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Shannon Sanders presents the Legacy of Americana Award to the McCrary Sisters. Here’s former Scene contributor and current Nashville Public Radio senior music writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social’s 2011 profile of the renowned gospel quartet. www.nashvillescene.com/music/the-mc...
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One musical narrative towers over Nashville: the rise and dominance of the country music industry. But the city's relationship with contemporary Black music scenes has gone largely untold.

Listen to "Making Noise" — recently named Best Arts & Culture podcast by the NABJ.

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Making Noise
Lovenoise is a 20-year-old, Black-owned, Nashville-based concert series that has radically altered the city's live music landscape. "Making Noise" is a four-part homage / podcast series from WPLN and ...
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The Country In Our Hearts is a new, four-part @wpln.bsky.social
series — launching on June 5.

I follow one family’s epic journey from Kurdistan to Nashville.

Across centuries, across continents, across generations, this is a story about a people’s fight to exist. (1/3)
Highly recommended listening @thisisnashville.bsky.social met this moment with a conversation that’s rich & riveting in humanity
Tennessee put a hold on executions in 2022 over concerns about lethal injection protocol. This morning, the state is set to resume — executing Oscar Franklin Smith. Today, we speak with one of Smith's sons. Plus, @wpln.bsky.social's Paige Pfleger reports on the latest developments.
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And finally: Thanks to Gold for a fun read on a band that's deservedly blown the hell up.
Fact-check was a hoot, including an informal chat with a friend who lives in Brisbane (hi Claire)!
An Australian Dirty Slang Guide to Amyl and the Sniffers
Prepare thyself for the Aussie punks’ Marathon Music Works show with selected jargon from their set-list staples
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Kids are struggling to focus on their schoolwork – worried their loved ones could be taken away. WPLN’s Camellia Burris reports on how teachers and advocates are supporting them amid ongoing ICE raids. wpln.org/post/nashvil...
Nashville’s immigrant students fear going to school as ICE raids continue
The recent ICE raids in Nashville have left many families afraid to leave the house for even basic necessities, like taking their kids to school.
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A friendly reminder that the scholarship of Zora Neale Hurston is also a part of Black Dandyism. #MetGala

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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social I’m so glad that you brought up Little Richard’s Southern Child when we were shootin the shit @ Biscuits & 🪕. That’s all I’ve been listening to since I got home!
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The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 this year, meaning the live show, not the theater currently housing it. WPLN's @jewlyhight.bsky.social reports what makes the Grand Ole Opry is less the stage, but the many generations and styles of performers who've appeared on it.
As Grand Ole Opry turns 100, it's the performers who keep it alive — and evolving
At the century mark, a big part of what’s kept the Grand Ole Opry going are the many generations and styles of performers who have been part of the show.
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A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in country music has just announced the participants selected for its next cycle. WPLN Senior Music Writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social says that’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing.
In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group
A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in the country music industry has just announced the participants selected for
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