blues

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.
1:30

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
News, 2015, B.B. King, National News, Music, Blues
1:50

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

11 Photos

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
B.B. King: September 16 - The blues singer celebrates his 86th birthday.(Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: June 14, 1998

B.B. King represented America at the World Expo 1998.
06/14/2013
Twelve-Bar Blues

This Day in Black History: April 30, 1983

Legendary blues musician Muddy Waters died.
04/30/2013