The country music icon who brought unparalleled candor about the domestic realities of working-class women to country songwriting — and taught those who came after her to speak their minds, too — died today at her home in Tennessee.
Directors Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard Talk Big Old Goofy World: The Story of Oh Boy Records
This week the Nashville Film Festival takes place presenting some of the best in independent films, short form programs and documentaries. Being in Music City, of course there is some focus on music in film. One of those music documentaries is Big Old Goofy World: The Story of Oh Boy Records, a look into the […]
‘Jacir’ is a film about a Syrian refugee who navigates poverty and racism in Memphis. The film’s director can relate.
‘Jacir’ is the first full-length feature from director Waheed AlQawasmi, who moved from Jordan to Memphis at the age 13. The drama follows a Syrian refugee resettling in the South, showcasing the best and worst parts of humanity.
Local actors join Broadway stars to perform Elton John’s musical ‘AIDA’ at TPAC
This weekend, Studio Tenn and TPAC will present the Elton John and Tim Rice musical AIDA at the James K. Polk Theater for a two-night run. It brings together local actors and Broadway stars to perform the Tony and Grammy Award winning pop opera.
Guitar maker Gibson launches naloxone distribution at Franklin’s Pilgrimage Festival
Musicians and crew members were offered doses of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone as part of a targeted campaign by Gibson, the Nashville-based guitar maker.
A Tennessee songwriter wrote the new anthem for the U.S. Space Force. It’s getting mixed reviews online.
A professor at Middle Tennessee State University penned the official anthem for the U.S. Space Force. Not everyone is a fan.
Dr. Paul Kwami, longtime Fisk Jubilee Singers music director, has died
Kwami was the group’s first African director, and his commitment to the ensemble’s 150-year legacy carried them through several remarkable milestones.
Dublin or Lower Broadway? Thousands of Garth Brooks fans celebrate his first Irish show in 25 years, cowboy hats and all
When Garth Brooks finally comes to town, Dublin is awash in T-shirts about Tennessee whiskey, cowboy hats, and drunken renditions of “Friends in Low Places.”
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