"It’s no secret that for nearly a century, the country music market has been almost exclusively the domain of white performers – even as the genre owes tremendously to Black musical traditions. But today, in spite of the hurdles, the path for Black voices in country music appears more open than ever" - Tennessean writes in a long-read about the issue of race in country music. There are a few names presenting the Black community in the country ecosystem - platinum-selling star Kane Brown, two-time chart-topper Jimmie Allen, recent Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, and Yola among others.

Carrie Underwood and John Legend won video of the year at the CMT Music Awards for their song 'Hallelujah', whereas Kane Brown was the only double-winner of the night, for male video of the year ('Worship You') and collaborative video ('Famous Friends', with Chris Young), US Weekly reports.