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North West becomes one of the youngest artists to chart on Billboard Hot 100

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Luther Vandross in Las Vegas

Two Luther Vandross albums to be reissued for the first time in 40 years

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Is Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ a country song?

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Reggae Month, Reggae music, Bob Marley, Black protest music, Jamaica, Soca, Calypso, Caribbean music, Caribbean travel, theGrio.com

What do you know about the Black protest music that inspired Reggae Month?

In tandem with Black History Month, February also marks Reggae Month, celebrating one of the most popular Black protest musical genres.
/ February 21, 2024

Beyoncé is making a country album. White people like John Schneider need to get over it.

From John Schneider comparing her to a dog to a country station refusing to play her song, white people are mad Beyoncé is tapping into her country roots.
/ February 21, 2024
Rhiannon Giddens, country music, banjo music, Beyoncé, Beyoncé and country music, Black country artists, Black country music, Was country music originally Black?, Black music, Writing Black podcast, theGrio.com

Rhiannon Giddens defends the Black roots of country music: ‘We keep having to tell the story’

On theGrio’s ‘Writing Black’ podcast, award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explains why country music was co-founded by Black creativity.
/ February 20, 2024
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Beyoncé likened to a dog by actor who starred in sitcom featuring car with confederate flag

Beyoncé has sparked controversy after dropping two country songs as she gears up for the release of “Renaissance (Act II).”
/ February 20, 2024

Beyoncé is reclaiming country music for Black America

Black contributions to country music have been whitewashed and erased, but Beyoncé is forcing America to remember what Black people built.
/ February 19, 2024
Gospel music, Black church, Gospel PBS, Gospel documentary, Henry Louis Gates, Christianity, Black Christianity, Faith and spirituality, thegrio.com

Soul-stirring: What can ‘Gospel’ do for you?

Whatever our relationship to the Black church, there is a rich legacy of Black gospel music and preaching to explore in PBS’s ‘Gospel.’
/ February 18, 2024

Lionel Richie, Diana Ross to headline Fool in Love Festival 

Lionel Richie and Diana Ross will headline the inaugural Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, California.
/ February 15, 2024