This #BlackHistoryMonth, we're celebrating the astounding Black musicians that have shaped music as we know it! The list of Black musicians whose contributions have had in eternal impact on music as an artform is truly endless. Let us know in the comments some of your favorite Black artists and why their artistry gives you inspiration!

Miles Davis is one of the greatest Jazz musicians of all time and a pioneer of 20th-century music, winning 9 Grammys in his lifetime. Talk about influential!⁠

Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist who was known as the “Queen of Soul.” Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

Lauryn Hill is often regarded as a pioneer in the Neo soul genre. She became the first woman to win five Grammy awards in one night with the debut of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Prince was one of the most innovative artists of all time, with his melding of styles including funk, R&B, rock, soul and much more. The prolific, once in a generation superstar released 39 albums during his lifetime.