Alabama Shakes is a rock band, known for their soulful, mid-20th century rhythm and blues sounding music.

The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell, backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist Heath Fogg, and and backing vocalist and drummer Steve Johnson.

Formed in 2009, they have since released two albums, Boys & Girls and Sound & Color, as well as several singles, such as “Always Alright” and “Hold On”.

Along the way, they have been nominated for seven grammy awards, winning three – Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Don’t Wanna Fight” and Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color.

See the whole MTV bio and how the band was formed here.