Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create ...

In the 1950s and 60s, WANN Radio in Annapolis became a beacon for Black listeners by playing music and broadcasting voices ...

Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...

Ye has made his stance clear regarding music executive Lyor Cohen. The Jesus Walks rapper is now accusing Cohen of promoting violence within the Black community through the music industry. This ...

For Black History Month, we're going through the decades and discussing artists who shaped popular music. We take on the ...

Black Promoters Collective announces black music events for 2025, featuring legendary artists and emerging talent in celebrations of African American culture ...

Black Music Month was not initially created to celebrate the artform. Black Music Month, celebrated every June, was created in 1979 by the legendary Kenny Gamble, of Gamble and Huff, and other ...

Manitoba Music and WAG-Qaumajuq are celebrating Black History Month with an event on Feb. 28, featuring a free concert and ...

Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...