Brittany Howard

Born on October 2, 1988, Brittany Howard is an American musician from Athens, Alabama. Howard began playing the guitar at age 13. While in high school, she met Zac Cockrell. After high school, Howard became a full-time musician as lead singer of Alabama Shakes. They signed a record deal with ATO Records and released Boys & Girls in 2012. In April 2015, Alabama Shakes released their second album. The band performed on multiple late night shows including "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." At Lollapalooza in 2015, Howard was invited on stage to perform a duet of "Get Back" with Paul McCartney. In 2015, she was named the recipient of Billboard's Women in Music "Powerhouse" Award. Howard is also a singer in the band Bermuda Triangle, which was formed in Nashville in 2017. The trio released their first single on September 6, 2017. In June 2019, Howard announced a debut solo album, Jaime, which was released on September 20, 2019. On October 13, 2023, she released the title track to her second album. Also, in 2023, Rolling Stone named Howard to its "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. Brittany Howard made her acting debut in the animated film "Thelma the Unicorn," which debuted on Netflix May 17, 2024.