Darius Rucker is once again hosting his annual Darius and Friends concert, now in its 12th year, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event, which has raised more than $2 million since it began, will take place at the Ryman Auditorium on August 17, with an online option to watch as well. Artists joining Rucker will…
The Academy of Country Music is returning with their annual Party For a Cause, this year held on Tuesday, August 24, at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with proceeds benefiting their charitable Lifting Lives program. Trisha Yearwood and Lee Brice have been announced as performers, along with Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion and Tenille Townes, with more artists…
The original Puckett’s Grocery, located in Leiper’s Fork, has been sold, but visitors and patrons have nothing to fear. The store, restaurant and music venue, which now boasts multiple locations across Tennessee, including in Chattanooga and Pigeon Forge, will be preserved, thanks to buyer Aubrey Preston. It was Preston who saved the historic RCA Studio A from being demolished…
Craig Campbell loves country music and coffee, which is why he is now opening a new coffee shop, The Grindstone Cowboy, with his wife, Mindy. The new eatery will open in Eagleville, Tennessee, located about 45 minutes outside of Nashville, early next year. “We love coffee and I’ve always wanted a coffee shop and there’s not a drive-thru coffee…
Carly Pearce has just been announced as the host of the upcoming ACM Honors! The announcement comes with the news that Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Lee Ann Womack, Lauren Alaina, HARDY, Chris Janson, Sara Evans, RaeLynn and Devin Dawson will also perform, with more performers expected to be announced shortly. “I am humbled and excited to be hosting the…
It’s the end of an era for Nashville Predators player Pekka Rinne, who just announced he is retiring after 15 years with the NHL. Rinne spent his entire year with the Predators, playing a total of 683 games. “For more than 15 years, I’ve been on a journey, an incredible, life-changing journey with the Nashville Predators that has taken…
Nashville Scene‘s Burger Week has returned to Music City! The annual event is bigger and better than ever in 2021, with more than 50 restaurants participating, offering one of their specialty burgers for just $7. Diners can also win prizes and vote on which burger will be crowned the winner. We picked ten of the most unique burgers, listed…
CMA Fest might have been canceled in Nashville, but a two-night star-studded concert is still taking place in Music City. CMA Summer Jam will be held on July 27 and 28 at Ascend Amphitheater, with more than 18 acts performing for the event, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and more….
Laine Hardy will see another dream fulfilled when he takes the stage for his Grand Ole Opry debut later this summer. The Season 17 winner of American Idol will perform on August 28, as part of a lineup that includes Michael Ray, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots, and other artists who will be announced in the near future….
Rhonda Vincent is part of this summer’s Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, a series celebrating bluegrass music. It’s a full-circle moment for Vincent, whose love of the hallowed institution began when she was just a child. “My very first visit to the Ryman was when I was around five or six years old, and I got…
