This year, in honor of Black Music Month, we’re exploring the undeniable impact of Black music and musicians around the world. Here, we highlight how that influence shows up here in the US through the artists responsible for the songs that have become the soundtrack and pulse of the country, including Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Kane Brown, and Brittany Howard. The legacy of Black music in the US reaches across boundaries of genre and geography to encompass nearly all popular music past and present. Dive into our Black Music Month playlist, and if you hear something you like, save it to your library.