Is there anything Brittany Howard can’t do? With her second solo album What Now, Howard has firmly cemented herself as one of the most impressive solo artists working today — in Nashville or anywhere else. What Now and its predecessor Jaime push beyond the soulful Southern rock of Howard’s work with Alabama Shakes and her ever-underrated folk jaunt with Bermuda Triangle, weaving in hard funk and psychedelic dance music cooly, confidently and expertly. She uses her vocal power to demand a brighter future: “We were born in a time to change the paradigm / Peace is the prize of our timeline.”
Best Solo Artist
Brittany Howard
Brittany Howard at Bonnaroo, 6/15/2024
