Check out these 4 North AL natives’ impressive musical stats

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In light of 2025’s Spotify Wrapped drop, we decided to shine the spotlight on North Alabama’s very own artists. From Grammy nominations to landing on blockbuster film soundtracks, these Huntsville-area natives are constantly hitting new milestones.

We can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store for them!

Adia Andrews

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Adia Andrews is a Sparkman High School graduate + Grammy-nominated Christian/R&B artist on the rise. According to Spotify Wrapped, her total streams have basically doubled over the last year. In total, she earned more than two million streams in 2025.

🎧Total monthly Spotify listeners: 82.8k

🎶Top songs:

  • On The Way: 1,069,526
  • BYE: 825,060
  • Able: 472,288

Brittany Howard

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Alabama Shakes icon + Athens native, Brittany Howard, has maintained her position as a prominent figure in the music industry for decades. Over the years, Howard has won several awards for Alabama Shakes tunes + even cowrote the Grammy nominated song ‘Pale, Pale Moon’ performed in the horror film sensation ‘Sinners.’

Fun fact: The Alabama Shakes have four Grammys to their name, three of which were awarded in the same night.

🎧Total monthly Spotify listeners: 2.2 million

🎶Top songs:

  • Hold On: 215,966,340
  • Don’t Wanna Fight: 152,472,514
  • Sound & Color: 130,216,434

Click here to check out Alabama Shakes’ 2026 tour dates!

Jessie Murph

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Jessie Murph has been rapidly climbing + topping the charts for years now. From performing at Coachella to her song ‘Bad as the Rest’ being featured in the major blockbuster film ‘The Housemaid,’ 2025 was a huge year for this North Alabama native.

🎧Total monthly Spotify listeners: 12.2 million

🎶Top songs:

  • Wild Ones (feat. Jelly Roll): 348,567,951
  • High Road (feat. Jessie Murph): 319,039,793
  • Blue Strips: 184,878,295

Lamont Landers

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Lamont Landers rose to internet stardom after uploading a Ray Charles cover, which then led to his appearance as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. The Decatur native advanced to the Judge Cuts round, the stage of AGT before the quarterfinals. Since then, Landers has been actively touring + releasing new music.

Fun fact: He will open a few shows on the Alabama Shakes USA 2026 tour!

🎧Total monthly Spotify listeners: 197.5k

🎶Top songs:

  • Love and Happiness: 1,941,392
  • Into the Fold: 1,140,486
  • Piece of Me: 570,298

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Mallory Kimbrell
Mallory Kimbrell
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