country music Archives - Women's Agenda

Beyoncé

Beyoncé is the first Black woman to reach No.1 on the Billboard country album chart

Beyoncé’s album Act ll: Cowboy Carter has made her the first Black woman in history to reach secure the top position in the chart since 1964.

beyonce

Beyoncé has taken aim at critics who told her she didn’t belong in the country music genre

Beyonce unveils cover art for her upcoming album, taking aim at critics who tried to tell her she didn’t belong in the country music genre.

Chapman

35 years later, Tracy Chapman becomes first Black woman with No. 1 country hit – though it took a white man’s cover

Thirty-five years after Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” Luke Comb’s cover has recently topped the Billboard charts.