The Recording Academy's Black Music Collective will honor music legends Pharrell Williams, Brandy, and Kirk Franklin at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors on Jan. 29, 2026.

American recording artist, singer and musician Little Richard performing live, UK, 27th June 1975. (Photo by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Photo by: Angela ...

From Hip Hop pioneers to gospel legends, these Black music icons who died in 2025 shaped generations and the culture. See our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. I have compiled a subjective, non-exhaustive list of 50 Black ...

It’s a fact that Black woman are good at anything they put their mind to. This is why the world has witnessed them reign as the best of the best, from tennis stars, like Serena Williams, to Olympic ...

Country is a broad musical category that includes elements of folk, bluegrass and blues. Love it or hate it, the genre is about as quintessentially American as apple pie. Though white men in cowboy ...

For far too long, Black female artists have been carelessly categorized as R&B, regardless of their sound or creative intent. While R&B is a sacred and respected genre with deep roots in Black culture ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their roots ...

Breaking barriers and redefining the genre, these Black country artists are bringing fresh voices and stories to the heart of country music. Country is a broad musical category that includes elements ...