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Kimberly Perry from The Band Perry performing during fan club party.
Photo credit: Courtney Davidson
Want to re-live some of the fun from CMA Music Festival this past year? Check out the video below of highlights from The Band Perry’s fan club party held during the festival inside Music City Center in Nashville! Continue Reading →
American Idol comes to Nashville to hold auditions for Season 14, and of course FOCUS on the 615 was there! We catch up with host Ryan Seacrest and judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr. at Music City Center in Nashville.
Nicki D. even thinks that she has what it takes to be the next American Idol. Oh jeez.
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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. today announced a partnership by which Sinclair becomes the Official Media Partner of the inaugural 2013 Wizard World Nashville Comic Con, Oct. 18-20 at the Music City Center. Sinclair operates three stations in the market, including Fox17 (WZTV), CW58 (WNAB) and My30 (WUXP). Continue Reading →
We may have gotten a sneak peek at the new Music City Center last Wednesday, but the real party started earlier this week! Sunday included a walk with Mayor Karl Dean around the new $585 million structure, a free open house and live music from Ten out of Tenn and Phil Vassar. Monday activities involved a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Grand Opening Concert featuring the Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Time Jumpers with Vince Gill, Mikky Ekko and Sheryl Crow! Additionally, Mayor Dean presented his State of Metro address Monday morning.
The massive hallway featuring the custom “sound wave” carpet
Perhaps you’ve noticed there has been some construction going on in downtown Nashville… That will all come to fruition next week as the extravagant Music City Center opens its doors. Upon touring this massive, yet beautifully artistic Nashville centerpiece, one can’t help but frequently gaze around in awe.
Mayor Karl Dean gave a sneak peek of the new convention center to the media on Wednesday, noticeably proud of the biggest municipal project in Tennessee history. From the 6,000-person Grand Ballroom modeled after the inside of a guitar to the $2 million art budget, the Music City Center is sure to impress and deliver grand results for the city.
A point emphasized on Mayor Dean’s tour was that this building has not been built with an “if you build it, they will come” frame of mind. To the contrary, this was a necessary step, because they’re already coming.
During the Luncheon, CMA Chairman Troy Tomlinson Announces $250,000 CMA Foundation Donation to Help Construct the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the new Music City Center
CMA leadership gathers with the newly named CMA Triple Play Award winning songwriters on Jan. 29, 2013 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn. Back row (l-r): CMA Board President, Ed Hardy; Neil Thrasher; Rodney Clawson; Ben Hayslip; CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore; Josh Kear; CMA Board Chairman, Troy Tomlinson; and Brantley Gilbert. Front row (l-r): Eric Paslay; Dierks Bentley; Shane McAnally; and Chris Young.
Photo credit: Donn Jones/CMA
NASHVILLE – Third time’s the charm at the annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon with the presentation of the CMA Triple Play Awards, which honor songwriters who pen three chart-topping hits in a 12-month period. During the event held today at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, a dozen songwriters received the three-peat trophy from CMA Board Chairman Troy Tomlinson, President and CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville. Continue Reading →
