"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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"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
Additional Music Provided By Transition Music

How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

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