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Hit Girls' thoroughly examines the 2000s through the lens of some of the decade's music icons, including Britney Spears, ...
Billboard’s special salute to Black Music Month kicks off its rollout with the first 25 artists on our all-time top 75 list.
There are a lot of great country artists from the past to enjoy. But who are the ones to fall in love with today?
Five years of Monet's life in South Florida culminated in her latest poetry collection, Florida Water, which touches on ...
Recording Academy reveals 2026 Grammy Awards will add Traditional Country Album category, implement new Best New Artist ...
From Fakemink to YT and more, here are the moments from artists who have helped build the new underground of U.K. rap.
From its earliest days, hip-hop has been fundamentally about storytelling, with artists repurposing ... motherhood, Black femininity, and music industry politics. Tracks like “Doo Wop (That ...
Josh Ross's Juno nominations could be a sign that Canadian country music is ... renaissance for Black country artists. Paired with their melding of genres — bringing hip-hop and pop elements ...
Samples continue to be a huge part of our current music culture ... has been sampled by several of the most popular rap and R&B artists of the past 40 years, including Snoop Dogg, Kanye West ...
Despite country music's roots, Black ... or blend hip-hop swagger and country's modern radio expectations on songs like Jelly Roll collaboration "Haunted." He's a one-of-one artist.
Essence had boots on the ground this weekend, sitting with six of these artists, each of whom affirmed in their own ways: Country music is for everybody, but it’s especially for Black people.
However, you listened to music this year ... there's a lot of hip hop infusion on that project, and it was just so brilliantly done. So I feel like black artists and country had a lot of ...