Bill Hearn, Commissioned & More to Be Inducted into Gospel Music Hall of Fame

A few hours after Leslie Fram discussed how the COVID-19 outbreak might affect the entertainment industry — and talked about bringing DIY hand sanitizer to victims of the deadly March 3 tornado that devastated Middle Tennessee — the Nashville-based exec found out she had her own brush with the virus.

In an effort to show appreciation for those behind the lines of the nation’s health crisis with the coronavirus, Music Row and Nashville’s creative community have come together in support of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff with the launch of Gratitunes on Monday (March 30).Since March 30 serves as National Doctors’ Day, the Nashville community is taking time to thank its doctors.

Songwriters, along with other “gig economy” workers in the music industry ranging from producers to roadies, will be eligible for grants and loans under the $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the advocacy organizations Songwriters of North America and Nashville Songwriters Association International announced today. (The House is expected to confirm a counterpart bill on Thursday.)

NASHVILLE — When the COVID-19 coronavirus forced the shutdown of the concert industry, independent Nashville artist Stevie Woodward got a double whammy.Not only did she lose the steady, six-nights-a-week bookings in the Music City club scene that kept her afloat, she also faced the stark reality that one of her roommates, a nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center, might well bring the bug home from work.Woodward decided to make lemonade out of lemons and drove to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for an unexpected

The Music Business Association’s annual Music Biz conference, held in Nashville and scheduled for May, has been postponed until August, due to ongoing coronavirus concerns. The event is now scheduled to take place from Sunday, August 16 through Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the JW Marriott Nashville. All conference registrations and hotel reservations will be honored and automatically transferred for the postponed dates.

The coronavirus has officially hit Nashville's music community.CMT closed its offices March 10 to thoroughly sanitize the premises after an artist manager who had attended the network's tornado relief telethon, held in conjunction with WSMV-TV Nashville on March 5, tested positive for COVID-19.

The Warner Music Nashville roster has joined forces to release the digital compilation Nashville Strong.

Kid Rock, 49, is not ready to close his popular bar Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse, which he opened in Oct. 2018, in Nashville, TN despite the city’s coronavirus concerns and plans to keep it open until there’s a “statewide mandate.” The singer’s business partner, Steve Smith, put out an official statement about the bar’s plans on Mar.

Kid Rock is keeping his Nashville bar open despite the growing concerns of COVID-19.

Despite Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s request to close down Lower Broadway on Sunday as a public health emergency in Nashville due to the coronavirus, countless bars have refused to shut their doors.

Harry Styles stopped by NPR for an intimate Tiny Desk Concert, performing four tracks from his new album, “Fine Line.”

Extremely wholesome.

Gabe Lee's Honky Tonk Hell -- including the track "Heartbreaker's Smile," premiering exclusively on Billboard below -- is heaven for fans of the stylistic diversity that can be found under the country music umbrella. And the Nashville-based artist is happy to be showing more sides of himself after the "songwriter project" of his 2019 debut, Farmland.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

What’s happening between Amanda Miller and Alex Kompothecras? That’s what Chloe Trautman and Juliette Porter are wondering in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, March 10, Siesta Key finale.

'To Nashville, With Love' takes place next week

Marathon Music Works is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for the people of Nashville who were affected by the deadly tornado that struck Tennessee earlier this week. The show, called “To Nashville, With Love,” is set to take place on Monday, March 9.