Nashville singer and songwriter Larysa Jaye died in a car accident over the weekend. She had just turned 40.
Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
The songs of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have added to the shared folk canon, but their career is their own
It’s easy to forget how unorthodox they seemed when they first arrived in Nashville in the early 1990s.
The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans
Since launching the tour in 2023, Swift has shattered sales and attendance records. It’s even created such an economic boom that the Federal Reserve took note.
Nashville rapper Daisha McBride goes viral — again — with a freestyle on the streets of L.A.
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.
Julia Martin, artist and gallery owner/operator
Tucked away on a side-street in the rapidly-changing Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood sits the gallery space that artist Julia Martin has called home for more than a decade.
Music Citizens: Nashville propels the vinyl record boom. Now manufacturers face competition from abroad.
Vinyl records have made a big comeback in recent years, and the companies making them are in a fierce battle over market dominance.
Border patrol seizes 3,000 fake Gibson guitars in ongoing battle against counterfeits
Had the instruments been legitimate, they would have been worth about $18 million dollars.
A Tennessee marching band’s journey from nonexistence to the Macy’s Day Parade
Ten years after forming, the ETSU Marching Bucs will perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band director says the band’s success took dedication and creativity.
In a year of blockbuster crossovers, the CMAs double down on country continuity
The three-hour show was an ode to the robustness and stability of country music. But the genre dominated charts and discourse this year thanks to pop superstars Beyoncé, Post Malone and Shaboozey.
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