Grim days call for fierce love. And Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring figures in American music, is laying it down. Sad and Beautiful World is the 15th studio album from a national treasure and multigenerational talent. Inducted into several music halls of fame, a Kennedy Center Honoree, and a winner of multiple Grammys (including a Lifetime Achievement award), the incomparable Mavis Staples is our musical history.