The Carolina Chocolate Drops propelled a movement to reclaim the Black roots of music — and member Dom Flemons envisioned their impact from the very start.
Mementos of the Black folk revival go on exhibit in Nashville
Nashville’s Metro Council closes in on final budget, with implications for the property tax
Nashville is close to finalizing its spending plan, with the Metro Council scheduled to vote on the budget Tuesday night.
Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them
A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.
NashVillager Podcast: What news needs to survive
How do congressional threats to NPR threaten stations like WPLN? Plus, the local news for June 16, 2025.
Musicians Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing discuss connection in new album
NPR’s Debbie Elliott speaks with musician Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing, the Nashville luthier whose violin Harris uses on her new album, “I Feel It Once Again.”
Summer ’25 album preview with All Songs Considered
We look at the most anticipated albums coming this summer, from Wet Leg, Big Thief, Superchunk, Lucrecia Dalt and more. WNXP’s Celia Gregory joins NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce and host Robin Hilton.
Nashville ‘No Kings’ protest draws thousands
A large, vocal and peaceful gathering — that was Nashville’s version of the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Consequences for colleges whose students carry mountains of debt? Republicans say yes
House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don’t repay.
Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death
The judge presiding over the federal case against five former Memphis police officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has recused himself from further proceedings, just days before four of them were scheduled to be sentenced.
Listen: Tennessee mines a lot of clay — and manufactures a lot of tile
Tennessee is one of the top clay mining states in the country, and where there is mining, there is often manufacturing.
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