CHANGE MAKERS: MY FAVORITES FROM 2023

Alan Richard

March 4, 2024

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Something changed in roots music in the past year. If many artists hadn’t yet turned their focus to social-justice issues, the attacks on LGBTQ+ people by leaders in Tennessee and other states helped tilt the scale. (Not to mention all the new laws restricting teaching about race and other topics in many classrooms across the country.)

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Trans artist Mya Byrne sings on stage with guitar

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Mya Byrne, Jessye DeSilva, Cidny Bullens, Emmylou Harris, Chris Pierce, Queeen Esther, Devon Gilfillian, Rhiannon Giddens, Rissi Palmer, Miko Marks

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an artist-driven media platform and production team that amplifies the voices, experiences, and stories of BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ artists in Country, Americana, and American roots music.

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a group amplifying disability culture, promote inclusion, and advocate for accessibility with the music industry.

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Country Universe

The longest-running country music blog, Country Universe was founded on and remains committed to the fact-based notion that country music has never been the exclusive purview of artists who are straight, white, Christian, Southern, and (mostly) men. When focusing on either the genre's history or its present, CU takes a "big tent" approach to the broader country universe and believes that a foundation of empathy makes country music an essential part of our shared popular culture.

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