Mya Byrne loved country music since her childhood in New Jersey. But it took years of searching and traveling to lead to the place where she could make her new album, “Rhinestone Tomboy.”
AndréWolfe’s ‘Wolves Don’t Howl They Sing’ is WNXP’s Record of the Week
From the title of AndréWolfe’s new album, “Wolves Don’t Howl They Sing,” to its tone of bruising disclosure and its cover image of a single wild canine turning from the pack to bellow at the sky, he plays out the radical reorientation that he’s undergone with his own musical expression.
From Kendrick Lamar to Diarrhea Planet, Bonnaroo’s lineup blends national headliners and regional favorites
Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Zed’s Dead, Liquid Stranger and Odesza are the headliners for Bonnaroo this summer. The lineup for the festival in Manchester, Tennessee, came out Tuesday.
That’s a wrap: Listen to Nashville Public Radio’s top songs of 2022
It’s that time of year streaming services remind us all of the musical journey we’ve each been on for the last 365 days. Here are the songs that snagged the top spot for Nashville Public Radio staffers.
Naomi Judd embodied the role of country music’s ‘mother’ — and helped to expand it
Alongside her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd, who died on April 30, willed one of the most riveting acts in country music into being through persistence and sacrifice.
New ‘For Love & Country’ documentary gives Nashville’s Black artists the microphone
Country music has always been Black music. That’s the idea that a new documentary called For Love & Country explores.
Russian sanctions cause a ‘worldwide tube panic’ as amp makers scramble to find the key component to quality sound
Russian sanctions against the United States are having an impact on a niche corner of the music industry in Nashville.
An East Nashville record shop is the latest example of a small business trying to gain ownership in a rapidly growing city
The owners of The Groove say they need to raise nearly $500,000 by January to remain in place.
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.
Nashville Teenagers Process A Challenging Year Of Protests And Pandemic Through Song
It’s been a hard last year for teenagers to navigate, between the pandemic, virtual school and the racial justice protests that gripped the country. In the new record, ‘Sing Through The Quarantine’, Nashville teens tackle those topics and more with the help of the mentorship song-writing program called Girls Write Nashville.
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