The book, edited by Kelly McCartney and Rissi Palmer, pays tribute to Black women in the music industry, including Linda ...

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

Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson, members of the groundbreaking Grammy-winning Americana, bluegrass, and folk trio The Carolina Chocolate Drops, have announced a new album, "What Did the Blackbird ...

“You brought me here to build your house; to build your house, to build your house” is the phrase that opens Rhiannon Giddens’ first children’s book, “Build a House,” as well as the song that inspired ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...

Silkroad has announced its next flagship touring program under the visionary artistic leadership of Rhiannon Giddens, ...

There is an intensity to Rhiannon Giddens I could feel from the moment she arrived at the Tiny Desk, and her songs reflect that spirit. "Ten Thousand Voices," the first song in the set, was inspired ...

Rhiannon Giddens sounded understandably giddy the morning after receiving her 2022 Pulitzer Prize for music in New York two weeks ago. But the source of her giddiness wasn’t this banjo-playing singer ...

Joined by her live band, Giddens took the stage with a banjo in hand, picking away at the instrumental opening of the song. “You Louisiana Man” opens with rousing fiddle and banjo before Giddens ...

Rhiannon Giddens has announced Biscuits and Banjos, her first-ever music festival. The three-day event will debut on April 25-27, 2025, in downtown Durham, N.C., Giddens’ home state. Through her ...

NEW YORK – Most people familiar with singer Rhiannon Giddens know her scholarly side. That will change for anyone who hears “Hen in the Foxhouse” or the Nina Simone homage “You Put the Sugar in my ...

Beyoncé made history this week as the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart with her new single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which featured instrumentals from an award-winning musician ...