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What’s the best way for a music fan to support their favorite artists?

By Ann Powers

June 2, 2025

In 2025, fandom is complicated. Music is at nearly everyone’s fingertips. Concert ticket prices are through the roof. Some fans take devotion to new extremes. What do we owe to the artists we love?

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: concerts, music industry, OnlyFans, Paul Simon, Ryman, TikTok

As Grand Ole Opry turns 100, it’s the performers who keep it alive — and evolving

By jewly hight

April 10, 2025

At the century mark, a big part of what’s kept the Grand Ole Opry going are the many generations and styles of performers who have been part of the show.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, comedy, country music, Danae Hays, Grand Ole Opry, history, John Conlee, Opry 100, TikTok

Nashville rapper Daisha McBride goes viral — again — with a freestyle on the streets of L.A.

By jewly hight

December 3, 2024

She had her first taste of viral fame a decade ago. Now McBride’s having an even bigger online moment thanks to improvising verses to the pop song “Hotel Party” on the spot.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Daisha McBride, hip hop, Rap, TikTok

Tennessee considers banning TikTok on college campus networks

By Cynthia Abrams

March 6, 2023

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A bill making its way through the Tennessee Legislature would prohibit non-American video platforms on public institution networks, effectively banning the Chinese-owned app from public university servers.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, public universities, social media, Tennessee Legislature, TikTok, TikTok ban, tnleg, tnpol

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