Sara Bareilles has received Grammy nominations for her work as a singer-songwriter who creates meaningful songs through her piano-based music which brought her success in Broadway productions. Her music career reached mainstream success when she released her debut single "Love Song" which led to the popularity of her songs "Gravity," "Brave," "King of Anything" and "She Used to Be Mine."Bareilles has established her career through authentic songwriting which produces emotional honesty, vulnerability and strength in her music that connects with her audience.

Her music albums Little Voice, Kaleidoscope Heart, The Blessed Unrest and Amidst the Chaos received critical success and Grammy nominations which showed her artistic growth through musical composition and live performance. Bareilles achieved musical theater fame through her work as composer and lyricist for the Broadway production Waitress. The show became a cultural phenomenon after receiving multiple Tony Award nominations which made "She Used to Be Mine" one of the most influential and widely discussed songs in contemporary musical theater. Bareilles appeared in the production which proved her talent for both acting and storytelling through her performances.