On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released he would-be retirement album The Black Album. Although there ...

His song “Theme from Shaft” made him the first Black artist to win for Best Original Song, which also made him the first Black winner in a non-acting category. 6 of 20 Songwriters Hall of Fame ...

Unfortunately, not all sentiments expressed in songs deserve to live forever. Systemic racism has been known to work itself ...

A song doesn’t ... Until the late 30s, music hadn’t directly confronted the issues of racism and segregation in the US. Venues were segregated, with famous black musicians such as Louis ...

Anyone familiar with the best Snoop Dogg songs would know of love for classic R&B and soul; his melodic lyricism in infused with black-music history. Only Snoop could pull off a posse cut with Tha ...

Shaboozey and Reyna Roberts continue to make history after being featured on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album. The duo is set to ...

Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide ...

I am part of a new research project, The Record Store and Black Music: A UK History, led by my colleague Dr Brona Martin, which is aiming to shine a spotlight on this legacy by documenting the ...

Not just your typical cowboy flick, “The Bronze Buckaroo” broke ground with its all-Black cast and offered a rare portrayal of Black cowboys on the big screen. Jeffries’ role brought style (and ...

Jelly Roll is an unconventional artist who found success in country music. Beyoncé and other Black artists deserve the same ...

His songs and many of his promotional ... success over the genre’s history. (They will not mention any commercially successful Black women in country music because, excluding Beyoncé, there ...

August 25, 2024 • The Rev. "Singing" Sammy Lewis was dubbed the Crown Prince of Gospel for recordings like "Jesus Paid It" for Vee-Jay Records.