It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it.
This songwriting camp offers inspiration and exposure for Nashville girls
Campers share how this program has helped them come out of their shells and learn to collaborate with other young writers.
NashVillager Podcast: Oh say, can you sing?
Is a rotating roster of “Star-Spangled Banner” singers a great way to start sports games… or a liability? Plus the local news for July 22, 2024.
Joe Bonsall, celebrated tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76
A resident of Hendersonville, Bonsall joined the Oak Ridge Boys in 1973 and saw the band through its golden period in the ’80s and beyond, which included their signature 1981 song “Elvira.”
Black Opry Records launches with an artist who’s been burned by the business
The Black Opry website launched with zero connections to the industry. But its influence has grown to the point that it’s helping build careers through its newly launched record label.
Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out his […]
A new wave of Kurds fleeing Turkey bring their own sound to Music City
Nashville has the largest Kurdish population of any city in the U.S., and most are from the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, also known as Bashur. They arrived in waves starting in the 1970s, with the largest influx prompted by Saddam Hussein’s genocidal campaigns in the late 1980s and early ’90s.
A ballroom scene has been quietly growing in Nashville. And it’s about to have its coming out party.
The Legendary Iconic House of Ebony has put on several smaller balls in the city in recent years, but the one they’re bringing to the National Museum of African American Music tomorrow night will be their most visible display to date.
CMA Fest got its start with fan club parties, but what does that look like for a new generation?
From custom trucker hats to branded cocktails and selfie photos with singers, here’s what fans can expect from one up-and-coming duo.
Victor Wooten, Bach, & Gospel Marching Band
Grammy Award-winning bass player Victor Wooten joins “From the Top” for our exciting musical journey out of Nashville, and we meet the drum major from Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands.
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