Country music's history is just as vast and varied as its genre's tastemakers and icons. Martell's inclusion in Beyoncé's sprawling journey into country music pays homage to the groundbreaking artist ...

The country pioneer pops up on the song "Spaghettii" and on the interlude "The Linda Martell Show." Here's what you should know about her. On "The Linda Martell Show," an interlude on Beyoncé's ...

Beyoncé’s eagerly awaited new album contains a track named for a woman who looks to have been an inspiration for the project. “Act II: Cowboy Carter” drops Friday. While the superstar singer has said ...

Linda Martell is a country music trailblazer though she never became a household name. The release of Beyoncé's latest album could change that. Martell became the first female Black artist to crack ...

Linda Martell is a pioneer of Black representation in country music and as the first Black woman to ever perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, the 86-year-old performer and songstress was honored at the ...

Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. But Martell dealt with ...

On her new album Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé spotlights the Black roots of country music, as is apparent on the track, “The Linda Martell Show.” Linda Martell is considered to be the first commercially ...

Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 86-year-old will ...

Trailblazing country artist Linda Martell will step back into the spotlight this week to receive a special honor during the 2021 CMT Music Awards. Martell, 80, will be presented with the second annual ...

On "The Linda Martell Show," an interlude on Beyoncé's freshly released Cowboy Carter, a round of applause greets Linda Martell before she introduces the album's next song, "Ya Ya." Before that, she ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 86 ...