Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks
Nicks performing in 2017
Born
Stephanie Lynn Nicks

(1948-05-26) May 26, 1948 (age 76)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materSan Jose State University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1966–present
Spouse
Kim Anderson
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(m. 1983; div. 1983)​
Partners
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • tambourine
Discography
Labels
Member ofFleetwood Mac
Formerly of
Websitestevienicksofficial.com
Signature

Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.

After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album Buckingham Nicks to little success, Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping the band to become one of the best-selling music acts of all time with over 120 million records sold worldwide. Rumours, the band's second album with Nicks, became one of the best-selling albums worldwide, being certified 20× platinum in the US.[2] In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the studio album Bella Donna, which topped the Billboard 200 and has reached multiplatinum status.[3] She has released eight studio albums as a solo artist and seven with Fleetwood Mac, selling a certified total of 65 million copies in the U.S. alone.[2]

After the release of her first solo album, Rolling Stone named her the "Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll".[4] Nicks was named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time[5] and one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time[6] by Rolling Stone. Her Fleetwood Mac songs "Landslide", "Rhiannon", and "Dreams", with the last being the band's only number one hit in the U.S., together with her solo hit "Edge of Seventeen", have all been included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[7] She is the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: first as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and then as a solo artist in 2019.[8]

Nicks has garnered eight Grammy Award[9] nominations and two American Music Award nominations as a solo artist. She has won numerous awards with Fleetwood Mac, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978 for Rumours. The albums Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, and Bella Donna have been included in the "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums" chart by Billboard.[10] Rumours was also rated the seventh-greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",[11] as well as the fourth-greatest album by female acts.[12]

  1. ^ Who's Who of American Women 2004–2005 (24 ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 2004. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0837904306.
  2. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ Brackett, Donald (2007). Fleetwood Mac : 40 years of creative chaos. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. ISBN 978-1-57356-705-3. OCLC 191675170.
  5. ^ "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, No. 53, Stevie Nicks". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 3, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Ben Sisario (December 13, 2018). "Janet Jackson & Radiohead Leads Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Grammy Nomintations [sic]". Ledge. fleetwoodmac.net. June 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  10. ^ "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. November 12, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Schmutz, Vaughn (July 2005). "Retrospective Cultural Consecration in Popular Music". American Behavioral Scientist. 48 (11): 1510–1523. doi:10.1177/0002764205276617. ISSN 0002-7642. S2CID 144778674.
  12. ^ Sheffield, Rob (June 22, 2012). "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2021.