Who says Black people don’t love musicals? Well, according to the algorithms over the past week — both digital and universal — a lot of people, including us. Through conversations with friends in ...

Doechii at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for her "Alligator Bites Never Heal" tour 2024 (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) The landscape of African American music festivals continues to evolve as the ...

Black and white photo of performers on a stage in a crowded room. By Jesse Green A collage of recent stage productions including “Hamilton,” “Dreamgirls,” “The Lion King” and the 2016 “Shuffle Along.” ...

How African instruments, rhythms, and innovators shaped the genre long before it became a cultural symbol of the American South. Long before country music became a billion-dollar cultural force, its ...

Since 1979, when then-president Jimmy Carter and several Black musicians launched African American Music Appreciation Month at the White House, June has always been a time to give flowers to the Black ...

The foundation of modern American music rests upon the revolutionary contributions of Black artists who transformed genres, broke cultural barriers, and established creative standards that continue ...

Music video network Vevo is marking Black History Month 2026 with a slate of curated playlists, special programming and artist tributes celebrating a century of Black musical achievement across ...

From Keyshia Cole to Beenie Man, NPR Music honors 10 legendary albums that helped shape Black music history with exclusive Tiny Desk concerts, interviews, and a month-long tribute across platforms.

Black Music Month is an annual celebration in June that honors the contributions and cultural impact of African diasporic music in the US. From some of the first songs sung on American soil to nearly ...

Since its creation three years ago, the Black Music Lab has worked to establish itself as an experimental space at the forefront of Black musical expression. The project was ideated in 2019 by ...