This Saturday, 4/20, at 12p et/11a ct, I am sitting with Alice Randall
and discussing her memoir, My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future. We also speak to Ebonie Smith , and Fiona Prine about the memoir’s accompanying album,

🚨 Meet Alice Randall, the first black woman to write a #1 song on the country charts, “XXXs and OOOs” by Trisha Yearwood. MY BLACK COUNTRY offers a lyrical and introspective account of her presence in country music and the roots of black creativity. Tix on sale 4/18!

Today's Kelly is for the gals! We're catching up with Nicole Richie and Ella Purnell, as well as Alice Randall and Valerie June!

Celebrating her new album, “My Black Country,” songwriter Alice Randall joins for an impactful YouTube episode of The High Notes. 👏

She shares her advice for songwriters & discusses the importance of preserving & evolving within the genre. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?

'Alice made history, becoming the first black woman to co-write a #1 country song.'
A massive thank you to NBC for this piece on My Black Country. Watch the full video at this link!
nbcnews.com/now/video/flip… via @nbcnews

We know some of that support has come from the #beyhive - thanks y’all!

Author Alice Randall says Black country's moment has been a long time coming: 'There has always been Black presence in country music.'
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In @msalicerandall new 📖 “My Black Country” she explains the history & impact of black people in county music! “ I want to see a black woman at the top of the country charts!” #AliceRandall #CowboyCarter 🤠 Check out the full interview on @youtube !

Beyoncé Gave Country’s Black Trailblazers a Mic. Alice Randall Is Giving Their Legacies a Required Reckoning.
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🎶REVIEW! 'My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall'

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''My Black Country' celebrates Alice Randall’s artistry and her brilliance... The songs have, in fact, never sounded better.' - Folk Alley

Alice Randall Shore Fire Media No Depression – Roots Music Journalism

Alice Randall has spent four decades in country music. Beyonce's new album is a game changer for Black composers and performers in the genre, she writes in her piece for CNN Opinion.

cnn.com/2024/04/10/opi…

Just as one of the world’s biggest stars, Beyoncé, makes her own long-gestating country turn, the musician and author Alice Randall is releasing a memoir and compilation album titled “My Black Country.” nyti.ms/3VPy45G

Ahead of the album ‘My Black Country’ and its companion book, contributor brittney mckenna speaks with Alice Randall about the importance of Black women singing her songs — originally recorded by white artists — and writing her own legacy.
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'My Black Country,' the book, dropped today! In addition to meeting the first family of Black Country, come for the story of the 400 years of music that planted the seeds of Black woman Country genius blooming in the world in 2024. This is our Black Country HERstory!

Get your copy of MY BLACK COUNTRY by Alice Randall everywhere books are sold on 4/9! #BlackPrivilegePublishing Charlamagne Tha God bit.ly/3VFOjlK

Get your copy of MY BLACK COUNTRY by Alice Randall everywhere books are sold on 4/9! #BlackPrivilegePublishing Charlamagne Tha God bit.ly/49flzDo

Thank you The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/04/03/art…

In her new book and album, both titled ‘My Black Country,’ songwriter and Black country veteran Alice Randall is reclaiming Black contributions to country music in the past, present, and future. And she’s welcoming Beyoncé to do the same. trib.al/kmV38h7