Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes performing in Santa Monica in 2014
Background information
Origin	Athens, Alabama, U.S.
Genres	Blues rock Southern rock soul roots rock garage rock
Years active	2009–2018 2024–present
Labels	ATO Island
Members	Brittany Howard Zac Cockrell Heath Fogg
Past members	Steve Johnson
Website	alabamashakes.com

Alabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009. The band consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell.

The band began its career touring and performing at bars and clubs around the Southeastern United States for two years while honing its sound and writing music. They recorded their debut album, Boys & Girls, with producer Andrija Tokic in Nashville while still unsigned. Online acclaim led ATO Records to sign the band, which released Boys & Girls in 2012 to critical success. The album's hit single, "Hold On," was nominated for three Grammy Awards. After a long touring cycle, the band recorded its second record, Sound & Color, which was released in 2015, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and won them three Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Song for "Don't Wanna Fight." In 2018, the band won the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance for their rendition of "Killer Diller Blues" in the film The American Epic Sessions, bringing their Grammy total to four.

The group went on hiatus in 2018, and Howard embarked on a solo career. On December 18, 2024, the band reunited for a surprise performance at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa.^[1] On January 27, 2025, the band posted on Instagram that they were working on new music,^[2] and in February, they announced a reunion tour scheduled from July to September 2025.^[3] The band's third album I Must Be Dreaming, their first album in eleven years, will be released on August 28, 2026.^[4]