To wrap up Black Music Month, we’re highlighting prominent Black artists in Country who have made history and broken barriers. The artists include: Beyoncé, Shaboozey, The War and Treaty and more! Tetris Kelly: Country music continues to soar on the Billboard charts, and to celebrate Bla...
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Allen was among the 10 nominees for Best New Artist (a prize the ultimately went to Olivia Rodrigo), with the nod represents a rising tide of recognition for Black artists in country music. The Grammy nomination followed his New Artist of the Year award win at the 55th Annual CMA Awards ...
Country music has historically been dominated by Caucasian artists since the birth of the genre in the early 1900s. Over the years, very few African American artists have managed to break through the color barrier of the genre and find sustained success. In recent years, ...
Mickey Guyton, who this year became the first solo Black woman nominated for a country Grammy Award, will present the honor to Martell, while Black artists including Darius Rucker, Rissi Palmer and Rhiannon Giddens will congratulate the legend in a video package highlighting her career. Carrie...
The 32-year-old Allen — who moved from Delaware to Nashville at age 21 — said he’s happy to diversify contemporary country music while also paying tribute to other black artists in the genre, from Charley Pride to Darius Rucker. Pride and Brown have had No. 1 country radio hits, but...
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has expanded the groundbreaking 'From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music' set.
What emerges inMy Black Countryis a celebration of the most American of music genres and the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture. As country music goes through a fresh renaissance today, with a new wave of Black artists enjoying success,My Black Countryis...
Black country artists Jimmie Allen and Mickey Guyton, as well as country artist Orville Peck, served as scouts who set out to “hand-pick a roster of exceptional up-and-coming artists and invite them to the home of country music in Nashville, Tennessee, to showcase their unique sound.” ...
Beyoncé’s platform has already elevated the four young Black women featured on “Blackbiird.” In this way, the artist continues her broader project of linking the past to present, of giving other Black artists the space to come out of the darkness and into the light. ...