Two stage musicals inspired by country music icons — Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn — are making news.
With the nationwide release of ‘MLB,’ Tim Gent and A.B. Eastwood reach another level with Nashville hip-hop
The track “MLB” has the type of industry muscle behind it that Nashville hip-hop has rarely seen in the last two decades. Not that it had that sort of importance at the beginning, when it came out of a casual session in 2022.
A songwriting camp aims to build Nashville hip-hop’s industry connections
Nashville songwriting is big business. It supplies the country music industry with material — gospel and contemporary Christian too. But it’s largely shut out those who specialize in hip-hop and R&B. Now, two music companies are trying to change that.
What’s bigger than a Grammy? Dr. Bobby Jones’ lifetime achievement award
At a separate Saturday ceremony, Grammy lifetime achievement awards were bestowed on a select few: Prince, Frankie Beverly, early rap legend Roxanne Shanté and Nashville’s own Dr. Bobby Jones.
Grammys 2025: the boundary-crossing hits and crises
Ordinarily, the entire week leading up to the Sunday telecast is packed with parties and showcases. Most of those have been canceled, though, and the few remaining have been slightly reframed.
Even total newbies are welcome at this grassroots hip-hop songwriting camp in Nashville
Nashville is, famously, a place where professional songsmiths gather with serious intentions of writing hits. It’s not known for casual writing sessions that are open to all comers. But that’s exactly what’s going down in local hip-hop at a songwriting camp that welcomes anyone who wants to get in the studio.
A new exhibit captures the rich complexity of Rosanne Cash’s career
“At 23, I thought I was completely original, cut off from the past, from my legacy,” Rosanne Cash reflected, “and today I treasure that legacy, and the traditions I’ve built on.”
Crossover made the boundaries of country and roots music a little less clear in 2024
Linda Martell — the too-long-overlooked, first Black woman to reach the country charts in the early 1970s — reemerged on Cowboy Carter to drop some wisdom on us this year: “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they? Yes, they are.”
Woodland Studios: What have Gillian Welch and David Rawlings been doing in there?
When Gillian Welch and Rawlings released an album named for their studio earlier this year and gave interviews about it, the primary narrative was how they’d weathered the devastation of the 2020 tornado and what major repairs the building required. But that wasn’t the studio’s first brush with a tornado.
Remembrance: Larysa Jaye left her mark on Nashville by transcending country boundaries and centering her experience
Nashville singer and songwriter Larysa Jaye died in a car accident over the weekend. She had just turned 40.
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