Jewly Hight
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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A contemporary brass band that grew out of one of Nashville's historically Black universities is helping to expand the lost musical identity of the country capital. -
Black women leveraged the power of streaming platforms and social media to bridge the chasms previously carved by labels, publishers and radio. -
The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in. -
Madi Diaz had much to process leading up to her new album, History of a Feeling: moving home to Nashville from L.A., reestablishing herself as a solo artist and splitting from her partner.
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On Torres' Thirstier, Mackenzie Scott contends with pop music's tropes and techniques to wrestle with the high stakes of a long-term relationship: "This is about the love of my life." -
Allisson Russell has spent her career collaborating – but for Outside Child, her first solo record, she is stepping boldly out in front, sharing her tales of healing. -
After his older brother helped The BlackSon get his artistic career underway, the pair now find themselves living in a new "city." -
The pair have found and are maintaining a place for themselves in the professional songwriting world of Nashville. -
The autodidact producer spent time learning in Florida, before returning to Nashville with a vision for elevating the entire city. -
Rap from Nashville isn't new, nor is the city's tendency to overlook the creators and entrepreneurs behind that music – despite country artists borrowing liberally from the genre over the past decade.
