Before Brittany Howard was paid to make music, she bagged groceries at a Kroger, sold used cars, made pizzas at a Domino’s, fried eggs at a Cracker Barrel, built custom picture frames, sucked up ...

Brittany Howard was born on October 2, 1988, in Athens, Alabama. She grew up in the southern state, where she developed a passion for music at an early age. The band is set to go on tour in 2025 ...

Elemental blues-rock howler Brittany Howard released her second solo album What Now last year. Last month, Howard and her old band Alabama Shakes played a surprise reunion show in Tuscaloosa ...

As with Kiwanuka, I was stunned by Brittany Howard when I first heard her. With the song “Hold On,” from 2012, she blew in like a southern hurricane, a force of nature barely able to contain ...

Brittany Howard on Prince, breakup songs and giving 'everything and leaving nothing' August 1, 2024 12:52 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross ...

Alabama Shakes consisted of Howard, Heath Fogg, Zac Cockrell, and Steve Johnson. The Alabama-bred band was founded in 2009 and released two albums, Boys & Girls in 2012 and Sound & Color in 2015.

Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka are joining forces for a 2024 co-headlining tour. The 14-date North American trek will see both artists taking turns closing each show, with Yasmin Williams ...

Kiwanuka, who reworked Howard’s song “13th Century Metal” back in 2020, added, “So excited to join Brittany on this run. I’ve been such a fan of her music since I first saw a video of ...

This past weekend, Brittany Howard performed a brilliant set at Webster Hall in New York City. Earlier this month, Howard unveiled her new solo album, What Now, which earned a Paste Pick ...

Brittany Howard's latest album, What Now, arrives five years after her stirring solo debut, Jaime.As an artist restlessly seeking to expand in new directions as a musician, What Now lifts off in ...

Brittany Howard is not one for the easy path. A dozen-odd years ago, she burst onto the scene as the fiery lead singer of Alabama Shakes, a rootsy combo that brought hope to rock fans, just as the ...