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During CMA Fest this week, Fan Fair X will provide fans with the opportunity to meet and connect with country artists in person. This fun-filled experience will take place in the air-conditioned Music City Center beginning Thursday, June 9 until Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Country music’s longest-running festival officially gets underway Thursday, but downtown Nashville is already bustling with activity. It’s quite a different sight from two years ago when Music City sat nearly silent.
Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville rising country star Kameron Marlowe releases his new song “Girl On Fire.” “‘Girl On Fire’ is one of those songs that just jumps out at you and makes you feel good. I teased the first verse of it just to see what fans thought and the response has been incredible,” said Marlowe.
Featuring star-studded collaborations and blockbuster fan-favorites, the robust repertoire includes the return of the magical production that inspired the Emmy Award-winning film, Nashville’s Nutcracker, Paul Vasterling’s sparkling rendition of Cinderella, world-premiere works by Tony and Emmy award- winning choreographers, plus brand-new live musical collaborations with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville locals Morgxn and Allison Russell, and international violin prodigy Yvette Kraft.
The Coolest Beer Fest in Town returns to Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, June 25, as the 2022 Nashville Predators Craft Beer Festival hits the ice. The fundraiser for the Nashville Predators Foundation will take place from 3 until 7 p.m., when attendees will sample craft beers from local breweries and other producers from across the country.
The four-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester has experienced overdose deaths in the past. And this year brings elevated concern since powerful fentanyl is showing up in more recreational drugs that are often used by concert-goers.
Sometimes when we learn about something, whether it be a problem or a place or anything else, we think it started with our discovery. During the pandemic, we heard about how the National Park Service saw more visitors than ever before, and some of that increased interest was burdening resources, leading to more traffic, more trash and risk to the ecosystem.
Harmony, Tennessee is the setting for the new country music musical “May We All” that is heading to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) beginning Tuesday.
Deborah McCrary, the second oldest of Nashville’s renowned McCrary Sisters, died on Wednesday at the age of 67 following a stroke. While she didn’t have the longest musical resume of the four, her sisters would sometimes say she had the finest voice among them.
Nashville is one of the nation’s fastest growing cities and with more people, comes more interest in sports. Music City is home to professional soccer, football, hockey and baseball teams, and now the city might add a professional women’s team.