“This type of renaissance is a good time to remember that Black people didn’t just show up in country music now,” Randall said. “Black people have been in country music for almost 400 years.

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 ...

Like many popular genres, country music began with Black people. Keep scrolling to read up on 20 of the most popular country songs by Black artists today. NEWSLETTERS ...

Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” is out. Folks everywhere are hootin’ and hollerin’ back and forth about what this ...

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 ...

Cambridge art rock collective Black ... music-wise," says saxophonist Lewis Evans. "We hadn't been playing particularly big rooms so it was strange to play at the Hammersmith Apollo to loads of ...