“The conversation regarding race and country music has been ongoing, but there’s always these inflection points,” Gray said. “When somebody like Beyoncé, one of the biggest stars in the world, puts out a c
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...
A Black person claiming country music may still feel a bit like a queer person coming out, but, collectively, Black artists and fans are changing what country music looks and sounds like—and who gets to love it.
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.” M...
Mainstream country music has long been a white, straight, cisgender male-dominated genre. But in recent years, an influx ofBlack country artistshave been challenging the traditional norms of what country music looks and sounds like. In turn, they're helping the genre become more...
Artists like Beyonce and Lil Nas X are drawing mainstream attention to a tradition that is alive and well—thanks to the contributions and innovations of generations of Black musicians.
This year, though, the trend of recognizing African American artists years or decades apart, if at all, could change, with an unprecedented number of breakthrough country recordings by black musicians. Lil Nas X’s record-setting “Old Town Road” was a country charter early on, but Billboar...
To wrap up Black History Month, we’re highlighting prominent black artists in Country that have made history and broken barriers.
Mickey Guyton, Charley Pride & More Black Artists to Receive Grammy Nods in Country CategoriesMickey Guyton is a relative rarity: a Black artist who has received a Grammy nomination in a country category. Take a look (and listen) to 12 Black artists who have received Grammy nominations in…...
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...