From Rico Nasty to Nova Twins, these genre-blending Black artists are breaking all the rules to remind us who really birthed ...

How black artists invented, influenced and changed rock music – where it started, and where it's going. This is part one of The Black Roots of Rock and Roll. Episode Playlist ...

Tina Turner, Little Richard, and Jimi Hendrix were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, 1986, and 1992, respectively. Phil Dent / Tim Graham / Walter Iooss Jr. via Getty ...

“You had white artists performing rock and roll in the 1950s, people like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Carl Perkins, and they would have all acknowledged they were drawing on Black musical ...

Black women like Sister Rosetta Tharpe were doing rock and roll before it had a name, and they deserve to be recognized in the same household way as the men who followed suit.

Interest in Tharpe has grown in recent years. Back in 2011, BBC4 screened a documentary, Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock N’ Roll. She was finally inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of ...

For over a century, the origin of Rock & Roll has been disputed by fans, critics, and historians alike. The sound derived from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, and within a decade would ...

At press time, the TikTok clip featuring a portion of the "Rock 'N' Roll Is Black" music video (seen below) has racked up nearly 900,000 views and has drawn a wide range of criticism and support.

All of the work that moore has done with Black Women Rock is geared toward remedying the relative invisibility or ignorance regarding Black women in the rock scene. While people may be able to ...

Kevin Costner isn't shying away from race. He confronts the sometimes dicey and uncomfortable topic in his new movie, "Black or White." It's something that's had an impact on him since childhood ...

February is Black History Month, and all month long we're diving into the Black roots of rock and roll with music journalist John Morrison – hearing how black artists have influenced and in some ...