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WELL, JUNE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH, AND IT’S TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTION BLACK ...
The Grammy Awards will have two new categories ahead of the 2026 award ceremony: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. The Best Country Album category has been renamed Best Contemporary ...
At the American Music Awards, Shaboozey questioned Megan Moroney's assertion that the Carter Family invented country music.
Shaboozey responded Tuesday with a country music history suggestion for the viral 2025 American Music Awards moment, where he ...
Folksy and upbeat, with colorful strings reminiscent of its cover art of a sun in sunglasses, Black Country, New Road’s Forever Howlong is the album of the summer.
“When you uncover the true history of country music ... has been making a name for herself, combining Black Southern folk and delicate guitar playing to create their own fresh version of ...
Anuk Weerawardana and Wilf Vall talk to the enigmatic outfit about reinvention, experimentation, and their Cambridge roots ...
Each day of the Rochester International Jazz Festival provides a bounty of choices for music lovers. Here are some options.
B eyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” marked a historic moment in country music. Following its release in March 2024, Beyoncé became the ...
On Monday, the 43-year-old shared several photos from her six-show run at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Instagram.
Since Black Arkansans have contributed significantly to every major genre of American music, here's a deeper look at the rich and often overlooked influence.
He said: “Country music has been an important part ... they were heavily influenced by a Black man, guitarist Lesley Riddle. He met family patriarch A.P. Carter around 1928, starting a ...