Charley Pride, a country music superstar born into a family of Black sharecroppers, died Saturday of COVID-19 complications in Dallas, Texas. He was 86.
Nashville Symphony Gearing Up For Virtual Performances Ahead Of Summer Return
The Nashville Symphony is making a slow return to the spotlight after suspending concerts this year. They’re bringing back furloughed musicians on a small, $500 weekly stipend as part of an agreement with local union Nashville Musicians Association.
Fisk University Pumps New Life Into Marching Band After Decades-Long Hiatus
The Fisk University marching band is somewhat of a little-known secret. But despite a pandemic, it’s being revived.
Thanksgiving 2020 Playlist: Listen To WPLN’s Favorite Podcast Episodes Of The Year
Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year. But one thing that will most certainly stay the same? The familiar dulcet tones of our favorite podcasting hosts.
New Nashville Park Will Be Home To ‘Community Canvas’ And Public Art
The Metro Nashville Arts Commission is bringing more public art work to the city’s green spaces at the newly established Kossie Gardner Sr. Park on 16th Avenue and Jefferson Street.
How Do You Sum Up A Year Marked By Isolation, Turmoil And Loss? One Nashville Artist Has An Idea.
Nashville artist Wayne Brezinka has a long track record of making portraits and art for magazine covers, often summing up a lifetime or a complex idea in one, detailed image. He’s making a portrait of this year using contributions from the community, and his work suggests the more accurate picture of 2020 is centuries old: the Biblical character of Job.
Hip-Hop In Nashville Is Making Its Own Way
Rap from Nashville isn’t new, nor is the city’s tendency to overlook the creators and entrepreneurs behind that music – despite country artists borrowing liberally from the genre over the past decade.
The BlackSon And BlackCity Are Generating ‘Free Power’
After his older brother helped The BlackSon get his artistic career underway, the pair now find themselves living in a new “city.”
Daisha McBride, The Rap Girl, Can Do Anything
McBride has channeled her performing abilities, affably clever personality and college-level industry studies into her own version of artistic and professional equilibrium in Music City.
The Songwriting Success Of Singing Rapper Tim Gent And Rapping Singer Bryant Taylorr
The pair have found and are maintaining a place for themselves in the professional songwriting world of Nashville.
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