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Sam Star, a Leeds resident and contestant on Season 17 of "RuPaul's Drag Race," said the NBA great is her godfather.

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's latest production is a historical drama that portrays a Black family making a road trip to ...

Brittany Howard pulled a surprise reunion of her breakthrough band in Tuscaloosa in late 2024. In 2025, the Alabama Shakes ...

Alabama Shakes Tour 2025 is set to be held from July 16, 2025 to September 27, 2025, in venues across mainland United States and Canada.

Country aficionados in Alabama are used to seeing big names on stage, as well as rising stars and talented newcomers. This down-home genre is a favorite throughout the state, drawing enthusiastic fans ...

Brittany Howard pulled a surprise reunion of her breakthrough band in Tuscaloosa in late 2024. In 2025, the Alabama Shakes ...

Southern blues-rock stars Alabama Shakes never broke up, but they’ve been on hiatus since 2017. Bandleader Brittany Howard ...

Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell are hitting the road together for the first time in eight years.

Alabama Shakes has outlined its first tour in eight years. The band, who has been on a steady rise and returned since ...

Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell are also working on new material with producer Shawn Everett ...

Following the Alabama Shakes’ surprise reunion in December, the band has announced their first tour together in eight years.