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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Mickey Guyton talks historic Grammy nomination for 'Black Like Me': 'It's such a bigger song than just me and my story' "I was just surprised that I got nominated," she said. • 6 min read Mickey Guyton makes country music history, but it almost didn’t happen Mickey Guyton is the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category Victoria Will/AP, FILE Mickey Guyton might have made Grammys history with her nomination in November, but she said she wasn't even aware of its...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Make Us Laugh: The Link Between Comedy and Depression Asking for help with depression through humor. “Being funny isn’t the same as being happy,” writes  The Simpsons writer Dana Gould, reflecting on the life of his close friend Robin Williams and how he struggled with comedy and depression. Gould’s right. In 2011, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada hired an in-house psychol...

The relationship between the African-American gospel tradition and country music is older than country music itself Because America is a country founded on Christian values, and two out of every five Americans practice the Protestant faith, the relationship between gospel music and all American-borne musical genres is essential. However, when considering how specifically gospel’s rhythmic, percussive, and spiritually empowering Black tradition impacts country, a musical conversation transpires that highlights not just country music but also America’s evolution. The relationship betwe...

The Pointer Sisters performing in New York City in 1983, the year the group released its album em Break Out /em , which included four top 10 hits. If you spun the dial of your AM/FM radio on any given day in the early 1980s, chances are you heard a Pointer Sisters' record. The group was in heavy rotation in a variety of formats whose playlists included Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen and the Human League or Patti LaBelle and Earth, Wind and Fire. The electro-pop sound of the Pointer Sisters' "Jump (For My Love)," "Automatic" or "Neutron Dance" dominated the charts during the first half of the...

Rolling Stone Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report He spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven’t spoken since By Michael Putland/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their ...