Failure to attain equal status isn’t an uncommon experience for African Americans, but it is especially rich given the origins of country music. It started with Black people. Over time, it has been ...

Alice Randall discussed Fisk University and Black women's important role in the foundational roots, profession of country music.

Black cowboy culture is thriving in SoCal, with events and activities ranging from the groundbreaking 'Black Cowboys' ...

The country music world received more heartbreaking news this week with the death of legendary songwriter Larry Bastian. Bastian was responsible for helping to craft some of Garth Brooks’ biggest hits ...

Outlaw country music and punk rock have more in common than one might think, believe it or not. The parallels are quite glaring.

News broke this week that the country music world has lost two more influential performers. That pushes the list of noteable country music names who have died in 2025 to at least eight. The following ...

Secrets to their success include being nimble, creating communities built around music and building loyalty among staff and ...

A shocking upset on The Masked Singer after the "Lucky Six" came together for the first time all season to blow everyone away ...

A new book celebrating Black bookstores just hit the shelves. It's called "Prose To The People," and it includes profiles of more than 50 bookshops - old and new - that have shaped the country's ...

Known as the land of the song, Wales has always been famous ... by their own people, by industry creatives who are black and diverse ethnic people who recognise this genre of music and can ...

I don’t have a Rate Your Music account ... to 3,000 people,’” Luke says. In the latter half of 2022, some gracious, selfless soul compiled a YouTube playlist of Black Country, New Road ...

The star traces her embrace of country music to her native Texas roots, and uses the album to explore the history of the genre and its instruments to the southern Black community. The massive move ...