For decades, Southern Soul has survived underground. SC artists are leading its mainstream revival

Southern Soul is in the midst of a revival, thanks to TikTok and other social media platforms. Midlands artists are behind ...
KSLA

Shreveport-born artist CUZNJED wins AMG/Southern Soul Life award

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport-born native, with a Louisiana & Texas feel in his music, has won an AMG/Southern Soul Life award. Soul artist CUZNJED, from Shreveport, Louisiana, has won the AMG ...
Tennessean

How Nashville's 'Southern Pop' took over the sound of 2025

Nashville has become a disruptive force in popular music, shaping a new genre known as "Southern pop." Southern pop is a genre-blurring movement that mixes authentic storytelling, hip-hop rhythms, and ...
Reuters

Steve Cropper, whose guitar and producing helped define Southern soul, dies at 84

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Steve Cropper, a storied guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped define the Southern soul sound at legendary Memphis music label Stax Records, died on Wednesday in Nashville, ...