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Nashville musician Caroline Carter turns childhood etiquette classes into noisy empathy on ‘Fetch’

By Justin Barney

May 29, 2026

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Nashville musician Caroline Carter has come a long way from a West Texas upbringing focused on Southern hospitality. Her new EP, “Fetch,” grapples with finding her own identity while being a people pleaser.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Caroline Carter, Lightning 100, Nashville indie music, Nashville music

As Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer rankles Memphis, Nashville looks to regulate data centers

By Cynthia Abrams

May 28, 2026

The city’s Metro Council will be considering legislation next week that would regulate and restrict some types of data centers in Nashville.

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: data center, Freddie O'Connell, memphis, Nashville Metro Council, Rollin Horton, xAi

NashVillager Podcast: Cherokee survival

By Nina Cardona

May 28, 2026

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What’s the origin story of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians? Plus the local news for May 28.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: Andrew Jackson, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears

Why an apolitical worship song has become popular with conservative activists

By Bob Smietana

May 28, 2026

A Christian worship song has turned up everywhere from prayer services at the Pentagon to the Charlie Kirk memorial service. The song is apolitical, so what accounts for its use at political events?

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NPR News, WPLN News Tagged With: Christianity, evangelical, religion

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands

By The Associated Press

May 28, 2026

Republicans think they could gain as many as 14 seats from their redistricting efforts while Democrats think they could gain six seats from new districts in California and Utah.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: redistricting

Ask the Mayor, plus Curious Nashville asks why one local school still bears the name of a segregationist

By Mary Mancini

May 27, 2026

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Once again, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins This Is Nashville live on the air to answer your questions.

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Curious Nashville, Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Curious Nashville, Freddie O'Connell, John Trotwood Moore

This Tennessee town’s only hospital closed without warning. Two years later it still hasn’t reopened. | Healthcare Hollow

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

May 27, 2026

A Tennessee coal mining town made headlines when its only hospital was abruptly shut down in 2024. Since then, efforts by Jellico’s government to revive the abandoned hospital have fallen short.

Filed Under: Health Care, Healthcare Hollow, WPLN News Tagged With: East Tennessee, Healthcare Hollow, Jellico, rural health, rural hospitals

NashVillager Podcast: Thrilling failures

By Nina Cardona

May 27, 2026

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Will Middle Tennessee ever get a theme park again? Plus the local news for May 27, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Nate Bargatze, Opryland

A little bit country, a little bit Desi: A Pakistani-American’s hybrid music

By Malaka Gharib

May 27, 2026

Singer-songwriter Mo Sabri loves country music — and Pakistani devotional music. His new music reflects both genres.

On May 31, Mo Sabri makes a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, “Tennessee Desi,” which blends Appalachian styles with Muslim devotional music.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NPR News Tagged With: country music, East Tennessee, Johnson City, Muslim, Nashville Symphony

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