Rissi Palmer

Ty Herndon and CMT have announced the performance lineup for the 2021 Concert for Love and Acceptance, which is set for June 30. Produced by Herndon’s charitable foundation, The Foundation for Love & Acceptance, the event will return as a online event, co-hosted by Herndon and CMT’s Cody Alan, who has hosted the event alongside Herndon since 2017.

On Tuesday afternoon (4/20), people around the country tuned in to their televisions to see the final verdict for the case against former police officer Derek Chauvin after he allegedly used unnecessary force to kill George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty and convicted on all three counts: unintentional second-degree murder,...

Rissi Palmer broke records in 2007 when she became the first Black female country singer in decades to rock the Billboard charts. Her hit song, “Country Girl,” took the world by storm, expressing a message of being true to yourself and not worrying about the stereotypical boxes people may put you in.

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Rissi Palmer grew up listening to a wide array of music in her household, making her feel at home whether it’s R&B music or country, where she calls herself a “Southern Soul.”. Palmer has garnered a number of accolades, having performed at the White House, Lincoln...

Rissi Palmer is planting seeds that are growing into a movement. She accomplishes this by gifting grants to artists of color in country music through her Color Me Country Artist Grant Fund that not only provides a monetary donation, but serves as a symbol of support for the artists she believes in. Formed in partnership with Kelly McCartney’s Rainey Day Fund, the Color Me Country Fund is an extension of Palmer’s popular Color Me Country radio show on Apple Music that also works to spotlight the voices and stories of Black, Indigenous and Latinx artists that have shaped the history of the genre. Since its official launch in Dec. 2020, the Color Me Country Fund has raised $14,000 and distributed micro grants of $500-$1,000 to nearly 20 artists including The Voice season 12 contestant Valerie Ponzio, Tristan McIntosh, who placed sixth on season 15 of American Idol, Ashlie Amber, Kären McCormick, CMT Next Women of Country class of 2021 inductees Chapel Hart, Sacha and many more. “I look at this as like plantings seeds,” Palmer shares with Sounds Like Nashville about the fund. “I want to make sure that people are able to sustain themselves in the journey and get the things that they need, and take care of their needs, while they’re on this road.”

On a recent appearance on rising country performer Willie Jones’ Apple Music Crossroads Radio program, groundbreaking African-American female star, Color Me Country Radio host and Color Me Country charity co-founder Rissi Palmer promised she has a new album coming “by the end of the year.”. This is notable because it’s...

Country music singer-songwriter Rissi Palmer joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her return to the Grand Ole Opry stage for the first time in 13 years. Palmer, who is also featured in a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, explains why returning to the famous stage was healing for her and how country music can become more inclusive.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's newest exhibit opened on March 12. American Currents: State of the Music is a look at some of the biggest moments in country music over the last year, and how those developments relate to the genre's past. Normally, the Hall of Fame...

Country music’s lack of diversity and inclusion isn’t a new talking point, but it’s been under the spotlight in recent weeks following the Morgan Wallen racism scandal. After a recent video of the singer using a racist slur went public, he issued a lengthy apology, pledged to get sober and asked his fans not to defend him.

Rissi Palmer will play the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in more than a decade. The country singer and host of Apple Music Country's Color Me Country radio returns on March 19, with a renewed sense of the venue's importance. Palmer — who charted three songs on Billboard's...

On Friday, March 19, singer-songwriter and Color Me Country with Rissi Palmer radio host Rissi Palmer will step onto the Grand Ole Opry stage for the first time in 13 years for a special performance. “It’s always special to perform at the Opry,” Palmer said. “I am so excited to...

Country music's biggest stars, Maren Morris and Luke Combs, will have a conversation at the Country Radio Seminar Wednesday about how artists have a responsibility to help open up the genre to diverse voices and make changes for the better. The industry has long avoided uncomfortable questions about its history and diversity.

Some of country music’s top voices recently spoke out against racism and the lack of artists of color on country radio, as part of CBS This Morning’s new series “Unifying America,” which aims to highlight people trying to cross the racial and cultural divide that separate so many Americans. Vince...

…Outside of music, I am very passionate about ending poverty, especially for children. It breaks my heart that any one is hungry or cold. I would love to create a foundation that bought up old hotels and buildings and turned them into living spaces where people could live, get medical care, mental care, educational resources, job training, financial education, etc. A safe space where they could get on their feet and heal.

Did you see the CMT Presents: Next Women of Country Class of 2021 special?. Lauren Alaina, along with Caylee Hammack, and Rissi Palmer hosted the program that featured performances from Tenille Arts, Priscilla Block, Ashland Craft, Brittney Spencer, Sacha, Mackenzie Porter, Harper Grae, Reyna Roberts, Hannah Dasher, and Chapel Hart.

Rissi Palmer is a passionate voice for country artists of color and those who have been marginalized in mainstream country music. In an effort to spotlight Black, Latinx and indigenous country artists, on Sunday's (Jan. 17) episode of her Color Me Country Apple Music radio show, she'll be unveiling her Class of 2021: five stars fans should know.