Nashville singer and songwriter Larysa Jaye died in a car accident over the weekend. She had just turned 40.
What it meant for Denitia to make it onto the Grand Ole Opry stage: ‘Looking forward to this day for so long’
Tradition looms large in country music. But not every artist has the luxury of simply following the old, familiar paths to acceptance and success.
Black Opry Records launches with an artist who’s been burned by the business
The Black Opry website launched with zero connections to the industry. But its influence has grown to the point that it’s helping build careers through its newly launched record label.
This ain’t Texas. This is Nashville.
We couldn’t call ourselves “This Is Nashville” if we weren’t going to dedicate time to Beyoncé’s western epic, “COWBOY CARTER.”
Looking at the changing face of country music as the Black Opry marks its one-year anniversary
In a time of racial reckoning, the Black Opry has resurfaced and re-centered a longstanding conversation about diversity — or lack thereof — in country music.
New ‘For Love & Country’ documentary gives Nashville’s Black artists the microphone
Country music has always been Black music. That’s the idea that a new documentary called For Love & Country explores.
Black musicians question The Opry’s dedication to anti-racism after Morgan Wallen’s performance
Disappointed, but not surprised. That’s how some musicians are reacting to Morgan Wallen’s appearance on one of Nashville’s most revered stages. Wallen was caught using a racial slur last year and later apologized.
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