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Danielle Ponder Talks Creating the Theme Song For ‘Manhunt’ and Why Quitting Her Law Practice Was The Best Decision She’s Ever Made

The exceptionally gifted musician is poised to make a significant impact on the music industry.
03/19/2024

Black + Iconic: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Morgan State University junior Dave remembers how the music pioneer took us from the blues to rock & roll -- with a lot of soul in between.
02/12/2024

The Birth of the Blues: From the Mississippi Delta to Chicago

We discuss the genre's history with Grammy Award-winning blues artist Kingfish for Black Music Month.
06/03/2023
Lady Antebellum on BET Buzz 2020.
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Lady Antebellum Sues Black Singer Lady A Over Her Name

"The group’s camp is trying to erase me."
07/09/2020

The Legacy Of Motown: Black Music Is Pop Music

Motown was at the precipice of today's music landscape.
03/11/2019

B.B. King Laid to Rest in Mississippi

Stevie Wonder, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton pay tribute.
05/30/2015

B.B. King's Spotify Streams Skyrocket

Numbers increase 9,800% in the hours following his death.
05/16/2015
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BET Remembers B.B. King

BET's Andre Showell looks at the legacy of B.B. King.
05/15/2015

This Day in Black History: April 26, 1886

Blues singer Ma Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia.
04/26/2014
Bobby "Blue" Bland

In Memoriam Bobby "Blue" Bland

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Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes: "I Don't Think About Color"

The singer and guitarist talks all things rock and soul.
06/25/2013