Alabama’s Brittany Howard among performers set for Grammys 2021 Updated Mar 07, 2021; Posted Mar 07, 2021 Alabama native Brittany Howard has five nominations for Grammy Awards in 2021, including Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Stay High." Her solo album, "Jaime," is in the running for Best Alternative Music Album.(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Facebook Share Alabama native Brittany Howard is among 22 performers scheduled to perform at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on March 14. Howard, born and raised in Athens, is among the top nominees at the Grammys this year, with five nominations including Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. All of Howard’s nods are linked to her 2019 solo album, “Jaime.” (”Jaime” also is nominated in the category of Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical; if it wins, the trophy would go to engineer Shawn Everett.)