Valerie June

{{Short description|American musician (born 1982)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Valerie June | image = Valerie June, 2022 (cropped).jpg | caption = Valerie June at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles in 2022 | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | birth_name = Valerie June Hockett | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|10}} | birth_place = Jackson, Tennessee, United States | origin = Humboldt, Tennessee, United states | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Americana, alternative, roots rock, folk, blues, soul, bluegrass, dream pop, indie rock | occupation = Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist | instrument = Guitar, banjo, ukulele | years_active = Early 2000s–present | label = Concord Records | website = {{URL|www.valeriejune.com}} }}

'''Valerie June Hockett''' (born January 10, 1982)<ref name="Hubbell">Hubbell, John (2009), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329163955/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21865608.html $5 Cover in profile: Valerie June -- Down to Earth]", ''The Commercial Appeal'', May 28, 2009.(aged 27 in May 2009).</ref> is a Grammy-nominated American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and author.<ref name="Barnett">Barnett, Laura (2012), "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/30/valerie-june-one-to-watch One to watch: Valerie June]", ''The Observer'', September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref><ref name="Leggett">Leggett, Steve "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/valerie-june-mn0002129410 Valerie June Biography]", AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref> Her music draws influence from many genres, including psychedelic folk, indie rock, Appalachian, bluegrass, country soul, symphonic pop, and blues, as well as from her southern roots and later East coast life.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/valerie-june-mn0002129410 Valerie June Biography]", AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref> She is signed to Concord Music Group worldwide.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/valerie-june-mn0002129410/discography Valerie June Discography]", AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2017.</ref>

==Early life== Born in Jackson, Tennessee, on January 10, 1982, June is the second of five children. As a child growing up in Humboldt, she was exposed to gospel music at her local church and R&B and soul music via her father, Emerson Hockett.<ref name="Pareles">{{Cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=2021-03-04|title=The Time-Warped Charm of Valerie June|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/arts/music/valerie-june-moon-and-stars.html|access-date=2021-10-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Barnett" /><ref name="Boone">Boone, Joe (2010), "[http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=52530 The Musician's Progress]", ''The Daily News'', September 2, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref><ref name="Lachno">Lachno, James (2013), "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9881143/Valerie-June-New-Faces.html Valerie June - New Faces]", ''Daily Telegraph'', February 23, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> As a teenager, her first job was with her father, owner of Hockett Construction in West Tennessee, and a part-time promoter for gospel singers and Prince, K-Ci & JoJo, and Bobby Womack. She helped by hanging posters in town.<ref name="Lachno"/><ref name="Smith">Smith, William Michael (2012), "[http://www.houstonpress.com/2012-03-15/music/valerie-june-memphis-singer/ Tennessee Time]", ''Houston Press'', March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> Her father died in 2016.

==Musical career==

=== 2000–2009: Career beginnings === June relocated to Memphis in 2000 and began recording and performing at the age of 19, in the duo Bella Sun.<ref name="Barnett" /> After her marriage ended, she began working as a solo artist, combining blues, gospel and Appalachian folk in a style that she describes as "organic moonshine roots music", and learning guitar, banjo, and lap-steel guitar.<ref name="Barnett" /><ref name="Leggett" /> She became associated with the Memphis-based Broken String Collective.<ref name="Lachno" /><ref name="Jordan">Jordan, Mark (2007), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329164249/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21782545.html Broken String 's new releases seem a bit frayed]", ''The Commercial Appeal'', June 15, 2007.</ref>

In 2009 she was a featured artist on MTV's online series ''$5 Cover'' (following the lives of Memphis musicians attempting to make ends meet),<ref name="Barnett" /><ref name="Leggett" /><ref>"[http://5dollarcoveramplified.com/profile/11/" Profiles - Valerie June] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718184917/http://5dollarcoveramplified.com/profile/11/ |date=2011-07-18 }}", 5dollarcoveramplified.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref><ref name="Comm">"[http://www.commercialappeal.com/events/2011/feb/12/12631/ Valerie June, Fille Catatonique]", ''The Commercial Appeal''. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref><ref name="Beifuss">Beifuss, John (2010), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000949/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21889123.html Memphis films earn regional Emmys -- 'I Am a Man,' '$5 Cover Amplified']", ''The Commercial Appeal'', February 2, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2012</ref> and in 2010 she recorded the EP ''Valerie June and the Tennessee Express'', a collaboration with Old Crow Medicine Show.

=== 2010–2015: ''Pushin' Against a Stone'' and touring === In 2011, she was honored by the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission at the Emissaries of Memphis Music event.<ref name="Jordan2">Jordan, Mark (2011), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000949/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28238712.html Music Commission to honor 8 women -- Event serves to inspire girls to pursue industry]", ''The Commercial Appea]'', March 21, 2011.</ref> She raised funds to record an album with producer Craig Street via Kickstarter.com, raising $15,000 in 60 days.<ref name="Melvin">Melvin, Lindsay (2011), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000949/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28238520.html Capital idea -- Fundraising sites help creative types tap online donors to sponsor projects]", ''The Commercial Appeal'', March 20, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2012.</ref><ref>"[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/923319556/valerie-june-captures-little-ole-sound-on-a-sparkl Valerie June captures 'Little Ole Sound' on a sparkling, NEW record: Manifest]", kickstarter.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> Later that year she relocated from Memphis to Williamsburg, Brooklyn.<ref name="Barnett" /> Shortly after, record producer Kevin Augunas introduced June to Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, which led to the recording of June's album ''Pushin' Against a Stone'' in July 2011, which was co-written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Kevin Augunas.<ref name="Barnett" />

[[File:Valerie June.jpg|thumb|June performing at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2013]]

In 2012, June performed with producer John Forté on a collaboration called ''Water Suites'' (on the hip-hop-blues song "Give Me Water"), and with Meshell Ndegeocello on the song "Be My Husband".<ref>Thompson, Stephen (2012), "[https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/07/17/156946283/song-premiere-meshell-ndegeocello-with-valerie-june-be-my-husband Song Premiere: Meshell Ndegeocello With Valerie June, 'Be My Husband']", NPR, July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> She contributed The Wandering's 2012 album ''Go on Now, You Can't Stay Here: Mississippi Folk Music Volume III''.<ref name="Lewis">Lewis, Catherine P. (2012), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000949/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31344226.html The Wandering/Luther Dickinson album review]", ''The Washington Post'', May 11, 2012.</ref> In 2012 she performed in the United Kingdom for the first time, playing at Bestival and appearing on ''Later... with Jools Holland''.<ref name="Barnett" /><ref name="BBC">"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010g6vq Later... with Jools Holland]", BBC. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</ref>

She has received substantial radio play in Europe on BBC Radio 6, including a feature on ''Cerys on 6'' with Cerys Matthews. Mary Anne Hobbs of XFM has said of June: "This woman has already touched my heart, she really, really has."<ref>"[http://www.recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/track.php?trackID=6372 'Workin' Woman Blues - Valerie June] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131182856/http://recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/track.php?trackID=6372 |date=2013-01-31 }}", recordoftheday.com, November 2, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref>

In February 2013, June was invited to support Jake Bugg on the UK leg of his tour.<ref>"[http://www.gigwise.com/videos/79645/valerie-june-i-think-country-blues-has-influenced-everything Valerie June: 'I Think Country Blues Has Influenced Everything']", gigwise.com, February 18, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> In March 2013, June performed two nights at South By Southwest. The first performance was on March 14 as part of the Heartbreaker Banquet. On March 16, June performed again, this time as part of The Revival Tour.<ref>[http://www.valeriejune.com/2013/02/28/sxsw-2013/] {{dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therevivaltour.com/?p=481 |title=The Revival Tour @ SXSW |publisher=Revival Tour |date=March 15, 2013|access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>

thumb|June performing at Byron Bay Bluesfest, 2014 After self-releasing three albums, her debut album as a signed artist, ''Pushin' Against a Stone'', was released in the UK and Europe through Sunday Best Recordings on May 6, 2013, and through Concord Music Group in August 2013.<ref name="Barnett" /><ref>Smyth, David (2013), "[https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/valerie-june-interview-no-strictly-roots-8526031.html Valerie June Interview: No Strictly Roots]", ''Evening Standard'', March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref><ref>"[https://www.amazon.com/Pushin-Against-Stone-Valerie-June/dp/B00C061I1M/ Pushin' Against A Stone]", amazon.com.</ref> The album includes several songs co-written with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who co-produced it with Kevin Augunas.<ref name="Barnett" /> The album was so titled to commemorate the story of her life. June said: "I feel I've spent my life pushing against a stone. And the jobs I've had have been fitting for getting a true feel for how the traditional artists I loved came home after a hard day to sit on the porch and play tunes until bedtime."<ref>"[http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/album/Valerie+June-260462.html Valerie June - Workin' Woman Blues]", femalefirst.co.uk, October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> The record includes performances by Booker T. Jones, who co-wrote one of the songs contained on the album. The track "Workin' Woman Blues" was produced and engineered by Peter Sabák in Budapest. June has described the recording of the song as "magical" as it was completed in approximately 30 minutes.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03ktr9j ''Global Beats: Americana - Part Two''], BBC. Retrieved March 5, 2016.</ref> The two singles released in the UK and Europe were "Workin' Woman Blues" and "You Can't Be Told".<ref>"[http://www.contactmusic.com/press/valerie-june-announces-new-single-you-can-t-be-told-plus-more-uk-2013-live-dates Valerie June Announces New Single 'You Can't Be Told' Plus More UK 2013 Live Dates]", contactmusic.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref>

In 2014, June was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Best New Artist Debut category for ''Pushin' Against a Stone''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blues.about.com/od/bluesawards/a/2014-Blues-Music-Awards.htm |title=2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners |publisher=Blues.about.com |access-date=May 16, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222020203/http://blues.about.com/od/bluesawards/a/2014-Blues-Music-Awards.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> She appeared on ''Austin City Limits'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acltv.com/artist/valerie-june/|title=Valerie June on Austin City Limits|website=acltv.com|date=3 March 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>

=== 2017: ''The Order of Time'' === ''Rolling Stone'' listed June's second album, ''The Order of Time'', as one of the 50 Best Albums of 2017, citing "her handsomely idiosyncratic brand of Americana, steeped deep in electric blues and old-time folk, gilded in country twang and gospel yearning....a blend of spacey hippie soul, blues and folk with June’s pinched, modern-Appalachian voice at the center".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-123296/valerie-june-the-order-of-time-2-124290/|title=50 Best Albums of 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/valerie-june-on-her-journey-from-smashing-pumpkins-fan-to-folk-soul-star-114239/ |title=Valerie June on Bob Dylan, Oprah, New Album |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

In a 2017 interview, Bob Dylan was asked what artists he listened to and respected; June was among the artists he mentioned in reply.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/>

=== 2020–2021: ''The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'' === In 2020, June released a three-track digital release, ''Stay / Stay Meditation / You And I'', songs she co-produced with Jack Splash.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz|first=Jon|date=November 13, 2020|title=Billie Eilish's Kiss-Off, and 14 More New Songs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/music/playlist-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20201115&instance_id=24130&nl=the-morning&regi_id=92294794&segment_id=44536&te=1&user_id=6907dcaa2fa11234b188cd1f357320fd|website=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Luke|date=November 13, 2020|title=Listen to new music from Valerie June|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2020/11/13/listen-to-new-music-from-valerie-june|website=The Current}}</ref> The songs were set to appear on her next studio album.

On January 22, 2021, June announced her album ''The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'', which was accompanied with the release of a new single from the album, "Call Me a Fool", featuring Carla Thomas. The video for "Call Me a Fool" was released on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Valerie June - Call Me A Fool [feat. Carla Thomas] (Official Music Video)|date=21 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-R7hN6bZZ8|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> To support the upcoming album, June made several live appearances on shows including ''CBS This Morning'',<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Saturday Sessions: Valerie June performs "Call Me A Fool"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAHeGCfjd2I|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> ''Late Night with Seth Meyers,''<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Valerie June: Call Me a Fool|date=16 March 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hX7YHpyq68|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> ''The Kelly Clarkson Show''<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Valerie June Performs 'Call Me A Fool' On The Kelly Clarkson Show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2oaPEECdsk|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> and ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June Performs 'Smile' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/valerie-june-smile-jimmy-kimmel-live |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=JamBase |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2021, June made her third appearance on KEXP; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the performance was recorded from her home.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Valerie June - Full Performance (Live on KEXP at Home)|date=25 February 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HfIdU25m4w|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref>

''The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'' was released on March 12, 2021, through Fantasy Records. The record was co-produced by Jack Splash and written by June.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2021|title=Valerie June Releases Another Song From Upcoming 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'|url=https://americansongwriter.com/valerie-june-releases-another-song-from-upcoming-the-moon-and-stars-prescriptions-for-dreamers/|access-date=22 January 2021|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim, and was awarded a score of 85/100 on Metacritic, based on 10 critics' reviews.<ref>{{cite web|website=Metacritic.com|title=The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers by Valerie June|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-moon-and-stars-prescriptions-for-dreamers/valerie-june|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> ''Pitchfork'' described the album as her "most heavy-hearted" and "far-reaching" record, and praised June for exploring themes of "love and loss" throughout the album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Valerie June: The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/valerie-june-the-moon-and-stars-prescriptions-for-dreamers/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> The album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers ranked No. 3 on the Top 100 Americana Radio Airplay Albums of 2021, as reported by the Americana Radio Airplay Albums Chart (powered by CDX) for the period of January 11, 2021, through December 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June: 2021 {{!}} WFUV |url=https://wfuv.org/content/valerie-june-2021 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Wfuv.org}}</ref>

In November 2021, June received a Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Song for "Call Me a Fool", featuring Carla Thomas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Grammy|language=en}}</ref>

Apple featured June's song "You And I" in their 2021 Christmas holiday ad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple debuts 2021 holiday ad 'Saving Simon,' shot entirely on iPhone 13 Pro|url=https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/24/apple-debuts-2021-holiday-ad-saving-simon-shot-entirely-on-iphone-13-pro/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=9to5mac.com|date=24 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== From 2022 to nowadays === In June 2024, June appeared on ''Celebrity Family Feud'' alongside The War and Treaty and Earth, Wind & Fire.<ref name="Dowling">{{Cite web |last=Dowling |first=Marcus K. |title=The War and Treaty, Earth, Wind & Fire, more on new episode of 'Celebrity Family Feud' |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/29/celebrity-family-feud-war-and-treaty-more-appear/74586136007/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, she appeared as a guest on ''The Kelly Clarkson Show'', where she discussed her music and latest projects.<ref name="kellyclarksonshow.com">{{Cite web |title=Valerie June on The Kelly Clarkson Show - Official Website |url=https://www.kellyclarksonshow.com/guests/valerie-june-0/fd7f6342ca55339699352d833e3c91bbf30a19a4 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Kelly Clarkson Show}}</ref> In September, she was featured in the premiere of Austin City Limits' 9th Annual Hall of Fame Honors, celebrating the legacy of John Prine.<ref name="michael">{{Cite web |last=michael |date=2024-01-09 |title=Episode premiere: ACL 9th Annual Hall of Fame Honors John Prine |url=https://acltv.com/2024/01/09/episode-premiere-acl-9th-annual-hall-of-fame-honors-john-prine/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Austin City Limits |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2024, June tapped Carla Thomas for the song "Friendship," which honors the Stax Music Academy legacy and celebrates Mavis Staples' 85th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June taps Carla Thomas for song to honor Stax legacy + Mavis Staples' 85th bday |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/valerie-june-taps-carla-thomas-song-honor-stax-legacy-mavis-staples-85th-bday |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Grateful Web |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carrigan |first=Henry |date=2024-07-01 |title=Valerie June Shares Pop-Soul Gem "Friendship," featuring Carla Thomas and Stax Music Academy |url=https://folkalley.com/valerie-june-shares-pop-soul-gem-friendship-featuring-carla-thomas-and-stax-music-academy/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Folk Alley |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February, June announced her upcoming album, ''Owls, Omens and Oracles'', with the release of the single "Joy Joy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Müller |first=Simon |date=2025-02-09 |title=Valerie June announces album with the single "Joy, Joy!" |url=https://umusic.digital/valerie-june-announces-album-with-the-single-joy-joy/12937/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=UMusic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June Summons ''Owls, Omens, And Oracles'' On Upcoming New Album |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/valerie-june-owls-omens-oracles |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=JamBase |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, June contributed a rendition of "Strange Things Happening Every Day" to the documentary ''Little Richard: I Am Everything''. The song was featured on the film's official soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uitti |first=Jacob |date=2024-02-01 |title=Premiere: Valerie June's "Strange Things Happening Every Day" Music Video Inspired by Little Richard and Sister Rosetta Tharpe |url=https://americansongwriter.com/premiere-valerie-junes-strange-things-happening-every-day-music-video-inspired-by-little-richard-and-sister-rosetta-tharpe/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Live performances == Since 2013, June has performed between 50 and 100 live shows annually worldwide. In 2013, she opened for The Rolling Stones at BST Hyde Park in London. From 2017 to 2023, she was featured in major festivals and shared the stage with artists such as Willie Nelson,<ref name="farm1">{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Travis |date=2017-06-13 |title=Farm Aid 2017: Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Sheryl Crow to Perform |url=https://www.howardstern.com/news/2017/06/13/farm-aid-2017-neil-young-willie-nelson-john-mellencamp-and-sheryl-crow-perform/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Howard Stern |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Carter">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Caitlin |title=Willie Nelson plays host to Luck Reunion, a family affair |url=https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/willie-nelson-host-luck-reunion-family-affair/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=SiriusXM |language=en}}</ref> Neil Young, Jack Johnson,<ref name="farm1"/> Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Vivian |date=2016-10-15 |title=Sea Stories & Soul: Sturgill Simpson + Valerie June at Kings Theatre |url=https://nodepression.com/sea-stories-soul-sturgill-simpson-valerie-june-at-kings-theatre/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=No Depression |language=en-US}}</ref> Gary Clark Jr., and John Prine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Avett Brothers At The Beach Reveals 2020 Lineup |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/avett-brothers-at-the-beach-lineup-2020 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=JamBase |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, she toured with Dave Matthews at The Gorge Amphitheater<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June Setlist at The Gorge Amphitheatre, George |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/valerie-june/2022/the-gorge-amphitheatre-george-wa-1bb0ad64.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=setlist.fm |language=en}}</ref> and performed at the Newport Folk Festival alongside Floyd from The Muppets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=Floyd Pepper of the Electric Mayhem Band performs with Valerie June... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/floyd-pepper-of-the-electric-mayhem-band-performs-with-news-photo/1582245173 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Amy |date=2023-08-11 |title=The Highs And Lows At Newport Folk Festival 2023 |url=https://thetraveladdict.com/continents/northamerica/the-highs-and-lows-at-newport-folk-festival-2023/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Travel Addict |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, she was a guest performer on Tyler Childers' tour and performed with Trevor Hall at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Tyler Childers, Valerie June, Willi Carlisle {{!}} 06/07/2024 7:00 PM |url=https://creativeloafing.com/event-543548-tyler-childers-valerie-june-willi-carlisle-06-07-2024-7-00 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Creative Loafing |language=en}}</ref>

June has had extensive radio experience, including appearances on NPR's ''All Things Considered'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Valerie June On Learning To Love 'Perfectly Imperfect' Voices |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/08/09/209857975/valerie-june-on-learning-to-love-perfectly-imperfect-voices |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> ''First Listen'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=First Listen: Valerie June, 'Pushin' Against A Stone' |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/08/04/207916507/first-listen-valerie-june-pushin-against-a-stone |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> ''World Café'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Valerie June On World Cafe |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2013/10/03/228809845/valerie-june-on-world-cafe |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> ''Fresh Air'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fresh Air Weekend: 'Orange Is The New Black,' Valerie June, Sherpas |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/08/17/212598026/fresh-air-weekend-orange-is-the-new-black-valerie-june-sherpas |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> and ''Mountain Stage'',<ref name="Valerie June">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Valerie June |url=https://www.npr.org/artists/211653867/valerie-june |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> as well as BBC programs such as ''Loose Ends'',<ref name="Valerie June"/> ''Bob Howard's Program'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC World Service - The Documentary, Aretha at 75 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswd4w |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> and ''Woman's Hour''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Valerie June, the WI opens a branch in prison and are sex robots a danger to human intimacy? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08njrb0 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> She has also been featured on shows like ''E-Town Radio'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June / Mick Flannery / Award: Anne Rolfes (Louisiana Bucket Brigade) |url=https://www.etown.org/broadcasts/valerie-june-mick-flannery-award-anne-rolfes-louisiana-bucket-brigade/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=eTown |language=en-US}}</ref> Elton John's ''Rocket Hour'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elton John's Apple Music show reaches 100 |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/elton-johns-rocket-hour-clocks-up-100-shows |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> KCRW's ''Morning Becomes Eclectic'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-27 |title=KCRW 89.9FM {{!}} Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles |url=https://www.kcrw.com |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=KCRW |language=en}}</ref> and Sirius XM ''Outlaw Country Live'' at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion.<ref name="Carter"/>

== Orchestral and songwriting contributions == June's songwriting contributions include "High Note," which she wrote for Mavis Staples' 2016 album ''Livin' on a High Note'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2016-01-07 |title=Mavis Staples Enlists Bon Iver, Nick Cave, Neko Case, M. Ward, More for New Album Livin' on a High Note |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/62164-mavis-staples-enlists-bon-iver-nick-cave-neko-case-m-ward-more-for-new-album-livin-on-a-high-note/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> and "Train Fare," featured on the Blind Boys of Alabama's 2017 album ''Almost Home''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Allen |first=Jim |date=2017-08-10 |title=Review: The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 'Almost Home' |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/541628170/first-listen-the-blind-boys-of-alabama-almost-home |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, she performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, followed by a performance with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Cork City, Ireland, in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brock |first=Alisa L. |date=2018-03-28 |title=Concert Review: 'PULSE featuring Valerie June' with members of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) |url=https://mdtheatreguide.com/2018/03/concert-review-pulse-featuring-valerie-june-with-members-of-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-bso/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Maryland Theatre Guide |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Written work ==

=== ''Maps for the Modern World'' === June completed a book that was released in April 2021 under her full name, Valerie June Hockett. ''Maps for the Modern World'' (Andrews McMeel) contains poems, artwork, and homilies that speak on ideas such as consciousness and mindfulness.<ref name="Pareles"/> ''Memphis Magazine'' said that the book makes it "official and indisputable" that June "is a poet".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Jesse |date=2021-04-07 |title=Getting Lost with Maps for the Modern World |url=https://memphismagazine.com/api/content/85455012-8ea2-11eb-9777-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Memphis magazine |language=en-us}}</ref>

=== ''Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele'' === In 2022, June published ''Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele'' through Third Man Books. The children's book tells the story behind her song "Somebody to Love," inspired by her own experiences with a cherished banjolele.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fanelli |first=Laurie |date=2022-11-01 |title=Interview: Valerie June shares the inspiration behind her new picture book 'Somebody to Love' |url=https://rebelliousmagazine.com/interview-valerie-june-shares-the-inspiration-behind-her-new-picture-book-somebody-to-love/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Rebellious Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebig |first=Lorie|date=2022-06-28 |title=Valerie June Covers Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan and More on Upcoming EP |url=https://theboot.com/valerie-june-under-cover-ep/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Light Beams: A Workbook for Being Your Badass Self'' === In 2023, June released ''Light Beams: A Workbook for Being Your Badass Self through Andrews McMeel''. The interactive journal features essays, poetry, and writing prompts designed to encourage self-reflection, creativity, and personal growth.<ref>[https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-us/books/light-beams-by-valerie-june-hockett/9781524878504?srsltid=AfmBOoq1iGQW3Ghe5RTwhwCV7UcL9-Qzzuruoacnuu2yiLjgzKw6eoiS] {{dead link|date=December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Cathy Applefeld |title=Mind Reading: The World Needs More Valerie June - Thankfully We're Getting It |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2023/11/03/mind-reading-the-world-needs-more-valerie-junethankfully-were-getting-it/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:120px;"| Album ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="9" style="text-align:center; width:30px;" | Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:120px;"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br><ref name="US">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1561936/valerie-june/chart | title=Valerie June discography | work=Billboard | access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US sales<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Valerie June|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/valerie-june/chart-history/tsl/|access-date=2021-04-08|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Fl)<br><ref name="bel-wa">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Valerie+June | title=Valery June discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=Ultratop.be/fr | access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="bel-wa"/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fra">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Valerie+June | title=Valery June discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com | access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NED<br><ref name="ned">{{cite web | url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Valerie+June | title=Valery June discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=dutchcharts.nl | access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE<br><ref name="swe">{{cite web | url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Valerie+June | title=Valery June discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com | access-date=May 25, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="swi">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Valerie+June | title=Valery June discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=hitparade.ch | access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK<br><ref name="uk">{{cite web|title=VALERIE JUNE {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28269/valerie-june/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref> |- | ''The Way of the Weeping Willow'' | * Released: 2006 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''Mountain of Rose Quartz'' | * Released: 2008 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''Pushin' Against a Stone'' | * Released: August 13, 2013 * Label: Sunday Best Recordings * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | style="text-align:center;"| 56 | style="text-align:center;"| 23 | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | style="text-align:center;"| 51 | style="text-align:center;"| 29 | style="text-align:center;"| 56 | * US: 66,000<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115181758/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 January 2017 | title=Valery June Sales | work= Hits Daily Double | access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> |- | ''The Order of Time'' | * Released: March 10, 2017 * Label: Concord Records, Caroline Records * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| 111 | style="text-align:center;"| 30 | style="text-align:center;"| 44 | style="text-align:center;"| 100 | style="text-align:center;"| 90<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=11|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 11, 2017)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 99 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 38 | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'' | * Released: March 12, 2021 * Label: Fantasy Records * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 56 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''Owls, Omens and Oracles'' | * Released: April 11, 2025 * Label: Concord Records * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |}

===EPs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"| Title ! style="text-align:center;"| Details |- | ''Valerie June and the Tennessee Express'' | * Released: April 24, 2010 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD, digital download |- | ''Stay / Stay Meditation / You and I'' | * Released: November 13, 2020 * Label: Fantasy Records * Formats: Digital download |- | ''Under Cover'' | * Released: August 26, 2022 * Label: June Tunes Music * Formats: Digital download |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:152px;"| Single ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; width:30px;"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:120px;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />AAA<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Valerie June Triple A Airplay Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/valerie-june/chart-history/aaa/|access-date=May 24, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL<br>(Fl)<br>Tip<br><ref name="bel-wa"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<ref name="swe" /> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2012 ! scope="row" | "Workin' Woman Blues" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| 63 || style="text-align:center;"| 127 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''Pushin' Against a Stone'' |- ! scope="row" | "You Can't Be Told" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| 94 |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2017 ! scope="row" | "Astral Plane" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''The Order of Time'' |- ! scope="row" | "Shakedown" | style="text-align:center;"| 20 || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2020 ! scope="row" | "Stay"<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=2020-11-19|title=Valerie June Heads Into the Mystic|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/valerie-june-stay-meditation-song-you-need-to-know-1092074/|access-date=2021-04-13|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| ''The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers'' |- ! scope="row" | "You and I" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2021 ! scope="row" | "Call Me a Fool" <br> {{small|(featuring Carla Thomas)}} | style="text-align:center;"| 24 || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row" | "Why the Bright Stars Glow" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row" | "Fallin'" | style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 2025 ! scope="row" | "Joy, Joy! | style="text-align:center;"| 32 || style="text-align:center;"| — || style="text-align:center;"| — | ''Owls, Omens and Oracles'' |- | style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" colspan="6"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

===With Bella Sun=== * ''No Crystal Stair'' (2004), Bella Sun Music

=== TV and film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year !! Title !! Notes |- | 2024 || ''ACL 9th Annual Hall of Fame Honors John Prine'' || Premiere<ref name="michael"/> |- | 2024 || ''The Kelly Clarkson Show'' || <ref name="kellyclarksonshow.com"/> |- | 2024 || ''Celebrity Family Feud'' || With Steve Harvey, The War and Treaty, and Earth, Wind & Fire<ref name="Dowling"/> |- | 2024 || ''Dreams in Nightmares'' || "Pushin' Against a Stone"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Shatara Michelle |title=Dreams in Nightmares |date=2024-08-01 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32765596/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Denée Benton, Mars Rucker, Dezi Bing |publisher=120E Films, Paradise City, Spark Features}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Little Richard: I Am Everything'' || Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated documentary<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZubF_wMc-s |title=LITTLE RICHARD I AM EVERYTHING |date=2023-11-14 |last=DOCNYCfest |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2023 || PBS ''Southern Sounds'' || <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZ8li3sF-k |title=How Valerie June Mixes Appalachian Folk Music with Ethereal Storytelling {{!}} Southern Sounds {{!}} PBS |date=2023-07-18 |last=PBS |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2023 || PBS ''The Picture Taker'' || Ernest Withers documentary<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Picture Taker {{!}} Ernest Withers, Civil Rights Photographer, FBI Informant |url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-picture-taker/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Independent Lens |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Good Ol Girl'' || "Somebody to Love"<ref>{{cite web |last=Kolb |first=Sarah Brennan |title=Good Ol Girl |date=2023-02-07 |type=Documentary, Western |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9807876/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |publisher=BullMoose Pictures, Tal Vez Entertainment}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Black Cake'' || Season 1 (Hulu)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Cake |url=https://www.hulu.com/series/black-cake-404d4be6-1658-44eb-905c-0a29ecf592ca |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Hulu |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''TrueSouth'' || Season 5, Madisonville, TN episode - "Can't Be Told", "Somebody to Love" |- | 2023 || GetTV ''Variety Specials'' || Season 2 - "This Train is Bound for Glory" |- | 2022 || ''For Love & Country'' || Documentary for Amazon Music |- | 2022 || ''A Love Song'' || "Slip Slide On By"<ref>{{cite web |last=Walker-Silverman |first=Max |title=A Love Song |date=2022-10-04 |type=Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12691830/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson |publisher=MacPac Entertainment, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, Cow Hip Films}}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''P-Valley'' || Season 2 (Starz) - "Stay", "Star Dust Scattering"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perkins |first=Njera |date=2022-06-03 |title=The "P-Valley" Season 2 Soundtrack Is an Ode to Southern Grit |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/p-valley-season-2-soundtrack-48846807 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Popsugar |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' || Season 19 - "Smile"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/JimmyKimmelLive/videos/876328956569588/ |title=12K views · 198 reactions {{!}} Valerie June – Smile {{!}} By Jimmy Kimmel Live |website=Facebook.com |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 }}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''American Idol'' || ABC - Season 5 - "Smile"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/valeriejunemusic/videos/1135393883885360/ |title=5.2K views · 619 reactions {{!}} So thrilled to have American Idol feature my song, "Smile", last night for the contestant montage celebrating Dontrell Briggs!!! Go go go!!! {{!}} By Valerie June |website=Facebook.com |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 }}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''Truth Be Told'' || Season 3 (Apple) - "Call Me a Fool" (feat. Carla Thomas)<ref>{{cite web |title=Truth Be Told |date=2019-12-06 |type=Crime, Drama, Mystery |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7821582/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Ron Cephas Jones |publisher=Apple Studios, Chernin Entertainment, Fifth Season}}</ref> |- | 2021–2022 || ''True South'' || Season 3 - "Pushin' Against a Stone", "Workin' Woman Blues", "Long Lonely Road", "Man Done Wrong"<ref>{{Cite web |title=TrueSouth |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/truesouth/episodes-season-3/1000302120/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2021 || ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' || "Call Me a Fool" (feat. Carla Thomas)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hX7YHpyq68 |title=Valerie June: Call Me a Fool |date=2021-03-16 |last=Late Night with Seth Meyers |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2021 || ''Americana Music Honors and Awards'' || Ryman Auditorium featuring Carla Thomas<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Carla+Thomas+with+Valerie+June+at+the+2021+Americana+Awards#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:ebe1b4fa,vid:GkQj_yTCE0E,st:0 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Google.com}}</ref> |- | 2021 || Apple Holiday Ad || "You and I"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |date=2021-11-25 |title=Apple's Christmas advert is an emotional history: "Saving Simon" |url=https://en.esloganmagazine.com/apple-christmas-advert-saving-simon/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Eslogan Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2021 || ''Grand Ole Opry Debut'' || |- | 2021 || ''Legacies'' || CW, Season 3 - "Call Me a Fool" (feat. Carla Thomas) |- | 2021 || ''National Geographic's Earth Day Eve Celebration'' || "Home Inside"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-26 |title=Nature Sounds: Singer-Songwriter Valerie June on Listening to Nature's Music |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/nature-sounds-singer-songwriter-valerie-june-on-listening-to-natures-music |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Pages |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2021 || ''CBS Saturday Morning: Saturday Sessions'' || "Two Roads, You and I"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2021-03-20 |title=See Valerie June Deliver 'Moon and Stars' Songs on 'CBS This Morning' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/valerie-june-performance-cbs-this-morning-1144819/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2020 || ''A Secret Love'' || "With You"<ref>{{cite web |last=Bolan |first=Chris |title=A Secret Love |date=2020-04-29 |type=Documentary, Biography, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3260524/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan |publisher=Beech Hill Films, Blumhouse Productions}}</ref> |- | 2020 || ''P-Valley'' || Season 1 (Lionsgate) - "If And" |- | 2021 || ''TED Countdown'' || "Astral Plane"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/valerie_june_astral_plane/transcript?subtitle=en |title=Valerie June: "Astral Plane" |date=2021-12-10 |last=June |first=Valerie |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Ted.com}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''Pearson'' || USA Network, Season 1 - "Man Done Wrong" |- | 2019 || ''SMILF'' || Season 2 (Showtime) - "Love Told a Lie" |- | 2019 || PBS ''Reel South'' || Documentary series, host of Season 4<ref>{{Cite web |title=REEL SOUTH Sets Season Four With More Films, New Host {{!}} Reel South |url=https://www.reelsouth.org/stories/reel-south-sets-season-four-more-films-new-host |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Reelsouth.org}}</ref> |- | 2019 || BBC ''Stewart Copeland Music Documentary'' || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7x7vr0 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Dailymotion.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2019 || Grounded in Memphis Mindfulness Arts Collective || Film score for ''Me & The Light'' to fight gun violence<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waters |first=David |date=2020-06-21 |title=Lil Buck, Drumma Boy, other artists help East High students 'Be What a Bullet Can't Be' |url=https://www.psrmemphis.org/lil-buck-drumma-boy-other-artists-help-east-high-students-be-what-a-bullet-cant-be/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''Bluff City Law'' || NBC, Season 1 - "Shotgun"<ref>{{cite web |title=Bluff City Law |date=2019-09-23 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10312776/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Jimmy Smits, Caitlin McGee, Barry Sloane |publisher=Dean Georgaris Entertainment 2.0, David Janollari Entertainment, Universal Television}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''TN Tourism Spotlight Stories Series'' || <ref>{{Cite web |last=@tnvacation |date=2018-05-29 |title=Valerie June's Memphis Must-Do's - Tennessee Vacation |url=https://www.tnvacation.com/articles/valerie-junes-memphis-must-dos |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Tnvacation.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Queen America'' || "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen America |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/queen-america/1030509128/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Little Woods'' || "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{cite web |last=DaCosta |first=Nia |title=Little Woods |date=2019-04-19 |type=Crime, Drama, Western |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418918/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby |publisher=Automatik Entertainment, Extra A Productions, Stoneboies Entertainment}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Queen America'' || "Long Lonely Road"<ref>{{cite web|title=Queen America |date=2018-11-18 |type=Comedy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8396890/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Belle Shouse, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Teagle F. Bougere}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Casual'' || Episode 110 - "Somebody to Love"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4577466/episodes/?season=1 |title=Casual (TV Series 2015–2018) - Episode list |website=IMDb.com |language=en-US |access-date=2025-03-26 }}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''American Woman'' || "Workin’ Woman Blues"<ref>{{cite web |title=American Woman |date=2018-06-07 |type=Comedy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5910786/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Bartels |publisher=John Wells Productions, TV Land, Warner Horizon Television}}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''The Passage'' || Season 1 (Fox) - "Astral Plane"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Passage-Season-1/dp/B07L522HLD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815234418/https://www.amazon.com/The-Passage-Season-1/dp/B07L522HLD |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Amazon.com |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''Transparent'' || Season 4 - "Long Lonely Road", "Slip Slide On By" |- | 2017 || ''Queen Sugar'' || Season 2 (OWN Network) - "Shake Down", "The Front Door"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen Sugar |url=https://www.hulu.com/series/queen-sugar-ecae6b52-9c4e-4988-a6cc-751b4719b81d?&cmp=7958&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BM+Search+TV+Shows&utm_term=watch%20queen%20sugar&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADoVW83BxGQuSwjrFJ4QlsEqB-udz&gclid=CjwKCAiAgoq7BhBxEiwAVcW0LMtIJ1UOUQbBc72STGn5eSQIKC-oZBjCSalCGaxD4DCUpfn1jujotBoCgwYQAvD_BwE |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Hulu |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2017 || CBS ''This Morning Saturday'' || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Singer-songwriter Valerie June on her indefinable sound - CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/singer-songwriter-valerie-june-on-her-indefinable-sound/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2017 || PBS ''NewsHour'' || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-06 |title=Having a 'different' voice didn't stop her from singing at the top of her lungs |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/different-voice-didnt-stop-singing-top-lungs |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=PBS News |language=en-us}}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''Une saison en France'' || "You Can’t Be Told"<ref>{{cite web |last=Haroun |first=Mahamat-Saleh |title=Une saison en France |date=2018-10-19 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7177156/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Eriq Ebouaney, Sandrine Bonnaire, Aalayna Lys |publisher=Pili Films, Arte France Cinéma, ARTE}}</ref> |- | 2017 || CBS ''Saturday Sessions'' || "Astral Plane"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYVe9oQ_3gg |title=Saturday Sessions: Valerie June performs "Astral Plane" |date=2017-02-04 |last=CBS Mornings |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2017 || CBS ''Saturday Sessions'' || "Got Soul"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/valeriejunemusic/videos/10154410951786146/ |title=7.6K views · 291 reactions {{!}} CBS Saturday Sessions: "Got Soul" {{!}} CBS Saturday Sessions: "Got Soul" {{!}} By Valerie June |website=Facebook.com |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 }}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''Beauty and the Beast'' || 2016–2017 season - "Wanna Be On Your Mind"<ref>{{cite web|last=Condon |first=Bill |title=Beauty and the Beast |date=2017-03-17 |type=Adventure, Family, Fantasy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771200/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans |publisher=Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Reel South'' || "Man Done Wrong"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/reel-south/?source=googlehome&action=play |title=REEL SOUTH |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Pbs.org}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Two Trains Running'' || Grammy-nominated blues music documentary<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/two-trains-runnin-r3lng1/ |title=REEL SOUTH {{!}} Two Trains Runnin' {{!}} Season 4 {{!}} Episode 1 |language=en |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Pbs.org}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''J'ai tout donné au soleil, sauf mon ombre'' || <ref>{{cite web|last1=Anex |first1=Valerie |title=J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre |date=2017-05-18 |type=Short |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4913158/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Marine Sleiman, Albert Chinet, Stéphanie Schneider |publisher=Dalva Films, Oval Film, OVALmedia |last2=Koch |first2=Christian Johannes}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Grace and Frankie'' || Season 4 - "Pushin' Against a Stone"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Grace and Frankie {{!}} Netflix Official Site |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80017537 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320160333/https://www.netflix.com/title/80017537 |archive-date=2025-03-20 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Netflix.com |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Suits'' || Episode #3013 - "Wanna Be On Your Mind"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5tZ00CWDgc |title=Valerie June - Wanna Be On Your Mind {{!}} Suits 3x13 Music |date=2015-09-11 |last=Suits Music |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2015 || Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage || Leadbelly documentary |- | 2015 || BBC ''Global Beats Americana'' || Part One<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC World Service - Global Beats, Americana - Part One, On the road: Global Beats in Nashville, Tennessee - Valerie June recording for Global Beats |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03hj2gy/p03hj7kl |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Lila and Eve'' || "The Hour Won't Tell You No Lies"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June {{!}} Composer, Actress, Music Department |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5897076/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''The Legend of Lead Belly'' || "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravenscroft |first=Alan |title=Legend of Lead Belly |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6544024/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Bob Dylan, Leadbelly}}</ref> |- | 2014 || ''Austin City Limits'' || <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGREQj3foE |title=Valerie June on Austin City Limits "You Can't Be Told" |date=2014-11-05 |last=AustinCityLimitsTV |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2014 || ''Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?'' || "The Hour Won't Tell You No Lies"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MH8VQWa8dU |title=Valerie June - The Hour (musique du film "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ?") |date=2021-09-11 |last=Music & Soundtrack |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2014 || ''No Cameras Allowed'' || "This Train is Bound for Glory"<ref>{{cite web|last=Haney |first=James Marcus |title=No Cameras Allowed |date=2014-07-23 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4040900/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, James Marcus Haney, Mumford & Sons |publisher=Fake Empire, Union Entertainment Group (II)}}</ref> |- | 2014 || ''Who Owns Water'' || "Twined and Twisted", "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hanson |first1=David |title=Who Owns Water |date=2014-11-15 |type=Documentary, Adventure, History |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3649942/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=David Hanson, Michael Hanson |last2=Hanson |first2=Michael |last3=Kornylak |first3=Andrew}}</ref> |- | 2013 || CBS ''Saturday Sessions'' || "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June on Saturday Session - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/valerie-june-on-saturday-session/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2013 || ''The Originals'' || <ref>{{cite web|title=The Originals |date=2013-10-03 |type=Drama, Fantasy, Horror |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2632424/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt |publisher=Bonanza Productions, My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment}}</ref> |- | 2013 || ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' || <ref>{{cite web|last=Caleca |first=Anthony |title=Episode #21.216 |date=2013-09-18 |work=The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3172092/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Jay Leno, Rickey Minor, Christina Aguilera}}</ref> |- | 2013 || ''Late Show with David Letterman'' || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13jkye |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Dailymotion.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2013 || NPR ''Tiny Desk'' || <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBDrTHCSWDc |title=Valerie June: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert |date=2013-10-15 |last=NPR Music |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2013 || CBS ''Saturday Morning'' || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie June sings "Somebody to Love" - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/valerie-june-sings-somebody-to-love/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2013 || ''Rachael Ray Show'' || Performance<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-03 |title=Valerie June Performs {{!}} Rachael Ray Show |url=https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/celebs/16804_Valerie_June_Performs |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Rachaelrayshow.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2013 || ''Catfish'' || Season 2 - "Twined and Twisted"<ref>{{Cite web|website=IMDb.com|title=Michael & Caroline |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3318588/?ref_=ttep_ep16 |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Max Joseph, Nev Schulman}}</ref> |- | 2012 || ''78 Project'' web series || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=The 78 |date=2012-08-06 |title=Episode #10 of The 78 Project: Valerie June "Happy or Lonesome" |url=https://the78project.com/episode-10-of-the-78-project-valerie-june-happy-or-lonesome/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2012 || VH1's ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' || Episode 845 - "Can’t Be Told"<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Morning Buzz Live |date=2011-05-09 |type=Talk-Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1907886/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Carrie Keagan, Jason Dundas, Jim Shearer |publisher=New Pop Culture Productions}}</ref> |- | 2011 || ''Let's Stay Together'' || <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381957/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm |title=Let's Stay Together (2011)|website=IMDb.com |access-date=2025-03-26}}</ref> |- | 2011 || ''MusicBox Project of Americana Women'' || "Workin' Woman Blues"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Hearth |date=2011-06-10 |title=Dyann Arthur and the MusicBox Project's Americana Women |url=https://nodepression.com/dyann-arthur-and-the-musicbox-projects-americana-women/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=No Depression |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2012 || ''Big Easy Express'' || "This Train is Bound for Glory"<ref>{{cite web|last=Malloy |first=Emmett |title=Big Easy Express |date=2014-06-07 |type=Documentary, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316465/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, 'Country' Winston Marshall |publisher=S2BN Films, Woodshed Films Inc.}}</ref> |- | 2009 || MTV's ''$5 Cover Amplified Documentary'' || Emmy Award-winning documentary<ref name="Grounded">{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/24088455 |title=EMMY WINNER {{!}} $5 Cover Amplified {{!}} Valerie June: Manifest |date=2011-05-22 |last=Grounded |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=Vimeo}}</ref> |- | 2006 || ''Eat'' || Actress<ref>{{cite web |last=McCoy |first=C. Scott |title=Eat |date=2006-10-01 |type=Comedy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985606/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_c_1 |access-date=2025-03-26 |others=Mesmery Blake, Dedrick Bullard, Jim Alan Cook |publisher=Oddly Buoyant Productions}}</ref> |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Reference |- | 2021 || Grammy Awards || Best American Roots Song || Nominated || <ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Tia |date=2021-11-24 |title=Valerie June's "Call Me a Fool" Featuring Carla Thomas Nominated for Best American Roots Song Grammy |url=https://www.redlightmanagement.com/valerie-junes-call-me-a-fool-featuring-carla-thomas-nominated-for-best-american-roots-song-grammy/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Red Light Management}}</ref> |- | 2021 || Americana Music Honors & Awards || Album of the Year || Nominated || <ref name="Americana2021">{{cite web |title=2021 Americana Honors & Awards to Air on Circle Network Sunday, March 20 |url=https://americanamusic.org/news/2021-americana-honors-awards-air-circle-network-sunday-march-20 |access-date= |publisher=Americana Music Association}}</ref> |- | 2021 || Americana Music Honors & Awards || Song of the Year || Nominated || <ref name="Americana2021" /> |- | 2018 || Humboldt Hall of Fame || Induction || Inducted || |- | 2014 || Blues Music Awards || Best New Artist Debut || Nominated || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Krage |first=Kelly|date=2016-08-15 |title=Music Monday August 15, 2016: Valerie June |url=https://kdhlradio.com/music-monday-august-15-2016-valerie-june/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=KDHL AM 920 |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2014 || Americana Music Honors & Awards || Emerging Act of the Year || Nominated || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Americana Music Association – Winners & Honorees |url=https://americanamusic.org/awards/winners/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Americana Music Association |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2014 || Independent Music Awards || Singer-Songwriter of the Year || Nominated || |- | 2014 || Independent Music Awards || Best Blues Song || Nominated || |- | 2014 || A2IM Libera Awards || Breakthrough Artist of the Year || Nominated || <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2014-04-25 |title=A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/a2im-libby-awards-chvrches-william-onyeabor-ato-glassnote-among-2014-6069812/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2013 || American Country Music Awards || Eric Church’s nationally televised duet || Featured || <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=438fLaYfcdQ |title=Eric Church - Like Jesus Does - feat. Valerie June at the 48th ACM Awards 2013 |date=2013-04-09 |last=Chien Vu |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2013 || Q Awards || Best New Act || Nominated || |- | 2013 || Starbucks || Pick of the Week (US & Canada) || Selected || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Roots singer Valerie June taking off, but considers Memphis her 'touchstone' |url=https://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/roots-singer-valerie-june-taking-off-but-considers-memphis-her-touchstone-ep-307535376-324142051.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Commercialappeal.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2011 || Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission || Emissaries of Memphis Music Award || Received || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/rsvpmagazine/docs/jun11_digimag/32 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Issuu.com}}</ref> |- | 2010 || Kickstarter Recording Campaign || Raised $15,000 in 60 days for ''Pushin’ Against a Stone''|| Achieved || |- | 2009 || Emmy Award || ''$5 Cover Amplified'' Documentary || Featured || <ref name="Grounded"/> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Valerie June}} * {{Official website|http://www.valeriejune.com/}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:June, Valerie}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:American folk singers Category:American blues singers Category:American soul singers Category:African-American banjoists Category:21st-century American banjoists Category:African-American guitarists Category:Songwriters from Tennessee Category:People from Jackson, Tennessee Category:Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Category:Guitarists from Tennessee Category:21st-century American women guitarists Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:Women banjoists Category:21st-century American singers Category:African-American women songwriters Category:21st-century African-American women singers Category:21st-century American women singers