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Rissi Palmer featured in Apple Music & United Record Pressing ‘This Is Country Music’ Mural In Nashville

Read all about it HERE. 

Madame Noire names Rissi Palmer as one of the 7 Black Women that Are Country Music’s Best-Kept Secrets

Thank you so much to Shannon Dawson and Madame Noire for adding me to this list. You can read what they had to say about me and all the ladies HERE. 

Rissi Palmer reflects on the legacy of Dolly Parton with Leoneda Inge on WUNC Due South

I had an opportunity to share my feelings about the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with Leoneda Inge on Due South. My segment starts at 13 minutes. Click HERE to listen. 

Delux Magazine Black Music Month Spotlight: Rissi Palmer Continues to Change the Face of Country Music

Thank you to Delux Magazine for this piece, check it out HERE. 

Rissi Palmer makes the cover of Durham Magazine's 10 Women Leading the Charge issue!

Rissi Palmer featured on NPR 1A and Washington Post's The Post podcasts

Spin Magazine names Rissi Palmer debut album to a best of list...

7 Black women backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, talking Beyoncé and country music for USA Today

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Rissi Palmer Makes Waves at Carolina Theater

I'm so excited to announce Center Stage: The Wavemakers Series, my partnership with The Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC. The series was created to celebrate diverse voices and provide a platform for discovering new artists from a variety of backgrounds…

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PBS presents American Masters: In The Making - J'nai Bridges and Rissi Palmer

 

 

Multi-award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald will host the broadcast premiere of In the Making season two, which highlights opera singer J’Nai Bridges and country music artist Rissi Palmer, on March 24. The new season focuses on nine artists across

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Rissi Palmer pens essay for Whose Country Music?: Genre, Identity, and Belonging in Twenty-First-Century Country Music Culture

In a period in which racism and gender inequity are at the fore of public, political, and scholarly discourse, this collection challenges systems of gatekeeping that have dictated who gets to participate in twenty-first century country music culture. Building on…

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RISSI PALMER AND MIKO MARKS ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING ACOUSTIC TOUR

2023 is all about making your own magic. Miko Marks and I had a vision and with the heavy lifting of Brooklyn Basement Records and Paladin Artists, it’s manifest! We are going on tour!!!!!!!!! Miko has been an inspiration…

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A New Exhibit Honors the Women Who Shaped Country Music--- And continue to Propel it Forward

The Power of Women in Country Music, a new exhibit coming to the NC Museum of History from the GRAMMY Museum on October 28, spotlights the women who shaped country music and those who continue to propel it forward.

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Rissi Palmer and Miko Marks are Still Here in a feature for Vulture/New York Magazine

 

A huge thank you to Andrea Williams for this beautiful and real piece on my girl Miko Marks and myself. You can read it AND check out the beautiful pictures by Cedrick Jones HERE. 

Holler Country profiles Rissi Palmer and Color Me Country Radio

"Since Color Me Country has been on air, Rissi Palmer has quickly become a leader in the conversation pushing for more equity and inclusion in country music. Ahead of her stage takeover at The Long Road Fest we spoke to…

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15 Country Songs by women that everyone should know - curated by Marissa R. Moss in support of her new book, Her Country

After a decade immersed in Nashville's country music scene, Marissa R. Moss has seen firsthand how pervasive gender inequalities affect female artists from all corners of the genre. Now, she's helping take control of the narrative — literally —…

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Rissi Palmer and Color Me Country take over The Long Road Festival in Leceistershire, UK in August 2022!!!

I’m taking the show to the UK, y’all!!! August 26-28, 2022, Color Me Country Radio and I will be at the Long Road Fest in Leicestershire!!! On August 27, The Front Porch Stage will be Rissi Palmer’s Color…

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Rissi Palmer among 2022 Grammy Nominees!!!

"Rissi Palmer (also) received nominations in the Best Children's Music Album category for her contributions on two of the category's five nominated albums: the 1 Tribe Collective album All One Tribe, on which she performed her song “Little Black…

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Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer named Best New Podcast by The Nashville Scene!!!

Ron Wynn has been a friend, an ally, and someone I respect for years, since my beginning in Nashville. That’s what makes this honor so much grander for me. Thank you to Ron and to the Nashville Scene for…

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The Tennessean presents Hallowed Sound, including an essay by Rissi Palmer

Thank you so much to the Tennessean, especially Matthew Leimkuehler, for asking me to reflect on the last year in Country music. Hallowed Sounds includes pieces from Mickey Guyton, Allison Russell, Willie Jones, Darius Rucker, and more. I'm honored…

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CMT Hot 20 Countdown Special Correspondent Rissi Palmer interviews Jennifer Hudson, star of the Aretha Franklin bio pic, Respect!

I had the privilege of interviewing the fabulous Jennifer Hudson about her starring role as Aretha Franklin in the biopic Respect for CMT Hot 20 Countdown… check it out!!!

Rolling Stone names Rissi Palmer as one of the Future 25 of Music!!!

Words cannot even express what an honor this is!!! Thank you to Rolling Stone for including me in this list of Changemakers. You can read all about it HERE. 

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Rissi performs at Music at the Museum at the North Carolina Museum of Art

Rissi Palmer is the News & Observer's Tar Heel of the Month!!!

A huge thank you to the Raleigh News & Observer for choosing me as Tar Heel of the Month!!! Check the article out HERE. 

PBS NewsHour: Long excluded from country music, Black women are finally breaking through

Thank you to PBS NewsHour, Gretchen Frazee, & Amna Nawaz for telling our stories with such care. You can see the news piece HERE and read the accompanying article HERE.