Pop superstar Beyoncé released "Texas Hold 'Em" a few weeks ago and it features an instrument that she had never emphasized before. This hit song, on her new (and hugely popular) Cowboy Carter album, ...

As the end of an era approaches, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has revealed the first special guest set to help celebrate its 60th ...

‘Clawgrass’ pioneer Mark Johnson, will be inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in October.

B.A. Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee, Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Beyoncé's surprise new country album has kicked open the saloon doors to a new audience. While this may not be Beyoncé's first rodeo when it comes to country music, people are now exploring the genre ...

Phoebe Sanders isn’t just winning over millions online with her banjo skills — she’s reinventing the performance entirely. Her secret weapon? A tiny puppet attached to the instrument that dances in ...

Grammy Award-winner Alison Brown’s status as the world’s most unlikely banjo star is as undeniable as her command of the steel-stringed instrument long synonymous with her name. Her star-studded new ...

Béla Fleck, a 17-time Grammy award winner who has spent decades perfecting his skills on the banjo, is on a quest to make the banjo beloved. “If I had a mission statement,” Fleck said, “it would be to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In today's era, the internet is awash with visual content that is ...

How do we reclaim something that has been lost? That is a question that artist Hannah Mayree is on a lifelong journey to answer through their work with the banjo. The banjo is seen as quintessentially ...

The California musician uses ceiling hooks and precise timing to make the puppet tap along in perfect rhythm Her whimsical videos — including a recent reindeer-themed one with 11 million views — have ...