Runner-up:Brittany Howard The power of Brittany Howard’s voice is the driving force behind Alabama Shakes. But on her solo album, Howard takes things to new level on a song like “Georgia.” 2020: The Weeknd Songs that prove it:“Heartless,”“Blinding Lights,”“In Your Eyes," “Scare...
Some of the songs — like “Goat Head,” which zeroes in on a nightmarish incident her parents experienced when she was growing up, or “Georgia,” the first song she’s ever written where the object of her affection is definitively a woman — break personal ground that she hadn’t previ...