After ten years, Alabama Shakes are back with a new song, “Another Life.” Despite the decade-long hiatus, the track shows the celebrated trio hasn’t lost their knack for heady throwback soul. “Another Life” begins with an atmospheric groove as Brittany Howard pleads for second chances: “Can we try in another …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter, Hayley Williams, Alabama Shakes, and All the Songs You Need to Know
Sabrina Carpenter sends a disco invite to a responsible guy on a sweet single from her new Man’s Best Friend, Hayley Williams falls through the sky on a sleek, urgent gem off her new Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, and Alabama Shakes return with their first new song in …
Read More »Alabama Shakes Map Out Summer Reunion Tour
Following the Alabama Shakes’ surprise reunion in December, the band has announced their first tour together in eight years. Singer/guitarist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell, and guitarist Heath Fogg ended their lengthy hiatus at a Tuscaloosa benefit concert six weeks ago and, since then, announceda gig at the Minnesota Yacht …
Read More »Green Day, Hozier, Fall Out Boy Lead Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
Hozier, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day will headline Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, which will expand from two days to three in its second annual run at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, and will take place from July 18 – July 20. Presale tickets go on sale …
Read More »Alabama Shakes Stage Surprise Reunion, Play First Show Together Since 2017
Alabama Shakes staged a surprise reunion Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa as a planned Brittany Howard solo show instead turned into the band’s first concert together since 2017. Howard was booked to perform a “short and intimate” set at the Tuscaloosa Get Up 3benefit concert at the Bama Theatre, AL.com reports, …
Read More »Doechii and Brittany Howard: 'It's a Great Time for Women' in Music
T he artist who is perhaps the best young MC of 2024, Doechii, was sitting off in the corner in a Manhattan rehearsal studio, getting ready to be part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Musicians on Musicians event. So of course she was quietly reading a book about the famous …
Read More »Brittany Howard's Actions Speak Louder Than Words on New Single 'Prove It to You'
Actions speak louder than words for Brittany Howard on her latest single “Prove It to You.” The song will appear on the Alabama Shakes singer’s upcoming solo album What Now, out Feb. 9. “My next song is one I’m really proud of,” Howard wrote on TikTok last week while previewing …
Read More »Brittany Howard Announces New Album 'What Now,' Shares Title Track
Brittany Howard has announced her new album What Now, the Alabama Shakes singer’s first solo LP since her acclaimed 2019 debut Jaime. Ahead of What Now’s release, Howard has shared the album’s first single and title track, complete with a video directed by Danilo Parra: “‘What Now’ is maybe the …
Read More »Brittany Howard Plots Tour, Moves to a New Label
Brittany Howard has scheduled a fall tour, inked a major label record deal, and teased some new music as she prepared to follow-up her celebrated 2019 solo debut, Jaime. To start, Howard will launch a short North American tour this November. The run starts Nov. 6 at Iron City in …
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