When Ann Jetton lost her job, she was in shock. Now she hopes to find new work serving others.

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In a changing music economy, some Nashville artists are learning to diversify.

Transitioned. Laid off. Terminated. No matter what you call it, losing a job is painful and terrifying.

When he picks up his mallets, one local child’s passion and ear for music overshadow the long list of challenges he’s faced since birth.

Kids who have siblings with chronic illnesses or disabilities often find themselves caught outside the bubble of the family’s world, their lives constantly interrupted by medical emergencies that trump regular-kid cares like birthday parties and soccer games. But as WPLN’s Kim Green found out, learning at an early age to put another person’s needs first often leaves these siblings better adjusted in the long run.

This past weekend, residents of Dickson and surrounding counties voluntarily turned in their expired and unused prescription drugs. WPLN’s Kim Green reports on the opportunity for people to empty their medicine cabinets safely and legally.

In a nod towards Music City’s songwriting tradition, the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt is commissioning innovative new music for its three major chamber ensembles. Tonight, the Blakemore Trio premieres one of those works. The three Blair music professors seized the unusual opportunity to craft new sounds with a daring young composer. WPLN’s Kim Green has the story.

The trio of veteran Nashville musicians who make up the band Elle Macho used to have individual label deals. Now they’ve gone independent and joined forces, hoping to rediscover a sense of fun in a city that takes its music very seriously.

For composers Aaron Doenges and Kyle Baker, experimental digital sound is as vital a genre as country and bluegrass. That why they’ve launched SoundCrawl: Nashville — a festival featuring sound art by composers from all over the world.

So far this year, police have issued more than 1,300 charges to women prostituting on Nashville’s streets. Most of these women face abuse and addiction. Many of them have children. For more than 11 years a program called Magdalene has helped some of these women get off the streets, off drugs, and back with their families.