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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.

By Emily Schmall

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Meet the Next Generation of Black Folk Singers

Hear songs by Amythyst Kiah, Kara Jackson, Tray Wellington and more.

By Liam Woods for The New York Times

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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.

By Adam Bradley and Justin French

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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.

By Jonathan Abrams and Javier C. Hernandez

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