From dance music to jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, Black musicians have been a pivotal creative influence in the evolution of popular music.

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, ...

Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...

As more young and emerging Black country artists receive ... role in making country music, sat with her banjo at her home in Limerick, Ireland, on November 10, 2020. (A mecca for rap has emerged ...

Black artists have long been a part of the country music industry, lending some of their cultural influences to arguably one of the most American of music genres. However, they have often faded ...

Back in the '80s when MTV started, their music programming consisted of 99% white artists. When Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” was released, MTV wasn’t on board to air the video, and CBS ...

Throughout his career of more than two decades, he has been a pivotal advocate for Black ... of country music’s first platinum album, “Wanted! The Outlaws,” in 1976. Since 2020, Bradley ...