Ranging Across Time and Scale, V. Shayne Frederick Holds Office Hours at Uncle Bobbie’s
MusiQ Department Artist Vince Anthony Debuts “Hurricane” Music Video
MusiQology Rx Fundraiser for One Art Community Center
Beyoncé’s Homecoming Film Preserves and Reveres Black History
Why Country Music is So Scared of Black People
DaMaris B. Hill’s New Book is a Powerful, Wondrous Thing
(FREE SHOW) Dr. Guy Performs with Ursula Rucker this Thursday, March 14, at World Café
Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance
The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance
Music Lives with MusiQology Events in Virginia and Philadelphia
The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered
The 2019 MusiQology GRAMMYs Preview
Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art
I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove
Save the Date!: Dr. Guy brings Hide/Melt/Ghost to Harlem Stage on March 9!
Happy Holidays from MusiQology!
The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process
In this episode two Musiqology Young Gunz, Regina Bradley, Ph.D. (@redclayscholar) and Birgitta Johnson, Ph.D. (@DrBirgittaSays) unite discuss Outkast and notions of Southern identity. This is a definite must watch!
On August 9, 2014 Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. There have been protests, town hall meetings, and autopsies, yet no indictment for the killing of the unarmed teenager. Thankfully, Dr. Birgitta Johnson (@DrBirgittaSays) created a playlist...
Musiqology is very pleased to introduce to our audience K. Shackleford. She is a jazz enthusiast who enjoys writing about the connection between jazz and spirituality. K. Shackleford is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and she lives in North Carolina. Please also take some time to check out her interview...
It’s a new day in black music research! One of the reasons I say this is that the field was once anchored in the academy. The scholars who researched the history and present of black music were primarily concerned with sharing the result with an academic audience through traditional channels and platforms. ...
In this series of upcoming posts, MusiQology is pleased to celebrate music critics who consistently bring great energy and insights to the public. With the explosion of great information circulating through print media and social media, it’s difficult sometimes to keep up with it all. We are happy...
This week’s Summer Session features an exciting emerging writer, Dr. Regina Bradley. Affectionately known as the “Red Clay Scholar,” a moniker that sends love to her beloved home state of Georgia. She’s known for her penetrating critiques of contemporary popular culture. She’s an expert...
“ In the Morning, When I Rise.” “In That Great Gettin’ Up Morning.” “My Lord, What a Morning.” There’s something about “the morning” and the Spirituals. This communal fixation with the break of day is probably linked to hope, optimism and renewal. The good news gospel that birthed...
I learned about ethnomusicologist Birgitta Johnson through social media. As I read and pondered her posts, I experienced what can only be described as a force. Forget what Justin Timberlake claimed he did. Dr. Johnson, in my view, is bringing the MUSIC back to cultural studies focused music...
