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Brittany Howard

1988 - Today

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Brittany Amber Howard (born October 2, 1988) is an American musician from Athens, Alabama. She rose to prominence in the early 2010s as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter of Alabama Shakes. Her work with Alabama Shakes and as a solo artist have garnered her five Grammy Awards (including Best Alternative Music Album) from 18 nominations. Later in the decade, Howard played bass in the side project Thunderbitch and both acoustic guitar and double bass for the trio Bermuda Triangle. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Brittany Howard is the 3,348th most popular musician (down from 3,117th in 2024), the 20,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,404th in 2019) and the 1,412th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brittany Howard ranks 3,348 out of 3,175Before her are Molly Sterling, King Krule, JID, Terra Naomi, Jeremy Davis, and Eric Church. After her are Spencer Smith, Todd Terje, Matty Healy, Pauly D, Dorian Electra, and James Bourne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Brittany Howard ranks 1,742Before her are Jonathan Keltz, Rickie Fowler, Taku Ishihara, Ryusei Morikawa, Chloe Fineman, and Bruno Rosetti. After her are Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Francena McCorory, Milan Lucic, Nikolaj Markussen, Ruben Knab, and Laura López.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brittany Howard ranks 20,962 out of 20,380Before her are Chaunté Lowe (1984), Randi Miller (1983), Luis Gil (1993), Craig Anderson (1981), Heather Bergsma (1989), and Audrey Whitby (1996). After her are Emily Hart (1986), Lee Kiefer (1994), David Lambert (1993), Dahntay Jones (1980), Vonetta Flowers (1973), and Maya Moore (1989).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brittany Howard ranks 1,412Before her are Rostam Batmanglij (1983), Sam Tsui (1989), JID (1990), Terra Naomi (1979), Jeremy Davis (1985), and Eric Church (1977). After her are Spencer Smith (1987), Pauly D (1980), Dorian Electra (1992), Julien Baker (1995), Samara Joy (1998), and Lori McKenna (1968).