Country music
Shaboozey, a trailblazing Black country rapper and singer, is currently celebrating a significant milestone in his career. His song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first Black male artist to achieve this feat on both the Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs charts. This […]
Beyoncé’s country single “Texas Hold ‘Em” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, marking a significant achievement as she joins Taylor Swift as the only other solo woman to reach this milestone without any featured artists. Released during the Super Bowl on February 11, 2024, the song quickly garnered 19.2 million streams, […]
Country music singer Mickey Guyton made history becoming the first Black woman to host Academy of Country Music Awards‘ on Sunday, with Keith Urban. In September 2020, the 37-year-old singer from Arlington, Texas became the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category. At the ceremony, she performed “Black […]
Country music legend Charley Pride has passed away in Dallas, Texas over the weekend, due to COVID-19 related complications. Born in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride was the son of a sharecropper who made it out by joining the Army before eventually trying his hand at music in 1963. His first hit, “Just Between You and Me” made […]
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