Joan Osborne

Joan Osborne knows the curse of a megahit. Yet since the three-times platinum turn of her 1995 debut LP Relish, the Kentucky native has matured into a sophisticated songwriter and stylist, most notably on 2007’s soulful blues and R&B covers collection Breakfast in Bed, 2012’s Grammy-nominated Bring It on Home, and last month’s Songs of Bob Dylan. – Doug Freeman