How Caylee Hammack Went From Sleeping In Her Car To Landing a Record Deal

The world, in tandem, has been suffering at the hands of the pandemic, i.e. coronavirus.

Today is the 32-year anniversary of Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album, which spawned songs that still resonate today like “Fast Car” and the unofficial Bernie Sanders anthem “Talkin' ‘bout a Revolution.” Although the album was a huge success, it almost never came out because Chapman had always figured no major label would ever be interested in her socially conscious music.

It's pretty great to see celebrities step up to support others during the coronavirus pandemic, isn't it? One such example: Taylor Swift, who's quietly supporting a beloved Nashville record store. As Rolling Stone reports, Grimey’s New & Preloved Music was recently forced to close its doors and send staff home—so Swift decided to help out.

Country singer Caylee Hammack and her band are facing months without income after the concert industry came to a halt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So they put down their guitars and started pushing lawnmowers.

Taylor Swift is helping one small record store in Nashville stay afloat amid economic struggles caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Country singer Caylee Hammack and her band are facing months without income after the concert industry came to a halt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So they put down their guitars and started pushing lawnmowers.

Taylor Swift is helping out a small business and its workers amid the current health crisis.

"I didn’t even know we were on her radar"

Taylor Swift hasn’t been spotted casually browsing in record stores over the years quite as often as LP shop-aholic Elton John, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have an equal interest in keeping them open and thriving. Grimey’s, an independent store in her hometown of Nashville, confirmed Thursday that Swift had quietly made a contribution to help out employees during the shop’s coronavirus-related closure.

Taylor Swift is a life preserver for the Nashville record store Grimey’s.

Nashville guitarist and composer William Tyler has shared a brand new “cosmic pastoral” single. It’s called “Time Indefinite” and you can give it a listen below.

Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2000, we're writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we look back at a relatively sunny, tranquil period in country music history -- before Nashville, like the rest of the world, was changed by global events the following year. 

Welcome to #TBT Mixtape, Billboard's series that showcases artists' very own throwback-themed playlists exclusive to Billboard's Spotify account. The curated set features the artists' favorite tracks from their youth and childhood.This week’s set comes from hitmaking Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jessi Alexander.