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Category: Giddens, Rhiannon
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Rhiannon Giddens Reflects on Biscuits and Banjos Festival
A new North Carolina festival founded by the musician Rhiannon Giddens highlighted Black string music and flaky treats.
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Beyond Beyoncé: Black Women of Country, Past and Present
Listen to songs from Rhiannon Giddens, Rissi Palmer, Linda Martell and more.
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A Guide to Beyoncé’s Guests on ‘Cowboy Carter’: Linda Martell, Shaboozey and More
A guide to key guests and behind-the-scenes figures on the star’s eighth studio album.
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What to Know About Beyonce’s Country Album, ‘Cowboy Carter’
The singer and her collaborators have been dropping hints about “Cowboy Carter,” her upcoming album and first full-length foray into country music.
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SZA’s ‘Saturn,’ and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Rhiannon Giddens, Norah Jones, Les Amazones d’Afrique and others.
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Beyoncé Fan’s Radio Request Reignites Country Music Debate
A fan asked his Oklahoma radio station to play a new Beyoncé song. The request was rejected, spurring hundreds of calls and emails about the exclusion of Black musicians from the genre.
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Meet the Next Generation of Black Folk Singers
Hear songs by Amythyst Kiah, Kara Jackson, Tray Wellington and more.
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Black Folk Musicians Are Reclaiming the Genre
In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be.
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North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All
The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.
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Rhiannon Giddens Is a Songwriter, Too
The historically minded, socially conscious musician offers bluesy, racy, playful tracks on “You’re the One,” her first full album of her own songs.
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Dolly Parton Goes Arena Rock, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Jorja Smith, Rhiannon Giddens, Shakira and others.