What are Joan Armatrading's major accomplishments as a singer?

Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. In a recording career spanning 46 years, Armatrading has released 19 studio albums, as well as several live albums and compilations. read more

Joan Armatrading, who was the first black British female singer/songwriter to achieve international success, is wrapping up what she calls her last major world tour, which began in 2014. read more