Carrie Underwood might have been largely snubbed from the list of nominees for the 2021 ACM Awards, but she is still slated to perform. The Oklahoma native joins an all-star list of performers taking the stage during the annual show, including Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Miranda Lambert and more. Co-hosts Keith…
Nashville is on the verge of losing one of the city’s most beloved venues to another hotel. The historic Exit/In property has been sold to a developer, with plans in place to tear the building down and build a hotel in its place. Exit/In owner Chris Cobb has launched a fund-raising campaign to raise money to save the popular…
Happy birthday, Bobby Bones! The multi-talented radio host, who was born Bobby Estell, turns 41 on April 2. We already know he won Dancing With the Stars, is a mentor on American Idol, and has one of the biggest radio shows, of any genre, in the country. But there’s a lot more to know about Bones, so we are…
It’s a good weekend to be in Nashville. Both the Wildhorse Saloon and Acme Feed & Seed are reopening for business. The Wildhorse Saloon, which temporarily closed in December, had to delay its reopening, due to damage sustained in the Christmas Day bombing, while Acme Feed & Seed has been closed for a year due to the pandemic. Thank…
Nashville is considered by many to be the birthplace of hot chicken. As the story goes, Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack founder, Thornton Prince III was quite the womanizer, and after being out reportedly with another woman, his girlfriend made him hot chicken as a way to get revenge on him. Unfortunately for her, but fortunately for Nashville, he loved…
Nashville faced another round of dangerous weather over the weekend, including high winds and torrential downpours, resulting in three 8th Avenue bars closing due to damage. The bars affected are The Sutler Saloon, Rambler Cocktail Bar, and Melrose Billiard Parlor. Four feet of standing water was found in the Rambler Cocktail Bar, and two feet of water in Melrose…
For many people, Easter is the holiday to officially welcome in Spring, which seems to go hand-in-hand with a decadent brunch. Nashville has plenty of places to celebrate the holiday, held this year on April 4, with both dine-in and take-out options available. See nine of our favorites below, and click on each restaurant’s name for details on their…
The city of Nashville was devastated early Christmas morning, when a bomb exploded, destroying numerous buildings in the blast. This week, several country artists, including Lee Brice, Ashley McBryde, Old Dominion, Scotty McCreery and more, will perform for 2nd Ave Strong on Friday, March 26, a benefit show to raise money for the 2nd Ave Strong fund, created to…
When Chef Maneet Chauhan and her husband, Vivek Deora, decided to open a restaurant in Nashville, she had no plans of actually living there. The Food Network star planned on commuting between Nashville and New York City, where she and her family resided, while they operated Chauhan Ale & Masala House, until an unexpected medical emergency forced her to…
JT Gray, owner of the Station Inn, one of the most-revered bluegrass venues in the world, has died. Gray was 75 years old when he passed away on March 20. The news was first announced on social media. “It is with the heaviest of hearts and deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear…
