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

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

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

Last year, local instrumentalist//composer Robin Blake, who performs and records as Hyperius Blake, hosted a tribute to the late MF Doom at Crobar. A catalyst for the local music scene, Blake ...

but Black people performed even better. “Creep” - Prince at Coachella 2008 (Uploaded via Permission from Radiohead & NPG Music Publishing) Who doesn’t love Radiohead’s Creep? Well ...

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 ...

Essa: "That gave me Nina Simone vibes, my hairs were standing up on my arms. Black people do music in times of sadness. Even in the time of utter darkness, something beautiful can come out of it." ...