Hope Nicholls

{{short description|American singer (born 1960)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hope Nicholls

| birth_date = January 1960

| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

| genre = Alternative rock

| occupation = Musician

| spouse = Aaron Pitkin

| instrument = Vocals, Drums, Harmonica, Sax

| label = Capitol, DB, Invisible, Sire, Coolidge

| years_active = 1983–present

| associated_acts = It's Snakes, Fetchin Bones, Sugarsmack, Snagglepuss, Pigface

}}

Hope Nicholls (born January 1960) is an American singer-songwriter from Charlotte, North Carolina. She was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock bands Fetchin Bones, Sugarsmack and Snagglepuss. She also briefly toured with Martin Atkins' band Pigface in support of its album Fook. Nicholls is now the lead singer and drummer of a project called It's Snakes. Their eponymously titled, debut record came out in December 2016, self-released. This band features husband and life-long musical collaborator Aaron Pitkin on guitar. She is also a contributing vocalist to The Plaza Family Band, a local education fund-raising project.{{cite web |first=Drew |last=West |url=https://ink19.com/1998/04/magazine/interviews/sugarsmack |title=Visualize Sugarsmack: An Interview with Hope Nicholls |publisher=ink19.com |date=April 1998 |accessdate=March 23, 2013}}