How the Coastal Record Labels Crashed Nashville: “Artists Don’t Have to Follow Those Old Rules”
Country is one of the hottest genres in music, and now labels outside of the old Nashville system have come to town to cash ...
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The Story Behind Every Song On Black Country, New Road’s New Album Forever Howlong
People like to throw around the phrases “long-awaited” and “highly anticipated” a lot. Sometimes it’s just PR hype speak, sometimes it’s really true. In the case of Black Country, New Road’s new album ...
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How ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Introduced the ‘First Lady of Children’s Music’ to a Large National Audience
When musician Ella Jenkins appeared on the show, she brought Black diasporic music and her signature songs to televisions ...
Black people should not be a footnote in the country music history narrative | Opinion
Today, country music is a genre that is popular worldwide. Although the genre itself in its current form isn’t reflective of ...