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Monday, June 20, 2022

BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2022: OUR "ALL OVER THE MAP" PLAYLIST

This year's HITS Black Music Month special issue touches on some of the earliest Black artists and composers to roil popular culture, the extraordinary career of Billy Preston, a survey of today's R&B, rap and country artists and more. The playlist shared here embraces many of the songs and creators referenced therein.

TAGS: Billy Preston | SZA | Fisk Jubilee Singers | Ray Charles | The Weeknd | Mickey Guyton
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