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Albums from Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Elton John and Minecraft enter National Recording Registry

Read full article: Albums from Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Elton John and Minecraft enter National Recording Registry

Albums from Elton John, Tracy Chapman, Mary J.

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Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award

Read full article: Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award

Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in November.

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๐Ÿ”’ Kings, queens and singing cowboys: 9 of the most influential entertainers in Houston Rodeo history

Read full article: ๐Ÿ”’ Kings, queens and singing cowboys: 9 of the most influential entertainers in Houston Rodeo history

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo welcomed its first star entertainer in 1942. In the decades since, hundreds of musicians have graced the Rodeoโ€™s rotating stage.

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Grand Ole Opry under fire for Morgan Wallen performance

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The Grand Ole Opry, country music's most historic and storied stage, is getting heavy criticism for an appearance by troubled country star Morgan Wallen.

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Artists, historians examine country music's past and future

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Just days before the CMA Awards, artists, academics and historians gathered in Nashville to address racial representation within the genre.

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Kenny Malone, drummer on on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies

Read full article: Kenny Malone, drummer on on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies

Drummer Kenny Malone, an in-demand session player who played on hits by Dolly Parton, Dobie Gray and more, has died.

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Jimmie Allen tapped for Indianapolis 500 national anthem

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Country music star Jimmie Allen has been selected to sing the national anthem before the Indianapolis 500.

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Grammys' in memoriam especially long, grim in pandemic year

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Brandi Carlile performs during the "In Memoriam" section of the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Brandi Carlile paid tribute to John Prine, Bruno Mars celebrated Little Richard and Lionel Richie honored Kenny Rogers during an in memoriam segment on Sunday night's Grammy Awards that featured an especially long list of names after a year of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier Sunday, Prine won two posthumous Grammys for best American roots song and best American roots performance, a year after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys. Carlile told The Associated Press that it didn't bother her to be performing without an audience at the pandemic-restricted Grammys because "this time Iโ€™m just performing for John Prine. Corea, who died of a rare form of cancer at age 79, won the trophy for best improvised jazz solo and best jazz instrumental album.

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"Midnight Train to Georgia' songwriter Jim Weatherly dies

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FILE - In this June 12, 2014 file photo, Jim Weatherly speaks at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York. Weatherly, who wrote hit songs like Midnight Train to Georgia," has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ€“ Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote โ€œMidnight Train to Georgia" and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died. Gladys Knight & The Pips won Grammy Awards for their performances of โ€œMidnight Train to Georgiaโ€ and โ€œNeither One of Usโ€ in 1974. AdWeatherly, a Mississippi native, was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006 and the national Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

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Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star

Read full article: Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star

And he did it by winning over millions of country music fans. Until the early 1990s, when Cleve Francis came along, Pride was the only Black country singer signed to a major label. โ€œThen it was โ€˜first Negro country singer;โ€™ then โ€˜first Black country singer.โ€™ Now Iโ€™m the `first African-American country singer.โ€ฒ Thatโ€™s about the only thing thatโ€™s changed. Throughout his career, he sang positive songs instead of sad ones often associated with country music. Even a country singer,โ€ said country singer Rissi Palmer on Twitter.

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Charley Pride, country musicโ€™s first Black star, dies from COVID-19 complications at 86

Read full article: Charley Pride, country musicโ€™s first Black star, dies from COVID-19 complications at 86

โ€œIโ€™m so heartbroken that one of my dearest and oldest friends, Charley Pride, has passed away. Other Black country stars came before Pride, namely DeFord Bailey, who was an Grand Ole Opry member between 1927 and 1941. But until the early 1990s, when Cleve Francis came along, Pride was the only Black country singer signed to a major label. โ€œThen it was `first Negro country singer;โ€™ then `first black country singer.โ€ฒ Now Iโ€™m the `first African-American country singer.โ€ฒ Thatโ€™s about the only thing thatโ€™s changed. โ€œThe Texas Rangers join the country music world in mourning the loss of Charley Pride.

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Trailblazer Charley Pride to get lifetime achievement award

Read full article: Trailblazer Charley Pride to get lifetime achievement award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ€“ Trailblazing country music star Charley Pride will get a lifetime achievement award at the CMA Awards in November. 1 hits between the 1960s and 1980s, with songs like โ€œKiss An Angel Good Mornin'โ€ and โ€œIs Anybody Goin' to San Antone.โ€Pride, 82, will accept the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award on the CMA Awards on Nov. 11 on ABC. Pride was named CMA Entertainer of the year in 1971 and won male artist of the year in 1971 and 1972. He has three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Other recipients of the award include Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson.

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Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker take over as CMA Awards hosts

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ€“ Country stars Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are promising laughs and good music when they co-host this year's CMA Awards in November. McEntire, a Country Music Hall of Famer and veteran host of country music awards shows, returns after hosting last year with Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton. Pride was the first Black country artist to co-host the awards show, in 1975 with Glen Campbell. And to be here 14 years later hosting with Reba freaking McEntire? Although the pandemic may change some behind-the-scenes production, McEntire promised she would keep up her awards show tradition of multiple outfit changes throughout the broadcast.

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Inside Texas: Rangers open new park in 1-0 win over Rockies

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Texas Rangers starter Lance Lynn (35) throws the first pitch of an opening day baseball game to Colorado Rockies' David Dahl as Rangers' Robinson Chirinos catches and home plate umpire Jim Reynolds looks on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. The pitch was the first ever in a regular season game at Globe Life Field, the Rangers' new ballpark. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)ARLINGTON, Texas Lance Lynn struck out nine in six sharp innings and the Texas Rangers inaugurated their new retractable-roof stadium with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. A LONG WAYRockies All-Star shortstop Trevor Story, who is from nearby Irving, Texas, hit a deep drive to the left-center gap with one on in the eighth inning. SOME SPECTATORSRockies rookie LF Sam Hilliards father, diagnosed two years ago with ALS, was able to attend his sons first MLB opening day.

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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

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This combination of photos shows country singer Rissi Palmer, from left, Chuck Harmony, left, and Claude Kelly of Louis York and country rapper Breland. Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. The genre has historically been marketed to white audiences and reinforced white male artist stereotypes. (Chris Charles via AP, left, Jeremy Ryan via AP, center and Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

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Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. I was called colored, like, I didnt know colored people like country music, said Palmer, who had three singles reach the Hot Country Songs Chart. Both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association started diversity task forces more than a year ago when country music was being criticized for a lack of female voices and women were being left out of major categories like entertainer of the year. But just as country artists outwardly reflect a predominantly white image, there are few Black country music executives working behind the scenes. Theres a dismantling of culture that needs to happen.Palmer, who is recording a podcast that focuses on the experiences of women of color in country music, said she feels optimistic that the current discussions about race and country music can lead to progress, if real changes are implemented.

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7 Trailblazing Black Musicians You Should Know

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Black music artists don't receive the recognition they deserve, but their barrier-breaking contributions should not be ignored. Were it not for the sacrifices of black artists, music would not be what it is today. From paving the way for future recording artists, to creating new genres, black artists have made countless contributions to the musical landscape. In honor of Black Music Month, check out some of the black music luminaries who made history. He is also the first black country artist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, yet he's not alone in trailblazing a path for future generations.

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