Margo Price is a Grammy nominated artist who has three albums and an appearance on Saturday Night Live. However, the journey to country success in Nashville wasn’t easy, which she chronicles in her new memoir “Maybe We’ll Make It.”
Dolly Parton says she likely won’t tour again, but may play live from time to time
Parton says that although she has no intention of ever going on a full-fledged tour again, she plans to perform at special shows and festivals in the future.
Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and last living member of the “Million-Dollar Quartet” — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
Dublin or Lower Broadway? Thousands of Garth Brooks fans celebrate his first Irish show in 25 years, cowboy hats and all
When Garth Brooks finally comes to town, Dublin is awash in T-shirts about Tennessee whiskey, cowboy hats, and drunken renditions of “Friends in Low Places.”
Rebroadcast: Sexism and the role of women in country music
The This Is Nashville team is off for July 4. We’re rebroadcasting an episode about women and country music, which originally aired on May 16. As the 1990s came to a close, country music’s biggest stars were women — Shania Twain, Faith Hill and the Chicks ruled the charts. Fast forward to 2021, and it’s […]
Sexism and the role of women in country music
Women appear in as few as 10 percent of the songs on country radio. How did we get here? And how have women found ways to fight back and find paths for themselves? Writer and journalist Marissa R. Moss unpacks these questions and more.
Looking at the changing face of country music as the Black Opry marks its one-year anniversary
In a time of racial reckoning, the Black Opry has resurfaced and re-centered a longstanding conversation about diversity — or lack thereof — in country music.
New ‘For Love & Country’ documentary gives Nashville’s Black artists the microphone
Country music has always been Black music. That’s the idea that a new documentary called For Love & Country explores.
Black musicians question The Opry’s dedication to anti-racism after Morgan Wallen’s performance
Disappointed, but not surprised. That’s how some musicians are reacting to Morgan Wallen’s appearance on one of Nashville’s most revered stages. Wallen was caught using a racial slur last year and later apologized.
How Roy Acuff’s Fiddle Made It From WWII Germany To Nashville’s Country Music Hall Of Fame
A fiddle found in a bombed music store in Frankfurt, Germany, during World War II has made its way to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. When soldiers found the fiddle, they sent it to country music star Roy Acuff, whose music they listened to during their service.