The War and Treaty Are Writing Their Love Story Into Country Music History

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Marissa R. Moss
February 13, 2025
The New York Times
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There’s a dressing room backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville called “It Takes Two” that’s filled with photos of some of country music’s most famous duos. It’s Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter’s favorite spot to get ready before they perform there as the War and Treaty, which is so often, they’ve lost count. They hope to become members someday. (It’s on Tanya’s vision board.) And they don’t want to just be inducted. They want to be the first Black artists on that wall.

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Black and white photo of The War and Treaty a Black smiling woman in a velvet dress leaning on a Black man in a cowboy hat and suede jacket, both laughing and enjoying a lively moment against a dark background.
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