Credit: Bobbi Rich
Before Brittany Howard learned she had been nominated for five Grammy awards, she was having a very bad day, in the midst of moving homes and stuck at the veterinarian’s office for the second time in a week with a sick cat.
“I was pretty stressed out when my manager called me screaming on the phone,” she says, laughing. “It
definitely turned a bad day into a good day.” (Her cat, thankfully, is fine.)
Howard is elated about the nominations for
Jaime, her extraordinary 2019 solo debut and most personal work to date. Named after her late sister, the album not only delivers the vocal might and songwriting prowess fans grew to know through Howard’s work as the frontwoman of Alabama Shakes, it brings a variety of experimental flourishes to the table, from R&B hooks to funky grooves to unabashed romantic soul.