The National Museum of African American Music, or NMAAM, is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many ...
These videos also mirror a complex historical pattern of Black musical innovation being embraced and co-opted by mainstream ...
A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.
As a producer, he made the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” He was also a prolific arranger and ...
The Americana Music Association was born at a series of meetings by roots music executives and advocates in 1999. As the AMA ...