Black Music Month

A moment that made music history happened on March 2, 1974, when Stevie Wonder became the first Black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

    We continue our Black Music Month celebration, spotlighting the moments that made history. In the past 50 years, there may not have been a bigger moment than what happened on August 11th, 1973. On that day, a culture was born. READ MORE BLACK MUSIC MONTH STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: On August 11th, 1973 at […]

These Black musicians-turned-actors lit up the small screen in their respective TV guest cameos.

Aretha Franklin's iconic 1972 live album 'Amazing Grace' captures her powerful vocal range and showcases her unique style of gospel music that has inspired generations.

To close out Black Music Month, we put together a list of 20 amazing duets by Black musicians released over the past two decades.

As a culture, we understand that R&B is a genre that keeps great music alive for generations to continue to experience over the years.

New releases by Beyoncé and Drake recently sparked dialogue around house music, which has roots in LGBTQ culture & Black music history.

We put together a few songs to sum up what Juneteenth means to Black people everywhere and also, well, it's Black Music Month, too!

For Black Music Month, we wanted to give you some good Gospel to listen so check out these amazing albums from these greats.

As we kick off Black Music Month, join us for some figurative fun with a list of 10 Black music icons that would make great HBCU professors.

To close out Black Music Month here at BAW, we put together a list of seven musicians that are new to the industry and changing the shift of African American-made music for the better.

On what marks the day we lost the King of Pop, late music icon Michael Jackson, the Black America Web crew decided to pay him a special tribute for Black Music Month by celebrating MJ's legendary dance moves from of his unforgettable music videos.