Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black country artists that are up-and-coming and making history. Pictured: Brittney Spencer playing guitar and singing. | ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “My biggest goal was just wanting to make sure that artists of color had a platform where they could go, where they felt ...

Meet the top nine Black country singers, like Shaboozey, Kane Brown and Blanco Brown, who are making waves across the genre.

Around this time ten years ago, Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” had already spent five weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs ranking. Thanks to a remix from Nelly — a preeminent artist at the ...

Over a long career in music, I’ve known the profound alienation one feels as an unacknowledged member of the country music family. I first experienced it when I showed up in Nashville years ago as a ...

Giddy up, ya’ll. Over the weekend, Stagecoach, California’s largest Country music festival, saw one of its most diverse lineups since its inception, with nine Black acts featured across three days.

Country music, often associated with rural America and the heartland, has deep roots in African American culture. Its origins can be traced back to the African American musical traditions of blues, ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Those who believe Black people should not perform or listen to country ...

When May Kershaw stepped on stage at London’s Bush Hall a week before Christmas 2022, the ground was moving beneath the feet of the classically trained musician and her five bandmates in the ...

In 1962, the rhythm-and-blues singer and piano player Ray Charles attempted something new, unexpected, and potentially hazardous to his career. For his 17th album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western ...

“The Taste of Country Cooking,” now out in a 50th anniversary edition, focused heavily on seasonal cooking and featured an ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Black Opry founder Holly G. about Jason Aldean's latest single and the fight to recognize Black contributions to country music. Sponsor Message (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TRY THAT ...