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Thank you to Walter Magazine and David Menconi for this lovely piece on me and Color Me Country Radio.  Check it out HERE...also, if y'all knew how long I've wanted to take a picture in a Huey Newton…

Thank you to Taste of Country for inviting me to make a list of my favorites from Color Me Country Radio in 2020. You can check it out HERE. 

Authority Magazine gave me lots to think about with this one. Thanks for the opportunity! Check it out HERE. 

Thank you to Alan Richard and SoulCountry.net for this awesome piece. You can check it out HERE.

Singer-songwriter and Color Me Country radio host, Rissi Palmer, has announced her partnership with Kelly McCartney and the Rainey Day Fund to create the Color Me Country Artist Fund to provide financial support to underrepresented voices…

To have Essence, a magazine devoted to telling the stories and acknowledging the beauty of black women, cover this conversation between Mickey Guyton and I for Color Me Country Radio means more than I can express with words…

A HUGE thank you to Brian Bumbery, Gemma Watters, and Michelle Martin for this awesome interview. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love NPR...this was a dream come true! You can hear the full interview HERE. 

Thank you to Gloria Rodriguez and ABC 11 for speaking with me about my music, Color Me Country Radio, and that very cool Maren Morris shout out. You can see the interview HERE. 

I am so excited to announce my guest for this week's episode of Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer ... Darius Rucker!!! You can read more about our conversation exclusively in People Magazine today HERE and hear our…

Thank you to Olivia Roos and NBC News for including Color Me Country Radio and I in this story. You can read the full article HERE. 

This is what your Mama’s Country music looks like. 

We know in our bones that the music and culture we have come to know as Country, Soul, and Americana, are truly for EVERYONE. We’re coming together to celebrate…

A HUGE thank you to Michelle Lanier, Carly Jones, Come Hear NC, North Carolina State Historic Sites, and North Carolina Arts Council for including me in this moving project. Singing on the Land is a virtual music project that…

For five years now BGS and our partners at PineCone have used our voices, resources, and positivity to lift up and celebrate diversity in bluegrass and roots music through the Shout & Shine showcase. This year, the event’s 5th…

I had a wonderful time speaking with Tom on the Q, I appreciate them having me!  You can hear our conversation HERE.

A BIG thank you to Stacia, Frank, and everyone at The State of Things for having me on the show! You can hear our conversation HERE. 

I had an absolute BALL talking with Hunter and Ashley. We discuss my new Apple Music Country series, “Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer .” The show shines a light on the rich history of Black, Indigenous and…

Thank you Sarah Edwards, Jade Wilson, and INDY Week for the cover, the picture, and the story. You can read the story HERE. 

Thank you so much to Olivia Lane and the New York Times for the love!!! Check out the article HERE and then check out Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer HERE. 

Y'all...I have been DYING to tell you but was sworn to secrecy. I am proud to announce that my show, Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer, will now be heard on the Apple Music Country platform on…

A HUGE thank you to Kelly McCartney for the interview. We discuss race, music, my new podcast, and so much more. Check out the interview HERE. 

"I’ve just learned to stay focused on my mission and my passion. Anything that takes away from that is a distraction. I know who I am and what I bring to the table."

A HUGE thank you to…

Thanks to the AP for reaching out and making my story a part of the bigger story ... and shout out to all the women who are allowing me to tell THEIR stories with my new project #colormecountry. Click HERE…

In the early days of quarantine, I was invited by Skylar Gudasz and Southern Cultures to record a song that brings me comfort. Comfort is a commodity these days...Anyway, I performed a song that has meant a lot to…

We’re proud to present Rissi Palmer as a part of Music in Your Gardens, a free eight-week online concert series showcasing nationally renowned artists who call Durham and the surrounding area home. The series shifts Duke Performances’…

A HUGE thank you to Andrea Williams, Mickey Guyton, and Zora Magazine for speaking with me about my past experiences in Country Music.

"... I just want people to know that we, as Black people, have a stake in…