The Black Opry, an advocacy group and artists’ collective that has promoted showcases for Black country artists in Nashville and other cities, has launched its own label, in conjunction with Thirty Tigers. The first release on the imprint, a single by Jett Holden, is out now, with a debut album to follow in October.
“Backwood Proclamation,” the love song that is Holden’s new single, features prominent country artists John Osborne and Charlie Worsham as guests, and was co-written by fellow queer singer-songwriter Roger Dale Locklear. The full album, “The Phoenix,” arrives Oct, 4.
Holly G, the founder of the organization, trumpeted this milestone in the life of the Black Opry, writing on X, “Well, friends, with the help of an amazing team behind the scenes, I pulled it off. I have now *officially* launched a label. We are off to the races. So proud I could cry.”
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