Nashville’s music venues are still suffering monetary losses because of the pandemic. But now some of them are eligible to get an extra boost from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Nashville Venues Push To Maintain Live Concerts After Uptick In Statewide COVID Cases
Some of Nashville’s music venues are making policy changes and putting out new messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic, as concern grows about the Delta variant.
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.
Could Nashville’s Lower Broadway Finally See A ‘Renaissance’ Of Live Black Music?
Lower Broadway has not historically been an inviting place for the city’s Black musicians. But there are efforts underway to change that.
Nashville Events Will Get Less Money, As COVID Hits The City’s Promotion Budget
Many of Nashville’s large events — like Americana Fest and the Music City Bowl — received funding from the Nashville’s Events Marketing Fund on Thursday. But other than CMA Fest, they’re getting less than the usual allotment.
What’s Next For Non-Fungible Tokens? A Nashville Composer’s Orchestral Performance
A new work by a local composer could mark the introduction of a new way for composers to control their work.
Proposed Concert Series Aims To Help Nashville’s Musicians And Community Bounce Back From The Pandemic
Fourteen concerts drawing 60,000 a night. That’s the pitch a local nonprofit is making to aid the city’s recovery from the COVID pandemic.
In Music City, Venues And Musicians Are Mostly On Their Own To Decide How Live Music Returns
Nashville is used to being a music industry leader, but when it comes to reinvigorating a live music scene hit hard by the pandemic, there’s no strategic plan in place. That’s forcing venues and musicians to make tough decisions.
‘Doors Will Be Opened’: Fisk Jubilee Singers Say Grammy Win Is Only The Start
The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers have spent more than a century making a name for themselves as a talented music group. So, it wasn’t a surprise when they won their first Grammy award in March.
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