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NashVillager Podcast: Gentleman Jim

By Nina Cardona

July 31, 2025

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How does the classic Nashville Sound live on 9000+ miles from Music Row? Plus, the local news for July 29, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: music

New album honors the National Symphony Orchestra, snubs Trump’s Kennedy Center changes

By Justin Barney

July 23, 2025

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Pop pianist Ben Folds’ new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President Trump’s changes at the Kennedy Center.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Ben Folds, Kennedy Center, music

Opryland’s Lasting Legacy

By Blake Farmer

July 22, 2025

Opryland Forever sign
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Opryland has been closed for nearly 30 years, and as the producer of a new documentary puts it, some people are still “butt hurt” about it. Maybe we didn’t know what we had until it left a theme park-size hole in Nashville’s heart. A documentary premiering at the Nashville Film Festival, called “A Circle Broken,” […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: country music, music, Opryland

Big Freedia is going to take Nashville Pride to the club … and to church

By jewly hight

June 26, 2025

When Big Freedia returns to Nashville Pride this weekend, she’ll add in an element that may seem antithetical to booty-shaking: her version of sanctified gospel music.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Big Freedia, music, Nashville Pride

Tiny Desk Contest entries come from all corners of the Nashville music scene

By jewly hight

June 25, 2025

Nashville entries into this year’s Tiny Desk Contest paint a varied picture of the local independent music scene.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: concerts, music, NPR Music, Tiny Desk

Hip-hop producers and sampling

By Mary Mancini

April 16, 2025

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Hip-hop as a genre is getting more attention from the music industry in Nashville. A good thing! But not all hip-hop music is the same, nor are the ways in which hip-hop music is made. The old technique (i.e. sampling) is as popular as ever, but in certain aspects, it is different from when it […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Corey Parker, hip hop, Hip Hop Culture, J Rawls, Jason Rawls, Johnathan Harris, Jon Jyzzle, Just Vybes, Kamaal Malak, music, Sims Lester, The Orbit Sound

NashVillager Podcast: Country comes in all colors

By Nina Cardona

April 9, 2025

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Who gets accepted in the country music landscape, and who doesn’t? Plus, the local news for April 9, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, music

NashVillager Podcast: Capturing the story of Music Row

By Nina Cardona

April 3, 2025

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What can a new oral history project tell us about Nashville’s most unique neighborhood? Plus, the local news for April 3, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: music, music business, Music Row

NashVillager Podcast: Performing rights

By Nina Cardona

March 20, 2025

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Who makes sure the songwriter gets paid when you stream your favorite song? Plus, the local news for March 20, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: music, music business, Music Row

Stax Music Academy’s teen students mark 25th anniversary, Black History Month with concert

By Adrian Sainz, AP

February 21, 2025

The Memphis music studio where some of America’s most recognizable songs were recorded decades ago is now a museum. But next door, trumpets blare, drums boom, and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: memphis, music, Stax Records

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