We Are by Jon Batiste

We Are, Jon Batiste's sixth studio album, came out on Verve on March 19, 2021, made by the man who led his band Stay Human every night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and who co-wrote the score for Pixar's Soul with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The record carries that all-hands showmanship: "FREEDOM" struts and claps like a parade that refuses to go home, and "I Need You" swings with old-school exuberance.

Then came the Grammys. In April 2022 it won Album of the Year, one of five wins from nine nominations, and in the aftermath it finally climbed to number 25 on the Billboard 200.

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