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 first string bands in this country were enslaved people. - Black folks have always made country music. And to be clear, what we call country is really more accurately, it's more ...

Black country tells a story that’s as multifaceted as it is multigenerational. Last month, Daniel Breland (who records as Breland) released his debut full-length album, Cross Country.

"Texas Hold 'Em," one of those two singles, helped Beyoncé become the first Black woman ever to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Her other single, "16 Carriages," debuted at No. 9.

The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation around the history of the genre and the past and present racial ...

Mickey Guyton’s “Black Like Me” earned a Grammy nomination in 2020, christening her as the first Black woman to be nominated for “Best Country Solo Performance.” (“These are valid ...

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.

Other Black women artists in soul and R&B who have recorded country music include Millie Jackson (on her album “Lil Bit Country”), Anita Pointer (with her hit “Too Many Times”) and The ...

Rick Diamond/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton and more Black country artists have been candid about the racism they have faced in the genre ...

Being Black and going country is not a contradiction — just ask sister-act BoykinZ. Country sister act the BoykinZ perform in Atlanta in January. (Derek White / Getty Images for the Recording ...

When politics become reactionary, Black people make the blues. And country music makes a choice. It doesn’t matter if country music is cool with pop stars or if the new vanguard has some rap ...