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Key Changes

Veronique Medrano, Kacey Musgraves and Gillian Welch want to let their roots show | Key Changes

By Jewly Hight

April 17, 2026

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Artists including Kacey Musgraves, Gillian Welch and Veronique Medrano are giving credit where they feel it’s due, and connecting their work to musical and cultural lineages.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Key Changes, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, David Rawlings, Freddy Fender, Gillian Welch, Kacey Musgraves, Key Changes, Megan Moroney, Selena, Tejano, The Grateful Dead, Veronique Medrano

So many music halls of fame, so many opinions | Key Changes

By Jewly Hight

April 3, 2026

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It’s that time of year when music halls of fame make their big announcements. And since everyone tends to have their own definition of musical greatness and who embodies it, people have opinions.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Key Changes, WPLN News Tagged With: Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Dolly Parton, Jann Wenner, Key Changes, Musicians Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone

The significance of sports soundtracks | Key Changes

By Jewly Hight

March 20, 2026

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We take for granted that sporting events have music. But for performers, it can serve as personal or political expression.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Key Changes, WPLN News Tagged With: Bad Bunny, Daisha McBride, hockey, Jock Jams, Key Changes, Major League Baseball, Nashville Predators, Star Spangled Banner, Super Bowl, The CowGays

In Nashville radio, Contemporary Christian music, R&B, and hip-hop hold very different places | Key Changes

By Jewly Hight

March 6, 2026

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There’s a good chance that you already know Nashville’s the radio capital for country music. Christian music and R&B both have long histories here, too.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Key Changes Tagged With: Contemporary Christian Music, Jefferson Street, Key Changes, Nashville hip-hop, Nashville R&B, radio, WLAC

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