The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.

Her book “The Games Black Girls Play,” which focuses on Black music practices, was published in 2006 ... “Owning My Masters (Mastered)” demonstrates how hip-hop resists the ways American history often ...

black music in the twentieth-century has never held a monopoly on these musical practices. For instance, the era American historians call "antebellum" (roughly 1815-1861) holds much of interest to ...

Damian Goggans' performances of "14 Etudes on The Music of Black Americans" connect audiences to the rich history of ...

Welcome to Hidden Voices! This project seeks to explore, document and make public the piano music currently held in the Walker-Hill Collection at the American Music Research Center at CU Boulder. The ...

Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history ...

ATLANTA, GA – The Female Manager Co. proudly wrapped the 2025 Black Women in Music Summit with two transformative days of storytelling, inspiration, and celebration. Held at The Creamery ATL and ...

Jackson does see Johnson’s music as a precursor of jazz ... No one had any idea how Europeans would respond to Black American musicians. When they got to London, Johnson rented a performance ...

April 13, 2025 • On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University and ...

Paloma Faith has opened up about a disturbing encounter she had while trying to break into the U.S. music scene, revealing the insensitive remarks made by an industry executive. The executive, who ...

“Do you want to break America with this song?” And I was like, “Absolutely, of course!” Paloma Faith has claimed a music exec told her to reshoot a video in which she kissed a Black man ...