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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 July 2023

Grammy Award-winning guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Christone "Kingfish" Ingram won the Readers Award for Blues Artist Of The Year (Male), and the Critics Award for Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar).

Shemekia Copeland leads all artists with four wins, including both the Readers and Critics Awards for Blues Artist Of The Year (Female)

Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 25 June 2023

The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party. Busta Rhymes took home the Lifetime Achievement Award with a star-studded tribute performance

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 June 2023

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The festival is the longest-running free annual jazz festival west of the Mississippi – and Portland’s longest-running annual community event, according to organizers.

Details: Written by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 12 June 2023

Drake could make an impactful mark at the BET Awards later this month. The chart-topping performer scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 25 in Los Angeles. Drake’s three other nominations are shared with 21 Savage, who is up for five nods. Rapper GloRilla will enter the ceremony as the second-most nominated act with six

Details: Written by Matthew Oware, University of Richmond; Published: 05 June 2023

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As rap music approaches its 50th anniversary in August, it is increasingly embracing challenges to – and debates about – homophobia. That is, hip-hop has evolved to the point where anti-gay rhetoric invites condemnation from members of the culture.

Details: Written by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia; Published: 15 May 2023

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In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are common enough that audiences might take them for granted.

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 May 2023

Including Portland’s own Curtis Salgado

Details: Written by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press; Published: 12 May 2023

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Sprinkle the sequins and pump up the volume: The 67th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its climax on Saturday with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 11 May 2023

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Last week the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced their class of 2023, naming seven influential figures in music who have been voted into the hall, and another six honorees selected by the Hall of Fame committee,

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Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 10 May 2023

(Photo/ Photo Courtesy of Kyle Crowell/Travel Noire)

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