country music

Charley Pride, Country Music's First Major Black Star, Dies At 86

Jason Slotkin

Pride died Saturday from complications of COVID-19 in Dallas. The baritone-voiced singer was the first Black man inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

The trio now known as Lady A, arriving at the Country Music Awards in April 2019. They announced the switch on social media, saying that calls for racial justice over the past several weeks have revealed their "blindspots."

Lady Antebellum Changes Its Name To Lady A

Anastasia Tsioulcas

The popular country music trio announced the switch on Thursday morning on social media, saying that calls for racial justice over the past several weeks have revealed their "blindspots."

Joe Diffie, photographed attending the 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 29, 1992.

Joe Diffie, Wry Country Traditionalist, Dead At 61 Following COVID-19 Diagnosis

Jewly Hight

After spending many years tracing the outline of a music career, Diffie finally found success in the early '90s with songs featuring his patented honky-tonk attitude.