In the age of generative AI, the music business is becoming something much closer to a tech business. Now a new Nashville tech startup called ViNIL has rolled out a digital licensing and tracking service that wouldn’t have been needed just a few years ago.
Tennessee proposal aims to protect musicians from AI voice impersonation
It’s not every day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee convenes a who’s who of the state’s music industry. But he did on Wednesday at historic RCA Studio B to announce that Tennessee will be the first state to pursue legislation on artificial intelligence in music.
Hip-hop artist Brian Brown has his own way of repping Nashville
It’s tradition for hip-hop artists to rep the places, people and scenes they come from with fierce displays of pride. But in Brown’s music, including his new album, “BBGonProfit,” released in December, he makes a subtler art of speaking to and for his city, watchful and witty from where he stands on the fringes of Nashville’s powerful music industry and booming economic growth.
What 2023 was like for Nashville’s busiest hip-hop collective
It was barely over a year ago that the Nashville hip-hop collective Six One Trïbe released its first album as a group and put on its first real show. But that was merely a prelude to the group’s incredibly productive 2023.
Groundbreaking puppeteer fills her hip-hop kids’ album with characters
At this point in hip-hop’s half-century evolution, it’s practically tradition for artists to pack their projects with guest features. But on Spaceships & Dreams, the debut album from Megan Piphus, the verses, hooks and vamps are spread among such an array of voices that it’s actually credited to a group: May & Them Pups. Sure, […]
Nashville hip-hop artists who came up in Clarksville are rallying help after the tornado
Members of Nashville’s hip-hop scene are now among the groups stepping up to pitch in on tornado recovery efforts.
Brittany Howard is going to make her dreams come true
The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On “What Now,” a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she’s ready to leave any remaining limits behind.
Allison Russell wants to make waves
With her last album, the veteran musician broke through Americana’s boundaries. Now she’s trying to make sure the door stays open.
Oliver Anthony, complex symbol of viral populism, headlines on Lower Broadway
When Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge holds its birthday bash, what stands out most about the lineup is the inclusion of a certain current songwriter, Oliver Anthony.
Exclusive Premiere: With ‘Tequila Diaries,’ Case Arnold and Ron Gilmore Jr. team up to rep Tennessee hip-hop talent
When Case Arnold and Ron Gilmore Jr. release their first song together tomorrow, “Tequila Diaries,” it will mark more than an occasion for new music with a laidback, late-night vibe. It’s also the debut of a partnership between a veteran underground rapper and a producer to hip-hop A-listers, with real implications for the Nashville scene […]