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Feb 28 2024
Rissi featured on Music & Meaning Podcast's "Four on the Floor" episode
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A special episode highlighting music news from February 2024, featuring host Charlie Peacock and a panel of experts, Tracy Gershon, Rissi Palmer, and Swagg R'Celious. Welcome to a special episode of Music… Read moreJan 10 2024
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…
Read moreMar 11 2023
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
…Read moreJan 1 2023
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…
Read moreNov 18 2022
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…
Read moreOct 26 2022
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.
…Read moreJun 22 2022
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…
Read moreJun 13 2022
Check out Rissi's op-ed for The Grio.com about the CMA's ban on the Confederate flag
Thank you to the Grio for offering their platform. It was really beautiful to watch all the artists I’ve had on Color Me Country and Black Opry have a presence at CMA Fest this year. This was something I couldn’t…
Read moreMay 10 2022
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 —…
Read moreJan 27 2022
Rissi joins Christone "Kingfish" Ingram for the 662 Juke Joint Tour!
GRAMMY-nominated blues artist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram today announces a stellar lineup of supporting acts for his upcoming tour Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Presents 662: Juke Joint Live, including genre-trailblazing singer-songwriters Rissi Palmer, Camille Parker, and Maggie Rose. Full list of…
Read moreDec 14 2021
NPR's The Best Music of 2021: How Black women reclaimed country and Americana music in 2021
To see it all together is really something. I'm crying reading this, thank you for the acknowledgement and the reminder to keep fighting. My sisters showed out this year. Thank you Andrea Williams, Ann K. Powers, Jewly Hight, and Marcus…
Read moreOct 25 2021
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…
Read moreSep 25 2021
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…
Read moreAug 18 2021
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!!!
Jun 21 2021
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.