Black musicians have always been a part of country music's evolution. Here are just 7 who played a vital role. By Mia Nazareno In Billboard’s new 2020 Country Power Players issue, Black ...

Early country singers, too, were informed—and, in some cases, tutored—by Black blues musicians. The Carter Family developed their signature style after learning from the Black guitarist Lesley ...

Black musicians’ contributions to country music are at the forefront of everyone’s minds following the release of Beyoncé’s latest country project, “Act II.” Like much of American ...

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres' very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, "Cowboy Carter," has shined a ...

Beyoncé's use of Black writers, musicians can open the door for others in country music On 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages,' Beyoncé proves that Black songwriters, producers and musicians ...

The Black Opry Revue comes to Exit/In on Saturday, Dec. 18. Just a few weeks later, the first iteration of The Black Opry Revue was held at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall.

Since 2021, the project has exploded into a community of musicians, fans and artists who support and lift up Black musicians in country, Americana, blues and roots music.

Rich Robinson, the founding guitarist of the Black Crowes, admits some of the music he’s released as a solo artist can challenge his audience. “To say the least,” he says, sitting in an ...

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 ...

How Black Artists Have Influenced Country Music. Season 5 Episode 8 | 11m 28s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Black musicians have deeply shaped country music, from the banjo’s African roots to ...

There’s also the wish that Black women country musicians, songwriters, and producers seize the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot, but continue to stay true to who they are.