Artist To Watch – March 2023

For this month’s Artist To Watch, WXPN is spotlighting five new emerging talents who have all been selected for our Black Opry Residency, a creative development project that aims to help five Black Americana artists build sustainable careers and broaden their audiences:

Here are the five artists selected:

• TYLAR BRYANT, Nashville, TN
• DENITIA, Nashville, TN
• GRACE GIVERTZ, Boston, MA
• THE KENTUCKY GENTLEMEN, Nashville, TN
• SAMANTHA RISE, Philadelphia, PA

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SHOWCASE | MARCH 24

These artists participated in a week-long creative residency in Philadelphia, where they co-created project activities, received one-on-one and group mentoring, and showcased their work through a capstone project performance for the public on March 24, broadcast live on WXPN and video webcast via NPR Music Live Sessions.

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Meet the artists and learn about this project in the related news below.

Black Opry Residency has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.