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

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. 

A VERY BIG thank you to the CBS Morning Show for having me back on their show to discuss this huge moment for me.

Thank you to The List show for having me on to speak about some of my favorite new artists. Click HERE to meet my top 4!!!

A Conversation with Two Amazing Women In Music on Saturday, March 6 at 12pm pst/3pm est.  

Rhiannon Giddens 
Celebrated MacArthur "Genius Grant" Recipient, Grammy Winner, Singer, Fiddle and Banjo Player 

And 

Rissi Palmer 
Southern Soul Singer…

“CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason talks to country artists Vince Gill, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd and Rissi Palmer™ about whether the genre and the country industry is going through a reckoning from top to bottom. You can see…

A HUGE thank you to Sarah Rodman and the New York Times for writing and running this piece. I also want to thank the beautiful, talented, and courageous women in this article who made this such a heart warming…

This Sunday, Feb. 14 at 7pm est, Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer is having a discussion with journalist/activist/author Andrea Williams, & Country stars Cam and Maren Morris about why we are so passionate about shifting the culture…

I'm proud to be included in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's new exhibit "American Currents: State of the Music" —it opens Friday, March 12, and recognizes artists, musicians, and songwriters who helped shape country music in 2020.Learn…

Caylee Hammack, Rissi Palmer and Lauren Alaina host a one-hour digital special, “CMT Presents: Next Women of Country Class of 2021,” celebrating the ten new #CMTNextWomen​ inductees. The show features full performances from the new members and…

Thank you to TheBoot for featuring Color Me Country's Class of 2021 list. You can read more about the artists HERE and get to know them better on Sunday, January 17 at 7pm est on Color Me Country Radio w/…

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. 

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. 

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 Dr. Sean for including me in this episode of The Book of Sean on Fox Soul. You can see the episode HERE. 

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…