Going Pop Is Just Going White Part 1

"All American music is Black music." The focus on Black Music Month continues as music journalist and theGrio writer Matthew Allen joins Michael Harriot to analyze society's relationship with pop music and Black artists' influence on the genre. 

Music Credits: 

Song: “Hit Me Baby One More Time”
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive Records
Producer(s): Max Martin, Rami

Song: “West End Blues”
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Label(s): Sony Music Entertainment, Okeh Records, Brunswick Records
Producer: Joe “King” Oliver

Song: “Carless Whispers”
Artist(s): Wham! featuring George Michael
Label(s): Epic Records, Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Producer(s): Jerry Wexler, George Michaels 

Song: “Nobody Loves Me But My Mother”
Artist: BB King
Label(s): Warner Bros. Classic, Alfred Music, ABC Records
Producer: Bill Szymczyk

Song: “Turkey in the Straw” 
Artist: George Washington Dixon
Label: Columbia Records
Producer: N/A

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