Black Music City

Black Music City — a collaboration between WRTI, WXPN and REC Philly benefiting Black artists in any genre — is accepting applications until Feb. 3, 2025.

Black Music City has selected 30 Black creatives in the greater Philadelphia area to receive grants of between $1,500 and $5,000 each in 2024.

Black Music City — a collaboration between WRTI, WXPN and REC Philly benefiting Black artists in any genre — is accepting applications until Jan. 31, 2024.

The 30 grantees in Black Music City's 2023 class, spanning a range of creative disciplines, will be celebrated in a free showcase this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at World Cafe Live.

The Black Music City project has announced that for a second year it will provide grants to Black creatives to produce more new artistic works inspired by Philadelphia’s rich Black music history. With additional funding being sought, it is anticipated that a total of nearly $100,000 will be awarded.

The Black Music City project announced today that it is distributing a total of $48,000 to 23 Black creatives in the greater Philadelphia area to produce…