Danielle Nicole is a contemporary blues singer, songwriter, and bass player with a voice that has drawn comparisons to artists like Susan Tedeschi and Bonnie Raitt. She first began collecting music awards in the blues sector as a member of the sibling act Trampled Under Foot with her brothers. Nicole launched her solo career with 2015's Wolf Den, then had a critical breakthrough with her next album, 2018's Grammy-nominated Cry No More. She had collected five career Blues Music Awards for her bass playing alone by the arrival of her third solo LP, 2024's The Love You Bleed.