What can a new oral history project tell us about Nashville’s most unique neighborhood? Plus, the local news for April 3, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Performing rights
Who makes sure the songwriter gets paid when you stream your favorite song? Plus, the local news for March 20, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: April 12, 2024
How is one Nashville university at the center of the next chapter in a storied neighborhood’s development?
Remembering ‘A-Team’ Guitarist And Music Row Pioneer Harold Bradley
A pioneering guitarist who played on hundreds of hits and helped lay the foundation for Nashville’s music business has died. Harold Bradley passed away in his sleep Thursday morning in Nashville at the age of 93.
After Delays, Nashville Pursues Ideas To Preserve Music Row
Listen Rapid change along Nashville’s Music Row has raised concerns among preservationists and the music industry that gave the area its name. But after about three years of slow going, Metro’s city planners and a group of Row leaders are finally making progress on specific new rules and incentives. The intent is to guide development […]
After Developer Takes Over Edgehill Park, Neighbors Complain And Plans Change
Listen Edgehill residents are celebrating a small victory. After a private developer took over most of a neighborhood park in Music Row, they complained the move was a new level of intrusion. But now, plans have changed. It’s a happy ending for the Edgehill neighborhood that — without any notice — saw their little community park get […]
Nashville Reconsiders Its Offer Allowing Developer To Take Over Edgehill Park
Listen Nashville’s Parks Department is reconsidering its offer to let a private developer take over large portions of a neighborhood park near Music Row. The move comes after Edgehill residents pushed back against a California-based developer using the space as a staging area.
A Nashville Developer Takes Over A Rare Oasis Of Green Space, Setting Off A Battle Along Music Row
Listen A private developer has taken over large portions of a neighborhood park just off Music Row — to use as a staging area — and some neighbors are furious. They say no one told them that for at least the next year, most of Tony Rose Park would be the property of one of […]
Fight Over RCA Studio Boiled Down: The Preservationist Vs. The History Maker
The fate of RCA Studio A remains unclear. The developer who was said to have a $4.4 million contract on the property hasn’t stated his plans for the building, and the sale has not yet closed. But the battle lines on Music Row have been drawn.
Breaking Down The RCA Studio A Debate Between Ben Folds And Harold Bradley
What started as a rallying cry from musician Ben Folds to preserve RCA Studio A has now essentially morphed into a landlord-tenant dispute.
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