"I don't wanna seem like we're piling on Morgan, but there's no place for that word," Hurd said. "Women in country music could make the same claim to some degree that Black artists could, that they haven't been made to feel welcome," Gill said. They also were thrilled when T.J. Osborne, of the Brothers Osborne, publicly came out in February, becoming the first openly gay artist on a major country label. It's a derogatory, just dismissive and hurtful...it doesn't have a place," Gill said to Mason. That conservatism is white, very white. The industry has long avoided uncomfortable questions about its history and diversity. EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Watch more of @AnthonyMasonCBS’ conversation with Vince Gill (@VGcom), @MarenMorris, @RyanHurd & @RissiPalmer about the state of country music right now. Recently Morris has been vocal about social justice issues. I love the songwriting; I love the storytelling, the way it makes me feel...I'm a fan.". Beauty. I don't know that the artistry is. We're not protecting our own with this wall of silence cause we're afraid we might be canceled next. 17 hours ago. Wallen was suspended from his recording contract with Big Loud Records, and his music was removed from radio and streaming services. © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. And I knew that that was gonna be a mountain that I was gonna have to climb," Palmer said. "The world is looking at us right now...People are starting to speak up. "Yes. And I was like, 'I'm Rissi Pal-- they're callin' my name right now,'" she said. I hear it in da-da-da-da-da,' I go, 'Have you not been payin' attention to the last three or four hundred years, how that word has been used by the white community?' By Megan Madden. Rissi Palmer Promises, “I [Will] Have An Album Out By The End Of The Year” ... Color Me Country Radio host and Color Me Country charity co-founder Rissi Palmer promised she has a … https://t.co/VG6uRswF7q pic.twitter.com/NRw4YxrNpB. "Morgan is a symptom of a much bigger disease of what our genre is right now," Morris said. Morris is one of the too few women to break through and find big mainstream country success. Country music's biggest stars, Maren Morris and Luke Combs, will have a conversation at the Country Radio Seminar Wednesday about how artists have a responsibility to help open up the genre to diverse voices and make changes for the better. "It was just sad, you know. She calls it her contribution to the reckoning or the change that she wants to see in Nashville. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Rissi Palmer grew up listening to a wide array of music in her household, making her feel at home whether it’s R&B music or country, where she calls herself a “Southern Soul.”. And a security guard wasn't gonna let me get on because he was like, 'Who are you?' Wallen is the latest White man to rule the country charts. By Mary Rose Somarriba. "He's out there alone on this, I mean as a major artist in country music," Mason said. For Palmer, Dolly’s writing credits signaled that Dolly had managed to subvert country music’s inherent conservatism to define her own artistic vision. Raised by her Jamaican grandmother and African American step-grandfather, she represents a new wave of Black women in country music. CNN’s video hub covers a variety of content. They were encouraged when hundreds of radio stations took Wallen's music off the air. Mason asked. And it is sexist, very sexist. Palmer now hosts the "Color Me Country" show on Apple Music that celebrates artists of color. She calls it her contribution to the reckoning or the change that she wants to see in Nashville. I don't know that the community is. It was just disappointing because I knew that everybody was gonna, you know, massacre country music...in white America when they make the argument, 'Well, I hear it in rap music all the time. "I knew in the very beginning that there weren't a lotta people that'll look like me. Palmer now hosts the "Color Me Country" show on Apple Music that celebrates artists of color. Musique : Country music made me do it - Mike ANDERSON - BPM 128 After a few - mercredi 18 novembre 2020 - Gill is one of the most distinguished country artists with 21 Grammy awards, the most of any male country artist. We're all becoming more accountable," Morris said. An inaugural member of Rissi Palmer’s “Color Me Country” Class of 2021, Parker pulls her authenticity and inspiration from her Durham roots. When pressed by Mason for why it is so hard for artists of color and women to break into the industry, Gill said he's not sure why. Despite the backlash, Morgan Wallen's album remains number one on the Billboard 200 chart for a fifth straight week. I mean, the thing is like they're gonna have to be. 17 hours ago. When she won female vocalist of the year at the CMAs in November, Morris used the moment to highlight Black female country artists—including Rissi Palmer, who scored a hit with "Country Girl" in 2007 and became the first African American woman to crack the charts in 20 years. "It's truly surreal," Rucker told fellow singer Rissi Palmer on the Color Me Country radio show prior to the November event. Everyday Ways to Introduce Fine Art to Your Children. "I think the only way we can really move forward is by deconstructing our view of what the genre is built on. Listeners will delight in the deep and funny conversations with both established and new artists. La estrella del country Morgan Wallen, de 27 años, no es ajeno a las controversias. Country artist Rissi Palmer starts radio show featuring country artists of color. Palmer has garnered a number of accolades, having performed at the White House, Lincoln Center, and the Grand Old Opry. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc.All rights reserved. Gill, who was nervous about the conversation, at the end offered up a brand new, unreleased song, "March On, March On" he recently wrote about the ongoing fight against racism in America. So there's a rub in there," country singer and songwriter Vince Gill told "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason. She said that she sees real self-examination in some of the country music industry sectors, but it will be hiring practices, signings, and music charts that will tell the tale. But the country of Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton, Maren Morris, right, that's the country I want to be a part of. Because there's an influx of artists of color...and it's time," Palmer said. Watch CBS News anytime, anywhere with the our 24/7 digital news network. "I've been turned away at my own shows, tryin' to get onstage. Stream CBSN live or on demand for FREE on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. Country music itself is at a critical point after the industry's rebuke of Morgan Wallen, who was suspended by his record label after a video surfaced showed him shouting a racial slur. "I think most people perceive that country music is extremely conservative, and I'm not sure that's true. He said he was nervous and hesitant to speak out initially, but it is something that country artists should do more. "I hope he doesn't feel that way...He is such an amazing human, and it takes so much strength to make that statement in our genre. According to a study done by The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and the University of Southern California, between 2014-2018, 84% of artists on Billboard's year-end country chart were men. "But I love the music. And I think we would be better for it," Gill said. To hear "March On, March On," visit "CBS This Morning" on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Youtube. "I wish I knew, you know, because I'm someone that adores what they do, you know? And acknowledging the fact that at its roots is racism and cultural appropriation....and completely destroying that mentality going forward," she said, Morris and her husband, singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd, were quick to condemn Morgan Wallen, who recorded Hurd's song "Heartless.". She recalled a time when she was turned away from her own performance. En mayo fue arrestado borracho. Artists weigh in on state of country music, Vince Gill premieres "March On, March On", California Privacy/Information We Collect. In the summer of 2020, she launched her radio show, “Color Me Country” in which she highlights artists of colors that are largely underrepresented in mainstream country music. Elsewhere, Rissi Palmer earned a slot at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's "American Currents" exhibit for "Color Me Country," an Apple Music radio show highlighting BIPOC artists. Exclusive: ‘Country Girl’ Rissi Palmer Shares an Acoustic Version with Verily. 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