And so country music, as we fast-forward in time, it has grown out of that, and the people that have been put in place generation after generation in these positions of power, whether they're at ...

Read along for nearly a century of Black presence in country music, from DeFord Bailey setting the world "on fire" with his harmonica to Mickey Guyton's vital Grammy-nominated 2020 single "Black ...

Beyoncé's surprise new country album has kicked open the saloon doors to a new audience. While this may not be Beyoncé's first rodeo when it comes to country music, people are now exploring the ...

Black songwriters discuss their experiences working in country music in an evolving community. By Marcus Dowling As the country music community grapples with issues of equality, diversity, and ...

With her 2007 song “Country Girl,” Rissi Palmer became the first Black woman to have a song on the country music Billboard charts since 1987. In 2019, she released another album, “Revival.” ...

As a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force that the Academy of Country Music (ACM) launched in 2019, she’s eager to erase the stereotype that Black people don’t like country music ...

"Black people and brown people have always had an interest in country music — they've always played it and always enjoyed it," said Amanda Marie Martinez, a doctoral candidate at UCLA, who has ...

At The Intersection Of Black Culture And Country Music Lies History. Let's talk fact, history, strategy, money, business, and Beyoncé's chart-topping album ...

The Country Music Assn. Awards in 2016: Beyoncé, center, performs with the Chicks, then known as the Dixie Chicks. (Image Group LA / Getty Images) In the introduction to her new book, “Black ...

If country is going to reject black people, black people will reject country, too. I put this to Giddens, and she offers a theory: “It’s wrapped up in our culture, which is forward-looking ...

Country music's race problem became a hot topic in early February, but the roots of racial injustice in the industry go much deeper. Two Nashville writers unpack the history and recent responses.