Don McLean recently announced plans for a feature documentary, ‘The Day The Music Died: The Story Behind Don McLean’s American Pie,’ set for release at the end of 2021. The project’s producer, Spencer Proffer, is also working on the new stage play that will revolve around McLean’s catalog (which includes …
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Records Nashville, the newly announced Music City division of Barry Weiss’ Records, a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, has announced signing breakthrough singer/songwriter Chase Martin to the label. The 22-year-old Charleston, South Carolina native found herself in Nashville after graduating from high school a year early with a 5.0 …
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Nashville native, Braison Cyrus will perform a socially distanced, outdoor performance at The Outdoor Music City Wine Garden at City Winery on Thursday, October 15. Tickets are free but must be claimed in advance to observe capacity restrictions. Influenced by The Band, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Fleet …
Read More »The Grand Ole Opry will welcome back a limited in-venue audience beginning Saturday, October 3, a kick-off of the Opry’s 95th anniversary celebration. Opry members Dierks Bentley, Terri Clark, Vince Gill and Lorrie Morgan are scheduled to perform. Bentley, also celebrating his 15th Opry anniversary, was inducted into the Opry …
Read More »Country Music Hall of Famemember Ray Stevens has announced the reopening of his West Nashville showroom, CabaRay. Country music’s legendary funnyman will resume live concerts at the entertainment venue on Thursday, October 1. Due to the spread of COVID-19, a government-mandated shutdown forced CabaRay to close its doors earlier this year. …
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CMT unveiled the nominations today for the “2020 CMT Music Awards,” airing on Wednesday, October 21st at 8PM ET/7PM CT on CMT. Country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show returns to celebrate music’s biggest stars and brings Nashville’s one-of-a-kind energy to music fans across the globe through epic outdoor performances in …
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Singer-songwriter Dani Felt proves once again that Music City is not just Country Music City. The Philadelphia-born artist knew she had to be in Nashville and now she calls it home. The move means far more than greater opportunities in music – it’s also emblematic of a larger transition in …
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Listen to singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert’s new single “Hard Days” above. “‘Hard Days’ is about finding and acknowledging hope in the midst of turmoil and taking the good with the bad,” Gilbert shares. “I look back on some of the harder times in my life and think about where things are …
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The music video for Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over” is out. (watch above). Directed and filmed by Becky Fluke, the video features footage from the song’s recording process at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A. “Starting Over” is the first single and title track from Stapleton’s new album—out November 13 on Mercury …
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Gibson guitar players took centerstage in the heart of Nashville at iconic venues throughout the city including the Grand Ole Opry House, the historic Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Café, for the 55 th ACM Awards show. Headquartered in the heart of downtown Nashville, the iconic, American-made instrument brand, Gibson has …
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