Alabama Shakes

Brittany Howard grew up interested in music, filling notebooks with lyrics and teaching herself to play drums, bass, and guitar.

Howard played in multiple bands at East Limestone High School that helped to formulate and craft her taste in music. Her most serious band in her early years was Kerosene Swim Team, a rock band that consisted of Owen Whitehurst and Jonathan Passero. They went on to have a single titled "Coffins and Cadillacs" featured on a compilation track from now defunct indie label Volital Records. They would practice daily after school in Passero's garage, Whitehurst's garage, and Howard's house. They mainly played house parties, and their songs consisted of a mix of covers and originals penned by Howard. Both Whitehurst and Passero continued playing backup for Howard, with Whitehurst playing with Howard and Shakes' bassist Zac Cockrell in what would eventually become The Shakes. Whitehurst played drums and piano, with Howard and Cockrell playing their current respective instruments.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/07/alabama-shakes-boys-and-girls |title=Boys & Girls, meet the Alabama Shakes |first=David |last=Whitehouse |date=7 April 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=November 21, 2017}}

Howard met Heath Fogg in junior high when he played guitar at house parties. She met classmate and bassist Zac Cockrell in a psychology class some time later, and they soon began to spend time listening to their favorite music together and writing their own. After graduation, Howard hosted twice-weekly jam sessions at her great-grandparents' former home. Drummer Steve Johnson, who had heard Howard singing at a party years prior, began attending the jam sessions at the suggestion of Cockrell. They began making music together and recording homemade demos having little else to do in the small town.

The group made its live debut in May 2009 under the name "The Shakes." Fogg, at this point a guitarist in the Athens-based Tuco's Pistol, invited the group to open for his band at Brick Deli & Tavern in Decatur.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-shakes-fearless-and-free/ |title=Alabama Shakes: Fearless and free |first=Jan |last=Crawford |date=May 3, 2015 |website=CBS News |access-date=June 30, 2015}} The band was nervous to perform for an audience, as they felt "vulnerable." Their set included covers of Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Otis Redding, and AC/DC. The show went over well, and Fogg soon joined the group. During this time the band members held other day jobs: Howard as a fry cook and then a postal worker, Johnson at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, Cockrell at an animal clinic, and Fogg painting houses. For much of their early years, the Shakes performed shows on weekends at "sports bars and country dives."{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/11/150445845/alabama-shakes-full-of-southern-soul |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Alabama Shakes: Full Of 'Southern Soul' |website=All Things Considered |publisher=NPR |access-date=June 30, 2015}} They also began recording their debut album at Tokic's Bomb Shelter—the home of producer Andrija Tokic—in Nashville, funding the recordings themselves. The band chose Tokic's over other studios because they recorded mostly live to tape, and they believed it would spur a livelier performance. The band would complete arrangements in their hometown and drive an hour and a half north to Nashville to record in intervals over the course of 2011.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul12/articles/alabama-shakes.htm |title=Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls |date=July 2012 |magazine=Sound on Sound |first=Matt |last=Frost |access-date=June 30, 2015}}

Their breakthrough came when Justin Gage, a Los Angeles music blogger and SiriusXM host, found a photo of Howard performing online. After contacting the band in July 2011, he posted an MP3 of their song "You Ain't Alone" on his music blog, Aquarium Drunkard.{{cite news |url=http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2011/07/25/the-shakes-you-aint-alone/ |title=The Shakes: You Ain't Alone |first=Justin |last=Gage |date=July 25, 2011 |website=Aquarium Drunkard |access-date=June 30, 2015}} By the next morning, the group was awash in offers from record labels and management companies. Gage also contacted Patterson Hood, vocalist of the band Drive-By Truckers, who attended a show not long after. He arranged to set the band up with his managers, Christine Stauder and Kevin Morris.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/29/alabama-shakes-interview-sound-color-festivals |title=Alabama Shakes: from small-town bar band to titans of rock |first=Tom |last=Lamont |date=March 29, 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=June 30, 2015}} Alabama Shakes released a four-song EP, Alabama Shakes, in September 2011, which gained media attention (including NPR){{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/10/14/141355733/how-to-keep-it-real-when-making-new-soul-three-attempts |title=How To Keep It Real When Making New Soul: Three Attempts |last=Powers |first=Ann |date=14 October 2011 |website=The Record: Music News from NPR |access-date=October 29, 2012}} and earned an invitation to play at the CMJ Music Marathon industry showcase in New York.{{cite magazine |title=The Alabama Shakes: Right At Home with Newfound Fame |date=January 18, 2012 |last=Ramsey |first=Jan |url=http://www.offbeat.com/2012/01/18/the-alabama-shakes-right-at-home-with-newfound-fame/ |magazine=OffBeat |access-date=January 27, 2012}} The band began negotiating a record deal with ATO Records and added "Alabama" to their name after Joseph Hicks, of Halo Stereo, noticed how many groups shared the name "The Shakes".{{cite news |url=http://www.austin360.com/music/once-a-cover-act-alabama-shakes-rock-and-2104304.html |title=Once a cover act, Alabama Shakes rock and soul band draws notice |last=Mongillo |first=Peter |date=February 8, 2012 |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=May 12, 2012}} They began to open for the Drive-By Truckers.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muscle-shoals-revival-alabama-shakes-take-off-20120124 |title=Muscle Shoals Revival: Alabama Shakes Take Off |last=Peisner |first=David |date=February 2, 2012 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 12, 2012}}

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The band's first full-length album, Boys & Girls, was released in April 2012.{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |date=April 1, 2012 |title=First Listen: Alabama Shakes, 'Boys And Girls' |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/01/148918546/first-listen-alabama-shakes-boys-and-girls |work=NPR Music |publisher=NPR |access-date=April 2, 2012}} It debuted at number 16 on the national charts as a digital-only release, but climbed to number eight as physical releases were distributed. The album received near-universal acclaim. After a European tour, they opened for Jack White over a summer tour and performed at several major music festivals, including Sasquatch, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. The album's lead single, "Hold On" was a radio hit (peaking at number one on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart) and was dubbed the best song of the year by Rolling Stone.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alabama-shakes-unlikely-triumph-20130228 |issue=1178 |title=Alabama Shakes' Unlikely Triumph |first=Will |last=Hermes |date=February 28, 2013 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |location=New York City |issn=0035-791X |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207180042/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alabama-shakes-unlikely-triumph-20130228 |url-status=dead }}

The New York Times credited their "rapid ascent" to "Howard's singular stage presence."{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/magazine/alabama-shakess-soul-stirring-shape-shifting-new-sound.html |title=Alabama Shakes's Soul-Stirring, Shape-Shifting New Sound |first=Joe |last=Rhodes |date=March 29, 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 30, 2015}} The group received three nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On," and Best Recording Package for their debut album, Boys & Girls.{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees |website=Grammy.com |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=December 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201232857/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=December 1, 2011 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/12/alabama_ties_2013_grammy_nods.html |title=Alabama ties: 2013 Grammy nods for Alabama Shakes, Casting Crowns, Civil Wars, more |date=February 11, 2013 |first=Mary |last=Colurso |newspaper=The Birmingham News |access-date=December 7, 2012}} After the Grammy's performance, Boys & Girls returned to the top 10, peaking at number six a year after its release. Boys & Girls was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 in the United States on March 13, 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/print.php?id=EFA1F645-C008-134B-C18D-AE58A3FF0B1F |title=RIAA News Room - Nine Acts Spring Forward With New Multi-Platinum Awards |date=March 13, 2013 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703210443/http://www.riaa.com/print.php?id=EFA1F645-C008-134B-C18D-AE58A3FF0B1F |archive-date=July 3, 2015 }} It has since sold over 744,000 copies in the US.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6546301/alabama-shakes-first-no-1-album-billboard-200 |title=Alabama Shakes Scores Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |first=Keith |last=Claufield |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=April 29, 2015}}

The band began recording their second album in late 2013. They spent over a year in the studio, with no clear end-goal, as they had not written any new songs due to their exhaustive touring schedule.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-alabama-shakes-gambled-big-on-wild-second-album-sound-color-20150325 |issue=1232 |title=How Alabama Shakes Gambled Big on Wild Second Album 'Sound & Color' |first=David |last=Browne |date=March 25, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 30, 2015 | publisher=Wenner Media LLC |location=New York City |issn=0035-791X}}

The group's second studio album, Sound & Color, was released on April 21, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://news.instyle.com/2014/07/30/brittany-howard-alabama-shakes-mercedes-benz-evolution-tour/ |title=Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes Shares Her Tour Must-Haves |first=Claire |last=Stern |website=InStyle |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=April 24, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Terry |first=Josh |url=https://consequence.net/2015/02/alabama-shakes-announce-new-album-sound-color-premiere-dont-wanna-fight-listen |title=Alabama Shakes announce new album, Sound & Color, premiere "Don't Wanna Fight" — listen |website=Consequence of Sound |date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://overblown.co.uk/alabama-shakes-share-dont-wanna-fight-announce-new-album/ |title=Alabama Shakes Share 'Don't Wanna Fight,' Announce New Album |first=Jamie |last=Coughlan |website=Overblown.co.uk |date=February 11, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015}} It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, making it the band's first number one album. The record's lead single, "Don't Wanna Fight", was a number two hit on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. The album eventually earned three Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/15/alabama-shakes-win-best-alternative-music-album-grammy-for-sound-color |title=Alabama Shakes win best alternative music album Grammy for Sound & Color |last=Gibsone |first=Harriet |date=February 15, 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=March 2, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/02/2016-grammy-winners-the-complete-list/ |title=2016 Grammy Winners: Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, David Bowie |first=Alex |last=Young |date=February 15, 2016 |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=March 2, 2016}}

The band played for the VMworld 2015 Party at ATT park in San Francisco on September 2, 2015, and Barclays British Summer Time in Hyde Park, London on July 8, 2016.

In 2018, the band won the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance for their rendition of "Killer Diller Blue" in the film The American Epic Sessions, which was directed by Bernard MacMahon.{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/60th-annual-grammy-awards#category-304|title=60th GRAMMY Awards: Winners & Nominees (2017)|work=Grammy.com|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}} They recorded the song live on the restored first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/528870442/watch-alabama-shakes-travel-back-in-time-with-cover-of-killer-diller|title=Watch Alabama Shakes Travel Back In Time With Cover Of 'Killer Diller'|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}

In 2018, the band went on hiatus to allow Howard to focus on her debut solo album, Jaime, which was released to critical acclaim in 2019.{{Cite magazine|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|date=25 June 2019|title=Why Brittany Howard Put Alabama Shakes on Hold and Made a Wild Solo Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brittany-howard-alabama-shakes-solo-album-851672/|access-date=15 February 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} The following year, in June 2020, guitarist Heath Fogg released his debut solo project under the name Sun on Shade.{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2020|title=ALABAMA SHAKES GUITARIST HEATH FOGG RELEASING DEBUT SOLO LP AS SUN ON SHADE|url=https://glidemagazine.com/244803/alabama-shakes-guitarist-heath-fogg-releasing-debut-solo-lp-as-sun-on-shade/|access-date=29 March 2021|website=glidemagazine.com}}

In March 2020, drummer Steve Johnson pleaded guilty to domestic violence, harassment and stalking in relation to his ex-wife, following their divorce after three and a half years of marriage. He received a one-year suspended prison sentence and 24 months' probation. On March 24, 2021, Johnson was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and was subsequently indicted by a grand jury on charges of "wilful torture, wilful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise wilfully maltreating a child under the age of 18."{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/29/alabama-shakes-drummer-steven-william-johnson-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges |title=Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson arrested on child abuse charges |first=Laura |last=Snapes |date=March 29, 2021 |website=The Guardian |access-date=March 29, 2021}} He was released on bail.{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Will|date=8 April 2021|title=Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson released on bail following child abuse charges|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/alabama-shakes-drummer-steve-johnson-released-on-bail-following-child-abuse-charges-2916283|access-date=14 April 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB}} The charge was later dismissed in December 2021.{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alabama-shakes-drummer-steven-william-johnson-has-child-abuse-charge-dismissed/|title=Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Has Child Abuse Charge Dismissed|website=Pitchfork|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|date=20 December 2021}}

In February 2024, Howard released her second solo album, What Now, to widespread critical acclaim. The album placed highly on several end-of-year critics lists and was supported by extensive touring, including performances at Coachella, Glastonbury Festival and Bonnaroo Festival.

On December 18, 2024, Brittany Howard, Zac Cockrell and Heath Fogg reunited for a surprise performance at the Druid City Music Hall in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=2024-12-19 |title=Alabama Shakes reunites in Tuscaloosa for first time since 2017 |url=https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-shakes-reunite-for-first-time-since-2017-in-tuscaloosa/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=CBS 42 |language=en-US}} On January 27, 2025, the band posted on Instagram that they are working on new music.

On February 7, 2025, the band announced their first tour in eight years, and confirmed that new music will be released as a three-piece, with Johnson no longer a member of the band following his legal troubles. Howard stated: "Last year, Heath, Zac, and I started chatting about how much fun it would be to make music together and tour again as Alabama Shakes. This band and these songs have been such a source of joy for all of us. It is crazy that it has been 10 years since we released Sound & Color and eight years since we played a show. But, we didn’t want this to entirely be a look back. We wanted it to be as much about the future as the past. So we have a bunch of new music that will be released soon. We just can’t wait to experience that ‘feeling’ when we start playing those first few notes of ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’ or ‘Gimme All Your Love.’"{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alabama-shakes-announce-first-tour-since-2017/|title=Alabama Shakes Announce First Tour Since 2017|website=Pitchfork|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=February 7, 2025|access-date=February 9, 2025}}

Early critical reviews of their debut, Boys & Girls (2012), noted that the band borrowed from mid-20th century rhythm and blues.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/boys-girls-20120410 |issue=1155 |title=The Alabama Shakes – 'Boys & Girls' |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=April 10, 2012 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |location=New York City |issn=0035-791X}} Alongside Howard's voice, the songs were compared to artists such as Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin. Howard herself took inspiration from Bon Scott of AC/DC in her vocal style, praising his "soulful" way of singing.{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/ontheverge/story/2012-04-25/alabama-shakes-on-the-verge/54560144/1 |title=Meet the Alabama Shakes |first=Brian |last=Mansfield |date=April 27, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=June 30, 2015}} As the acclaim mounted, "reviewers speculated" that their sound was in homage to the music produced in Muscle Shoals, Alabama nearly five decades prior. Cockrell and Fogg were aware of the Shoals legacy, but Howard was more influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin and artists like David Bowie. The success of debut single "Hold On" led some to believe the group "[was] trying to pass themselves off as revivalists, something they never aspired to be."

Their second record, Sound & Color (2015), is steeped in several different genres, and touches on everything from shoegaze to bands such as MC5.{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2015/06/alabama-shakes-theres-no-way-to-be-original.html |title=Alabama Shakes: 'There's No Way to Be Original' |first=Lauretta |last=Charlton |date=June 12, 2015 |website=Vulture |access-date=June 30, 2015}}

Alabama Shakes has been cited as an influence for artists such as Drake, Childish Gambino, and Beyoncé.{{cite web |url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/04/drake-nicki-minaj-dont-talk-zane-lowe-interview |title=Drake Doesn't Talk to Nicki Minaj, Loves Alabama Shakes & Taylor Swift |first=Zach |last=Dionne |date=April 29, 2016 |website=Fuse.tv |access-date=November 21, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://ndsmcobserver.com/2016/11/welcomed-evolution-donald-glover/ |title=The welcomed evolution of Donald Glover |first=Adam |last=Ramos |date=November 30, 2016 |newspaper=The Observer |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=November 21, 2017}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-beyonces-lemonade-reclaims-rocks-black-female-legacy-20160426 |title=How Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Reclaims Rock's Black Female Legacy |first=Brittany |last=Spanos |date=April 26, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 21, 2017}}

• Brittany Howard – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2009–2018; 2024–present)
• Zac Cockrell – bass guitar (2009–2018; 2024–present)
• Heath Fogg – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–2018; 2024–present)

• Steve Johnson – drums, backing vocals (2009–2018)

• Ben Tanner – keyboards{{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/ben_tanner_in-demand_keyboardi.html |title=Ben Tanner: In-demand keyboardist talks Belle Adair's Huntsville show, touring and recording with Alabama Shakes |date=January 21, 2014 |first=Matt |last=Wake |newspaper=The Birmingham News |access-date=November 21, 2017}}
• Paul Horton – keyboards{{cite web |url=http://artistsden.com/alabamashakes |title=Alabama Shakes: Live from the Artists Den |website=The Artists Den |access-date=November 21, 2017}}

{{Main|Alabama Shakes discography}}

;Studio albums

• Boys & Girls (2012)
• Sound & Color (2015)

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|Best New Artist

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|"Hold On"

|rowspan="3"|Best Rock Performance

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|2014

| "Always Alright"

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|rowspan="4"| 2016

|rowspan="2"| "Don't Wanna Fight"

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|Best Rock Song

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|rowspan="2"| Sound & Color

|Album of the Year

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|Best Alternative Music Album

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| 2017

| "Joe" (Live from Austin City Limits)

| Best Rock Performance

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| 2018

| "Killer Diller Blues" (The American Epic Sessions)

| Best American Roots Performance

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|rowspan="5"| 2012

| Boys & Girls

| AIM Independent Music Awards for Independent Album of the Year

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|Q Award for Best New Act

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|Americana Music Honors & Award for Emerging Artist of the Year

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| Rober Awards Music Poll for Best Songwriter{{Cite web |url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2012-rober-awards/2012-music-review/the-2012-music-poll/ |title=The Rober Awards 2012 Music Poll |website=Rober Awards |access-date=9 November 2019}}

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|rowspan="5"| 2013

|BRIT Award for International Group

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| NME Awards for Best New Band

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| AIM Independent Music Award for Most Played New Independent Act

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| Libera Award for Best Live Act{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1567983/dualtone-alabama-shakes-tom-silverman-take-honors-at-2013-libera|title=Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Reggie|last=Ugwu}}

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| Boys & Girls

| Libera Award for Album of the Year{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1567983/dualtone-alabama-shakes-tom-silverman-take-honors-at-2013-libera|title=Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Reggie|last=Ugwu}}

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| 2014

| "You Ain't Alone" in Dallas Buyers Club

| Libera Award for Best Sync Usage{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/6069812/a2im-libby-awards-chvrches-william-onyeabor-ato-glassnote-among-2014|work=Billboard|title=A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)|access-date=June 15, 2017|last=Peters|first=Mitchell |date=April 25, 2014}}

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| rowspan=3|2015

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| NME Awards for Best International Band

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| Rober Awards Music Poll for Best Group or Duo{{Cite web |url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2015-the-year-in-music/the-rober-awards-2015-music-poll/ |title=The Rober Awards 2015 Music Poll |website=Rober Awards |access-date=9 November 2019}}

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| Rober Awards Music Poll for Best Rock Artist

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|rowspan="9"| 2016

|BRIT Award for International Group

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| rowspan="5"| Sound & Color

|Billboard Music Awards for Top Rock Album

| {{nom}}

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|AIM Independent Music Award for Best Second Album

| {{nom}}

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|Album of the Year{{cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/soundexchange-presents-the-2016-a2im-libera-awards|title=SoundExchange Presents The 2016 A2IM Libera Awards|date=April 11, 2016|access-date=March 19, 2020|work=Shorefire}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/06/17/libera-independent-music-awards/|title=Alabama Shakes And Kamasi Washington Win Big At The Independent Music Awards|work=Brooklyn Magazine|first=Caitlin|last=White|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=March 19, 2020}}

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|Libera Award for Groundbreaking Album of the year

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|Libera Award for Marketing Genius

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|Alabama Shakes

|Libera Award for Best Live Act

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|iPad Pro Commercial

| Libera Award for Best Sync Usage

|{{nom}}

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|Alabama Shakes

|Americana Music Honors & Award for Duo/Group of the Year

| {{nom}}

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| 2017

|Transparent Season 3 (Official Trailer){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7768209/a2im-libera-awards-nominations-list-2017|title=Radiohead, Run The Jewels, Bonobo, King Gizzard Lead A2IM's Libera Award Noms: Exclusive|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Andy|last=Gensler}}

| Libera Award for Best Sync Usage

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Category:American musical quartets

Category:Rough Trade Records artists

Category:ATO Records artists

Category:Female-fronted musical groups

Category:Mixed-gender bands