Posted inCountry Music Cowboy Carter (Album) Knowles, Beyonce Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps A conversation about how the pop superstar’s genre experiments explore race and power, and the implicit politics that come with them. Posted by By Andrew HarnikAssociated Press
Posted inCountry Music Cowboy Carter (Album) Knowles, Beyonce Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Opens at No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Sales The pop superstar’s new album also reigns on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, the first time a Black woman has led that tally in its 60-year history. Posted by By Ben Sisario
Posted inCountry Music Nashville (Tenn) Wallen, Morgan Morgan Wallen Arrested, Accused of Throwing a Chair From a Bar Roof The country superstar faces charges of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct after the incident in Nashville on Sunday night. Posted by By Ben Sisario
Posted inBlack People Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Country Music My Black Country (Album) My Black Country (Book) Randall, Alice Women and Girls Alice Randall Made Country History. Black Women Are Helping Tell Hers. In “My Black Country,” the musician and author who cracked a Nashville color barrier is telling her story — and hearing her songs reimagined. Posted by By Grayson Haver Currin