The 2000s saw a resurgence in R&B, with many male singers making significant contributions to the genre. While some artists achieved massive mainstream success, others remained underrated despite ...
The joke works, in part, because country music often expresses abstract ideas—take grief, for instance—by focusing on concrete objects. It’s a genre that likes to show first and tell second.
Breaking barriers and redefining the genre, these Black country artists are bringing fresh voices and stories to the heart of country music. Country is a broad musical category that includes ...
Though white men in cowboy hats might be the first thing many people envision when they think of country music, Black country singers have been making their mark on the genre from the beginning.
He influenced many artists in soul and country music, and his legacy inspired new generations of musicians. One of the first romantic black male balladeers, Billy Eckstine’s smooth baritone ...
But over the past 50 years, queer and feminist artists in the West started employing those techniques, in part to challenge the (often straight male) art world establishment. Queer men in ...