As costs rise and support is down, the festival is tightening its belt. That’s meant scaling Pride back from a weekend to a one-day event.
Clive Davis, music executive and champion of legendary pop artists, has died at 94
The record executive was instrumental in shepherding the successful careers of a number of monumental music stars, including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston.
Patriotic music? ‘Outlaws Almanac’ compilation grapples with American history
The compilation “Outlaws’ Almanac” arrives as grand patriotic ceremonies abound — but it’s a celebration of a different kind, “to define and expand the notion of us,” says executive producer Lizzie No. It arrives on Juneteenth.
What Where When-sday: Juneteenth615 at Centennial Park
The African American Cultural Alliance will host Juneteenth615 at Centennial Park, the same place where two young men integrated the pools in 1961. The free, family-friendly event features food trucks, music and a kids zone.
What’s the opposite of preaching to the choir? LGBTQ+ chorus Nashville in Harmony takes on country music
The Nashville In Harmony choir’s “That Ain’t Country” show is a stylistic stretch for the LGBTQ+ group. It features songs by Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, the Chicks, Garth Brooks, and Beyoncé.
In their country music, the flag is for everyone
Recent songs from country stars Morgan Wallen, Brantley Gilbert and Lee Brice portray their side as the only one that can claim the American flag. At the edges of the mainstream, some artists have found ways of freeing the flag from that narrow meaning.
Southern Baptists elect new president who decried ‘drift’ in conservative denomination
Southern Baptists elected a new leader who has decried a “decline and drift” within the denomination. Supporters of Willy Rice include an outspoken faction seeking to move the solidly conservative body even further to the right.
The surprising depth of affection in Ashley Monroe’s “I Hate Nashville”
It may seem like Ashley Monroe is contradicting herself when she sings these emphatic sentiments nearly back to back: “Country music is the reason I’m alive. …But I hate Nashville.”
What you need to know about Team Japan’s stay in Nashville for the FIFA World Cup
The Japanese Men’s National soccer team is coming to town. Known as the Samurai Blue, the team has hand selected Nashville as their Base Camp City.
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