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Tickets for The Musicians Hall of Fame 2016 Awards Show are on sale to the public TODAY. The Induction Ceremony and Concert will be held on Wednesday Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Historic Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The Municipal Auditorium is home to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and GRAMMY Museum Gallery™ at Musicians Hall of Fame. Tickets are now available through Ticketmaster. Continue Reading →
Purchase your tickets today for this very special event. WHO KNEW celebrates R.E.M.’s OUT OF TIME at City Winery in Nashville on Oct. 7th featuring Mike Mills of R.E.M.
See the above flyer for all details and where to purchase your tickets.
“…Pilgrimage Music Festival, held just south of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee, established itself as a festival to watch.” – Rolling Stone
“Pilgrimage Music Festival comes out on top.” – American Songwriter
“…if this inaugural edition was any indication, this could be a great festival for years to come.”
– Consequence of Sound“Pilgrimage had the vision to get it right the first time… It is a perfect representation of the modern South- from the food to the music and everything in between.” – CMT
“Once again, Pilgrimage organizers went the diverse route in putting together this year’s lineup. Beck, Kacey Musgraves, Violent Femmes, The Arcs, CAKE and City & Colour are among the acts set to play Pilgrimage ’16.” – JamBase
“Needless to say, we’re overjoyed that not only is Pilgrimage back for another year, but also back with bang!” – No Country for New Nashville
The countdown is on for the sophomore year of Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival and the festival released the complete schedule with set times today, PRESS HERE more info + complete schedule below. A new festival app has also been created that allows festival goers to keep up with the latest info on all their favorite artists, set times, customized schedule and of course time sensitive notifications. PRESS HERE to download the app. The festival boasts a stellar lineup with heavy hitters such as Beck, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Jason Isbel, Kacey Musgraves, Violent Femmes and Grace Potter who will #MakeThePilgrimage to Franklin along with indie favorites including Kaleo, The Strumbellas, Shakey Graves and more on September 24 and 25, 2016 at The Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, TN, PRESS HERE for more info. Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Nick Rau
AARON LEWIS revved up excitement ahead of his solo album SINNER last night as he previewed tracks from the album, set for release September 16 on Dot Records. Hundreds of fans flocked to 12th & Porter last night (8/31) – in addition to Lewis’ friends and industry comrades – as he belted his odes to the genre like current single “That Ain’t Country,” “Northern Redneck” and the title track. Grammy Award-winning artists Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski joined Lewis onstage for a bluesy rendition of “I Lost It All” as well as “Whiskey And You” and “Mama.” The event was live streamed on Facebook, garnering over 90,000 views in under 24 hours: https://www.facebook.com/AaronLewisMusic/?fref=ts. Continue Reading →
Music City Food + Wine Festival is pleased to announce that Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint & Friends will return with an all-star line-up of some of the most decorated chefs and pitmasters across the country. Celebrated pitmaster Pat Martin will be joined by a host of award-winning chefs, friends and wine and spirits experts to cook and serve an interactive, live-fire barbecue and grilling feast on festival grounds at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (600 James Robertson Pkwy) on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 2016: http://www.musiccityfoodandwinefestival.com.
The calendar says it’s summer, but Gaylord Opryland Resort is already preparing for its 33rd annual A Country Christmas.
Pictured (l-r): Songwriters Michael Tyler and Alexander Palmer, Dierks Bentley, and songwriters Josh Mirenda, Dave Kuncio and Jaron Boyer. Photo by Ed Rode for ASCAP.
Performance rights organizations ASCAP, BMI and SESAC hosted a #1 party on Wed., July 20th at South in Nashville to celebrate Dierks Bentley’s 14th #1 song, “Somewhere on a Beach,” which dominated the top spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase radio charts for two consecutive weeks. A packed-to-capacity crowd turned out to congratulate four first-time #1 songwriters, ASCAP’s Dave Kuncio and Josh Mirenda, BMI’s Alexander Palmer, and SESAC’s Michael Tyler, as well as SESAC writer Jaron Boyer, who was honored for his second chart-topper. Ross Copperman and Arturo Buenahora produced the Gold-certified track, which serves as the lead single from Bentley’s best-selling album, Black (Capitol Records Nashville). Publishers BMG, Cornman Music, peermusic and Warner Chappell were also on hand to celebrate the song. Continue Reading →
Stapleton will be joining forces with Rock and Roll superstar Kid Rock and comedy standout Larry The Cable Guy to help Charlie Daniels celebrate his 80th birthday on November 30 at Bridgestone Arena with a performance at the Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam. Continue Reading →
RCA Nashville Platinum recording artist Jake Owen will perform multiple times in NYC during release week for his highly anticipated fifth studio album entitled American Love, being released on July 29th and available for pre-order now. Continue Reading →
Steven Tyler will perform a special collaboration with Martina McBride during "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" airing Wednesday, Aug. 3 on the ABC Television Network.
Photo Credit: Donn Jones / CMA
Country Music’s hottest stars will take over primetime with the biggest concert event on television this summer when the ABC Television Network airs “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” on Wednesday, Aug. 3 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET). Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett host the three-hour special that brings Country Music’s most storied Festival to a national television audience. “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” will be executive-produced by Robert Deaton.
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