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."

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