genres, challenges expectations, and reinvents herself with every record, while remaining deeply connected to the power, emotion, and freedom of the guitar.
A ten-time Blues Music Award nominee, Popovic was the only female guitarist selected for the 2014–2018 Experience Hendrix all-star lineup, sharing the stage with legendary artists including Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. She has appeared on the covers of Vintage Guitar and Guitar Player and has shared headlining stages with B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Robben Ford, Keb’ Mo’, and many other major artists. Bruce Springsteen summed up her musicianship simply: “One helluva a guitar-player.” Popovic’s recordings have earned widespread critical and commercial recognition. Can You Stand the Heat and Unconditional were named Pick of the Week by USA Today and featured by NPR Music. Her album POWER reached #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart, marking another major milestone in her career. Albums including Like It On Top, Trilogy, Can You Stand the Heat, Unconditional, and Dance to the Rhythm have all appeared among Billboard’s best-selling blues albums. Her international profile has also been reflected in numerous magazine covers, including Vintage Guitar (US), Guitar Player Gear Guide (US), Blues Music Magazine (US), Blues Magazine (France), American Blues Scene (US), and Blues Matters! (UK), among many others.