A handful of Black country artists featured on Beyoncé's album — Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, Tiera ...

the first by a Black vocal group, followed despite a hate-fueled protest outside the Ryman Auditorium," said Wide Open Country. The song won the group a Grammy. Opera singer; violist; fiddle and ...

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

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 ...

The album, which recently won multiple Grammys, honored Black people's influence and cultural impact in country music. “It’s awakened such a discussion,” says Royster, an English professor ...

Many in the country music community are applauding Beyoncé’s country wins and hope they will help lift up other Black artists in country music today, many of whom have been unable to get a ...

It may be a stretch to suggest Beyoncé can single-handedly reclaim country music for Black people. As Billboard's Kyle Denis argued, that would imply a dearth of Black musicianship in the genre ...

Despite country music's roots, Black artists have faced a relentless struggle to obtain mainstream success in the genre. Beyoncé's album "Cowboy Carter" highlighted Black country artists past and ...