“Black people have been in country music for almost 400 years.” But Black country artists are now making history. Virginia native Shaboozey, who is featured on Beyoncé’s album, made history ...

Black artists have long been a part of the country music industry, lending some of their cultural influences to arguably one of the most American of music genres. However, they have often faded ...

And yet, as Alberga explains in her recent BBC Radio 3 documentary A History of Black Classical Music, there are references to black musicians in Europe going all the way back to the 12th century.

Like Vasnier, Asbury was Black. Martin wants to revisit the complicated relationship country music has had with race ... They seek to uncover and share the real history of recorded sound.

Five rising Black country artists unpack the impact ... "Because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive," Beyoncé explained ...