Only about 1% of more than 11,000 songs played on country music radio from 2002 to 2020 were by Black artists, a new study shows.
The @BlackOpry is working to change that, having a place where Black people in country music can make their voices heard.@PriscillaWT has more. pic.twitter.com/Ceu010zueK
— Top Story with Tom Llamas (@TopStoryNBC) April 20, 2022
Good
Jason Isbell sort of helped this a little by getting black women artists to open for him at his residency at the Ryman. He says he picked them because they are outstanding musicians, but that’s kinda the point.
He’s a great musician and a great human, too.