Johnny Cash archival items were bought by Belmont University and will become research materials at the Johnny Cash Learning Center and Archives.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
A child actor since she was cast in various commercials as an 11-month-old, Panettiere was best known for her role as the country music star Juliette Barnes in the series “Nashville.”
Indie band Hovvdy confronts Nashville ego death on new album ‘Big World’
After receiving critical acclaim, what does a band do next? Hovvdy moved to Nashville and is back with their album “Big World.”
Nashville is an alt-country town right now
Nashville still attracts musicians who love a pedal steel and a broken heart, though they are adding distortion. It’s led to a growing group of Nashville musicians making alt-country.
What Where When-sday: “Showmance, A Musical about a Musical” by The Theater Bug
The Theatre Bug is a nonprofit organization that does original plays and musicals with kids in kindergarten through 12th grade year-round. This week, the group presents its original musical “Showmance.”
Traditional Appalachian ballads are reimagined in new audio drama, podcast series
A podcast series takes traditional Appalachian ballads about train wrecks and murder and transforms them into radio plays.
Thousands of independent musicians join lawsuits against AI companies
Revelations about music databases that AI companies might have accessed have prompted independent musicians to join a pair of class action lawsuits.
‘It just takes some time:’ How an MTSU violinist’s Jimmy Eat World cover wound up in DC’s ‘Supergirl’
For DC’s “Supergirl,” it wouldn’t be at all weird for a Nashville musician to show up in the credits. But the details matter: The movie features a version of the Jimmy Eat World hit “The Middle,” performed by a violinist, singer and recent grad from Middle Tennessee State University.
Besides writing hits, these nominees helped remake their industry
Nominations for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame always include hit-making heavyweights. That latest group is notable thanks not only to the quality of their catalogs, but the profound and reshaping influence they’ve had their industry.
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