A voice that started in soul and ended up in disco, making her one of the true icons of the 1970s. It would cement her place ...

Despite the barriers having been broken down significantly in the modern era, it took a long time for a female artist to reach number one with a rock song.

Of course, any list of leading female country music artists, of any decade, needs to include Dolly Parton. In the 1970s, Parton’s career was on a steady climb after she famously left Porter Wagoner’s ...

The country star recently performed at a tribute honoring Canadian legend Anne Murray, and what happened next gave her chills ...

The album, The Return of the Immortal Khazntes featuring Judith Berkson, Riki Rose, Rachel Weston and Shahanna ...

The 1970s were an explosion of creativity and freedom, a time when fashion and music truly defined cultural expression, and ...

Women in Pop Art expanded the movement with deeper critiques of consumer culture, gender norms, and representation ...

The 1970s were rich with great classic rock music. And these are three female classic rock singers who scored No. 1 albums in ...

There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll-first electrified by a Black woman in 1938-every major American genre ...

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Rhiannon Giddens announces new children's book celebrating the various contributions Black women have made to country music.