Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

The 1990s was undoubtedly an influential decade. Not only did it provide the world with incredible additions like computers, phones, and unique fashion trends, but it was also a thriving time for ...

His late 2000s rap song, "A Milli," is one of the artist's most praised, earning the Nos. 1, 4, and 10 spots on several publications’ best songs of 2008 list. 17 of 20 “Jesus Walks” ...

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

I once believed that country music wasn’t for people like me.” The post I Thought Country Music Wasn’t for Me — Until Black ...

Since we’ve already listed some of the best songs that we mistakingly thought were sung by Black people ... Jackson would need to cover another artist’s song? But, he did so in 1987, creating ...

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 ...

Her defiant embrace of country music has served to illuminate its diverse roots, educate skeptics, and revitalize interest in the genre — especially as a space where Black artists can (and do ...

A festival aimed at amplifying Black music and artists, returns to Charlotte. The annual Black Notes Project will make its ...

Though the song describes a Jewish person’s persecution because of her faith, it was later embraced by Black jazz artists like Duke Ellington and Ethel Waters, who were drawn to the somber ...