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September 25, 2016

Country singer Jean Shepard dies; was Grand Ole Opry staple

Jean Shepard, "the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry" who had a long recording career as an influential female in country ...

September 25, 2016

The Latest: Cowboys roll with Prescott, lead Bears at half

The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 9:55 p.m. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott led the Cowboys ...

September 23, 2016

'Tobacco Road' songwriter John D. Loudermilk dies

John D. Loudermilk, a singer and songwriter who wrote pop and country songs such as "Tobacco Road" and "Indian Reservation," ...

September 23, 2016

Ed Temple dies: Coached Wilma Rudolph to Olympic gold medals

Ed Temple, the former Tennessee State track and field coach whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break ...

September 21, 2016

Jason Isbell extends legacy at Americana Honors and Awards

Singer songwriter Jason Isbell won album of the year and song of the year at the 2016 Americana Honors and Awards show, ...

Allen Branstetter, Jason Mingledorff, Browan Lollar, Jesse Phillips, Paul Janeway, Al Gamble, Chad Fisher, Andrew Lee

September 15, 2016

Soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones deliver musical punch

With their electrifying modern interpretation of classic soul music, St. Paul & The Broken Bones are a buzzed-about live ...

September 14, 2016

Rising star lawmaker took steep fall after sex allegations

Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham was a vocal young conservative and a rising legislative star, unafraid to pick fights with ...

September 13, 2016

Hundreds of students serenade teacher battling cancer

More than 400 students and faculty from a Tennessee school have left their classrooms to serenade a teacher suffering from ...

September 13, 2016

CMT to honor Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan

CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of ...

September 12, 2016

'Moral Day of Action' rallies focus on workers, poor, sick

Activists in more than half the states in the nation marched and rallied Monday, calling on elected officials to view public ...

August 29, 2016

Just like us: Taylor Swift reports to jury duty, dismissed

A Nashville judge dismissed pop star Taylor Swift as a potential juror in an aggravated rape and kidnapping case on Monday, ...

August 26, 2016

NEEDTOBREATHE hit stride with expansive new album, tour

On their new album, the rock band NEEDTOBREATHE have a song about the dangers of indulging in a rock 'n' roll lifestyle in ...

August 25, 2016

Prison company fights to seal documents about strip searches

Private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America is trying to seal from public view documents in a lawsuit that ...

August 16, 2016

Kiefer Sutherland steps out of his comfort zone as singer

Kiefer Sutherland has one of the most recognizable voices on television and film whether he's playing agent Jack Bauer on ...

August 12, 2016

Limeliters folk singer Glenn Yarbrough dies at 86

Glenn Yarbrough, a founding member of folk trio The Limeliters, has died. He was 86. The folk singer's daughter, Holly ...

August 12, 2016

Iconic Nashville studios to open their doors to tourists

Threatened by looming developers and a changing industry, some of Nashville's Music Row recording studios are preparing to ...

August 10, 2016

Jason Ingram leads Dove Awards nominations

Christian songwriter Jason Ingram has seven nominations at this year's Dove Awards, including song of the year, while singer ...

August 09, 2016

Townes Van Zandt to join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with songwriters ...

August 09, 2016

Police: Father charged in fatal shooting of 11-year-old girl

Police in Tennessee say the father of an 11-year-old girl who was fatally shot in a suburb north of Nashville has been ...