Let the Yeehaw-sance begin! As we count down the final hours to “Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

“I don’t necessarily do soul music in the American kind of way but ... to be in the conversation. As a solo artist in the 2010s, the so-called African Bad Girl has served as a blueprint ...

The Columbus-based artist, who combines her love of music, storytelling and theater, will appear at 7 p.m. April 18 at the Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. Released last year, her debut EP ...

but rather “Black consciousness,” shaped by the history of slavery and experience of racism shared by Black artists. After World War II, many African American painters, musicians, and intellectuals ...

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 great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...