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Arts, Culture & Music

Walk-up songs, big cheers and no strikeouts: Miracle Fields offer a new kind of baseball

By Cynthia Abrams

May 7, 2026

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Miracle Fields are a kind of accessible baseball diamond growing in popularity that can accommodate players with disabilities.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Angie Keating, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, baseball, Cedar Hill Park, David Price, McKnight Park, Miracle Fields, Miracle League, Murfreesboro, Stephanie Davis

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency: ‘Everything I have is treatable’

By Maria Sherman, AP

May 5, 2026

Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges. She didn’t share too many details about her health but clarified that she’s always “had problems with my kidney stones.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, Dolly Parton

New bridge over Ascend Amphitheater grounds fulfills promise to connect greenway 24/7

By Justin Barney

May 4, 2026

With outdoor concert season here, bikers and pedestrians passing by Ascend Amphitheater may notice a tweak to solve an annoyance that had lingered for years.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: Ascend Amphitheater, Opry Entertainment Group

Country music comedy is back | Key Changes

By Jewly Hight

May 3, 2026

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Do you remember when country music had a sense of humor? Punchlines have taken a backseat to the sullenness and swagger of some of the genre’s current male superstars, but it hasn’t always been that way.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Key Changes, WPLN News Tagged With: Andi Marie Tillman, Brad Paisley, country comedy, Country Music Association, Danae Hays, Hannah Dasher, Hee Haw, Jerry Clower, Key Changes, Leanne Morgan, Pooja Reddy, Roger Miller, Shane McAnally, Sunny Sweeney, The CowGays, Trixie Mattel

Hot money summer: Tennessee Treasury wants to reunite you with your long lost dollars

By Seth Thorpe

May 2, 2026

Ever wonder what happens to paychecks, bank accounts and refunds that get lost or never delivered to the owner? In Tennessee, it’s likely turned over to the state Treasury Department’s Unclaimed Property Division. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee, unclaimed money

New Music Friday: The best albums out May 1

By Stephen Thompson|Jewly Hight

May 1, 2026

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music’s podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. This week, our guest is Jewly Hight critic and journalist from Nashville Public Radio.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NPR News Tagged With: Kacey Musgraves, New Music Friday

David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026

Outlaw country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote the blue-collar anthem “Take This Job and Shove It” and created a singing career after a stint in prison, has died. He was 86.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, David Allen Coe, obituary, outlaw country

A beloved Nashville steam locomotive will ride the rails for another generation

By John Boyle

April 27, 2026

A steam locomotive is surrounded by fog at night.
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After chugging through a decadelong project, restoration of a steam locomotive that sat idle in Nashville’s Centennial Park for more than 60 years is nearing completion.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, history, Nashville Steam Preservation Society, preservation, Trains

Independent music won’t get state funding as lawmakers reject latest push

By Justin Barney

April 24, 2026

The TN Live Music Support Act, which would have given over $1 million a year to independent venues, promoters and artists in Tennessee, was voted down in the legislative session that concluded this week.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: AEG, independent venues, LiveNation, TN Live Music Support Act

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