Nashville Music Scene's First Coronavirus Survivor Speaks Out: 'I've Never Felt More Influential in This Town'

By Ellise Shafer

The CMT Music Awards will be pushed from June 3 to Oct. 14 because of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the network announced Friday.

Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Fisher, are encouraging everyone to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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

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.

Scott Borchetta is fighting the coronavirus one bottle of hand sanitizer at a time.The Big Machine Label Group president/CEO recently spoke about how his company's Nashville-based liquor business, Big Machine Distillery, which produces premium vodka, is using its facilities to produce donated bottles of hand sanitizer for local first responders."We feel fortunate to be in a position to serve our community during these challenging times," Borchetta tweeted.

By Mike Fleming Jr

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

Music Biz 2020 has been postponed due to uncertainty surrounding the global health crisis.The annual industry conference was due to take place this May in downtown Nashville, but will be pushed back to August.“Thank you to our registered attendees, speakers, and sponsors for your patience and continued enthusiasm for our event in this extremely uncertain period,” comments Music Biz President Portia Sabin in a statement.

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.

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.

Sam Hunt served as the surprise guest at Tuesday (March 10) evening’s Rhythm and Boots showcase held at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley. The singer took the stage for his second show of the year, and during his 45-minute set, he debuted several tracks off his forthcoming sophomore studio album Southside, due out April 3.

The late Bill Hearn, who rose to president and chief executive officer of Capitol Christian Music Group, will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame at the seventh annual GMA Honors & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on May 6 in Nashville. Three vocal groups will also be inducted—Commissioned (representing gospel), The Isaacs (Southern gospel) and 4Him (Contemporary Christian music). These

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.

Country’s finest will join forces for a special tornado benefit concert next Monday (March 9) at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, Billboard can reveal.Jason Isbell, Yola, Dan Auerbach, Sheryl Crow, Soccer Mommy and many more will hit the stage for the concert, which will help raise vital funds for the people of Nashville affected by the devastating tornado.The lineup also features Aaron Lee Tasjan, Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne, Katie Pruitt, Kendell Marvel, Margo Price, Old

The tornadoes hit Nashville on Monday night