How Brittney Spencer, Joy Oladokun, and Other Black Women Musicians Are Reframing Country Music

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How Brittney Spencer, Joy Oladokun, and Other Black Women Musicians Are Reframing Country Music
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Five artists are reimagining country music and writing a new chapter in Black music's enduring legacy, from love songs to protest anthems. Meet the emerging icons of country soul's new musical dynasty:

As the title of her latest album suggests, the South Carolina native’s sonic creations are imbued with the deep hues of gothic indie blues—tales of life that both unsettle and intrigue listeners.

In the 1940s, Sister Rosetta Tharpe strutted onto stages with a guitar strapped around her neck and helped invent rock and roll. Starting in the late 1960s, soul-funk-psychedelic pioneer Betty Davis survived Miles Davis and made anthems for weird Black girls who didn’t want to marry a genre. Rock, gospel, blues, roots, folk. A little Stax, a little Motown, a little Philly, and a little Mississippi Delta.

Black female artists reimagining country music is a revival of sorts, and it is not happening in a vacuum. R&B music is also finding its footing in pop music again after being reduced to hip-hop hooks and adult contemporary radio. The R&B revival also owes a lot to women artists—H.E.R., Ella Mai, Summer Walker, and Ari Lennox have successfully cut through the hip-hop/dance music domination. Social media platforms like TikTok play a significant role in getting the jams out to the people.

The sense of coming into one’s own is especially true for Allison Russell, who made one of the best albums of 2021. Fight with somebody else about this.called it “beautiful, harrowing.” It was nominated for best Americana album at the 2022 Grammys.

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