Check out a smorgasbord of local music fests to add to your calendar

Talking with festival mega-fan Sarah Minton and historian, author and professor Gina Arnold about today’s music fest landscape

615 Indie Live is poised to celebrate the city’s independent artists and venues this weekend

Our picks for can’t-miss shows during the 2026 run of the citywide celebration of indie venues

Talking ‘Cruel Joke’ with Ken Pomeroy, speaking with the founders of the Country Latin Association and more

A conversation with the rising star about weathering the whirlwind of her breakthrough year

Writers, broadcasters and scholars weigh in on the present and future of country music

Talking with Angie K and Andrea Vasquez about supporting Latino musicians around the world

From Palmyra and Kashus Culpepper to Laci Kaye Booth, Meels and beyond, we pick 12 artists to look out for

Talking with rock star Hayley Williams, counting down our favorite local albums and more

Checking in with the rock star about making her third solo LP ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’

From Hayley Williams and William Tyler to The Kentucky Gentlemen, Starlito and Don Trip and beyond, here are our favorite local LPs of the year

Running down venue news, standout releases and developments across a variety of scenes and more

Our fourth annual chat with ace instrumentalists features Megan Jane, Sean Thompson, Matt Glassmeyer and Linwood Regensburg

Musicians, bookers, producers and more respond to our annual survey about music in Nashville

Talking to musicians and co-curators about the new exhibit, whose two-plus-year run at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum begins Nov. 14

The Music City institution celebrates a century of ballads and sing-alongs

Ahead of AMERICANAFEST, we talk with multiple awards nominee MJ Lenderman, run down our favorite shows and much more

The lauded songsmith and multiple Americana Awards nominee discusses his influences, including the late, great David Berman

Catching up with the folk champion about ‘Woodland’ — her lauded LP with longtime partner David Rawlings — and their Americana nominations

Discussing diversity and inclusion in Americana with Buddy Red, Kyshona, Buffalo Nichols and Becky Parsons

Our picks for performances, parties and panels you won’t want to miss at this year’s festival

Test your knowledge of Americana and pro baseball with our quiz

From Big Freedia to Brent Snyder, here’s who to see at this year’s Nashville Pride shows

Martina Sorbara will play Saturday with The Knocks at Nashville Pride

The who, what, where, when and why of CMA Fest and Bonnaroo 2025

A quick-reference guide to our favorite sets will help you get the most from your time on The Farm

Speaking with the stellar songsmith about her work, her upcoming CMA Fest performances and uplifting queer and Latino communities

A brief look at the roles of visual and audio production students and student journalists at the fest

Checking in with the Aussie psych aces’ Lucas Harwood in advance of the inaugural three-set ’Roo Residency

The biggest fan gathering in mainstream country shies away from progress it’s made with respect to artists from queer, Black and brown communities

Talking to artists Tristen, Jemina Pearl, Jerry Pentecost and others about negotiating music-making and child-rearing 

After parting ways with her label, the Americana artist powers on — and will headline the Ryman March 27

The songwriter has created more than 200 bespoke love songs

Talking 'American Spirit' with Fancy Hagood, considering the impact of Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' and much more

Talking with Fancy Hagood about the journey to his stunning LP ‘American Spirit’

The Nashville native’s banner 2024 is just the beginning, if she has anything to say about it

Reflecting on the Country Music Association’s second rejection of Beyoncé

From Wyatt Flores to Angie K and beyond, our writers have 10 new picks to keep an eye on

Writers and broadcasters weigh in on the present and future of country music

Talking to Starr and producer T Bone Burnett about the former Beatle’s first country album in more than 50 years

Talking with stellar songsmith and producer Brittany Howard, counting down the year’s top local albums and more

Catching up with the masterful artist about her Grammy-nominated LP ‘What Now,’ her new hardcore project and more

Drkmttr becomes a nonprofit, The Pinnacle sets opening, two studies release key data on local music and more dispatches

Talking with the singular songsmith about shaping his powerful catalog

From Jack White and Brittany Howard to R.A.P. Ferreira, Katie Pruitt and beyond, here are our favorite local LPs of the year