Brittany Howard’s ‘What Now’ Is No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay – Billboard

Brittany Howard reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart as a solo artist for the second time with “What Now,” which rises to the highest of the Dec. 23-dated tally.

The tune guidelines in its ninth week on the survey, after Howard’s first No. 1, “Stay High,” took 11 frames to crown the chart in October 2019, finally reigning for 3 weeks.

In between “Stay High” and “What Now,” Howard peaked at No. 28 on Adult Alternative Airplay in February 2020 with “He Loves Me,” the second single from 2019’s Jaime.

Howard boasts one different Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 by advantage of fronting Alabama Shakes; “Hold On” led for every week in June 2012. An further prime 10 for the group (amongst seven charted titles), “Don’t Wanna Fight,” hit No. 2 in April 2015.

Concurrently, “What Now” leaps 37-31 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1.3 million viewers impressions, up 3%, Dec. 8-14, in accordance with Luminate. It’s now Howard’s highest charting entry as a soloist on the survey; “Stay High” peaked at No. 35. Alabama Shakes has hit a No. 19 greatest on the chart with “Don’t Wanna Fight.”

“What Now” is the lead single and title observe from Howard’s second studio album, due Feb. 2, 2024. Its predecessor, Jaime, debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums rating in October 2019 and has earned 128,000 equal album models thus far.

All Billboard charts dated Dec. 23 will replace on Billboard.com on Tuesday, Dec. 19.