Daily News | WXPN residency program to support Black artists who play blues, country, roots, and bluegrass
aims to amplify the voices of Black musicians of country, bluegrass, roots, folk and other Americana genres through a new residency program.
The Black Opry Residency, funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, is a project that gives five musicians from around the country a chance to take part in songwriting sessions, career development workshops, and networking opportunities with big-name industry leaders. By offering these resources, WXPN general manager and Black Opry Residency executive producer Roger Lamay said the aim is to broaden their audiences and magnify the voices of emerging artists.
“Music labels aren’t in the artist development business anymore,” he said. “They used to sign new artists and say, ‘OK, we’ll work with them for a few years and eventually they will be successful.’ That’s sort of going away. Our mission is to connect artists and audiences. That’s what we do — give artists more tools and exposure to move forward.”
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