Megan Barry

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has officially declared today, Wednesday, January 10, 2018, as Ray Steven Day in honor of the country and comedy music legend's numerous accomplishments and contributions to Music City, USA.

The Country Music Association presented industry honors to four highly-deserving individuals Wednesday evening, Nov. 29 during an intimate CMA Board reception at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

CMT's Next Women of Country celebration announced nine newcomers to its elite roster on Tuesday, adding both signed and unsigned female artists Kalie Shorr, Abby Anderson, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Bryan, Erin Enderlin, Hannah Ellis, Jo Smith, Kassi Ashton and The Sisterhood Band.

GRAMMY-winner and music icon Kenny Rogers will be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m., the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced today. The induction ceremony will take place one day in advance of the all-star All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Concert Celebration taking place at Bridgestone Arena.

CMA joined with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Monday at Ascend Amphitheater to offer the Nashville community the opportunity to honor victims of the Las Vegas shooting.

With only days before the first preview performance of Part of the Plan (followed by a gala opening night on Sunday, September 10), the new musical drawing its score and inspiration from the catalog of troubadour Dan Fogelberg, the widely respected singer/songwriter who spent much of his early career in Nashville, attention should be paid to the motivating factors that led the producers to debut their show in Music City - with a look at the show's roots that are firmly planted in Tennessee.

Talk to actor/singer Harley Jay about his current project - the new musical Part of the Plan that draws from the catalogue of singer/songwriter and troubadour Dan Fogelberg - and you'll soon notice how enthusiastic he is about the show. In fact, if you don't leave that conversation feeling just as excited about POTP as he is, you may need to get yourself checked out.

The Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) announced today four Nashville leaders who will be recognized at the 7th Annual NATD Honors Gala, scheduled for November 14, 2017, at the Hermitage Hotel.

Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville GRAMMY Award-winner and 12-time CMA Award winner, Miranda Lambert kicked off CMA Fest with her first MuttNation March on June 8th.

Nashville mayor Megan Barry will join Actors Bridge Ensemble (ABE) for its V-Day Nashville 2017 benefit performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning The Vagina Monologues on Friday, February 17, at City Winery, 609 Lafayette Street.

Nashville mayor Megan Barry and Metro Nashville Arts Commission executive director Jen Cole will be among the featured speakers at "One Night of Empathy," an event using theater as a catalyst for discussions about empathy, presented by The Humanity Project on Tuesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Z. Alexander Looby Theater in Nashville.

On December 3, 2016, The Arts Company, a small business visual arts gallery in Downtown Nashville on 5th Avenue of the Arts, and founded and owned by longtime arts leader Anne Brown, will beat the drums visually proclaiming a Happy 20th Birthday.

The Nashville Business Journal has named Reba McEntire as its 2016 Artist of the Year and Jana Kramer as its Breakout Artist for its third-annual Women in Music City Awards.

Founder of The Johnny Cash Museum, Bill Miller, with his wife Shannon, has revealed preliminary details to open a museum honoring the late, great Patsy Cline.

Nashville Repertory Theatre announces that the Honorable Mayor Megan Barry will serve as the Honorary Co-Chair of Nashville Rep's inaugural Broadway Brunch.

The Board of Trustees of Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced its decision to change the name of the thirty-year-old theatre to Nashville Repertory Theatre, commencing with the 2014-15 season, which is also the professional theatre's 30th anniversary.