The answer is that country music won’t let everyone go country. This is where the merely popular becomes intensely political, and those politics have a limit. To reap the genre’s rewards, an artist ...

The ACM Awards were a celebration of traditional, old-school country, coinciding with America's conservative shift.

Switching spots with her, Black ... country music// why not me," she sang before handing off the show with a warm welcome to Rimes, who appeared in another part of the arena. Dressed in a flowing ...

The Obamas are fervent and eclectic music ... black people.” Later in the memoir, Obama tells the story of falling in love with a white woman. During a visit to her family’s country house ...

So as much as country music ... a white man’s world as far as hit artists go, there’s no need to remind anyone that Guyton started with two strikes against her: being female and being Black.

T-Pain believes Beyoncé’s foray into country ... White performers. Beyoncé’s entry into the space has amplified these discussions, highlighting the often-overlooked Black origins of country ...

In that time, Giddens' work has illuminated a Black banjo lineage that was long excluded from the official narrative of country music's origins ... been the exclusively white domain it was ...

Singer-songwriter Myles Smith, who collaborated with Shaboozey on “Blink Twice,” off the newly released deluxe edition of his ...

Their music explores the duo's relationship as a married couple, and combines influences from soul, R&B, folk and spirituals, ...

Country music legend Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73. No cause of death was reported. Rodriguez reportedly died Friday at home. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we ...

It’s the day before Kelsea Ballerini’s first headlining concert at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, and although the country-pop superstar is surrounded by bustling production crews and a ...