Mom's blues album with a song about mass shootings is nominated for a Grammy
Shemekia Copeland is used to singing about "controversial topics."
"For my entire career, I've tackled issues like social injustice, religious hypocrites and domestic violence," Copeland, a now 5-time Grammy nominated blues artist, tells TODAY.com.
Things shifted, however, when Copeland gave birth to her now 6-year-old son.
"I wanted to help fix a small part of this broken world through my music, to make it better for him," she explains. "And it's even bigger than that — I want him to be proud of me. I want him to say that my mom was great and my mom spoke up about issues that make people a little bit uncomfortable."