The number of Black artists currently surging into country music’s mainstream is unquestionably unprecedented; however, Black artists’ current success in country music is not.
The newly created fund offers another source of sustainability for Black artists, Indigenous artists and other artists of color within the country music community.
"When you tell me I can't do something, it just makes me want to do it more," country singer Rissi Palmer told a classroom of children in Atlanta this week, explaining that people told her she couldn't sing country music because she's African-American...
Artist: Rissi Palmer
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.Sounds Like: Shania Twain meets Pam Tillis
Debut Single: 'Country Girl'
Current Single: 'No Air' Watch the 'No Air' video, after the jump.
Why We Dig Her: This is one 'Country Girl' who sticks to her roots...