Nashville’s Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival to Be Rescheduled Over Tornadoes, Coronavirus Concerns

Jessi Alexander never intended to move to Nashville to become a songwriter -- she simply wanted to make a living in the music business anyway she could. The West Tennessee native vividly remembers being enthralled by music as a young girl.

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.

Florida Georgia Line is giving back.

Florida Georgia Line is paying it forward amid the global coronavirus outbreak. On Wednesday (March 18), the country duo announced that they'll be paying the employees of their Nashville-based restaurant while it's temporarily closed.

No part of the economy is being hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than the hospitality sector, effectively eviscerating the incomes of people who work in bars, restaurants and live-entertainment venues.

Kid Rock‘s bar Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse in Nashville refuses to shut down, despite the mayor’s order to close – TMZ Tana Mongeau finally gets her mysterious, medical condition diagnosed – Just Jared Jr Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and baby Archie are reportedly returning to the U.K.

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

Dan + Shay have postponed their 2020 arena spring tour amid concerns over the coronavirus. The country duo launched the trek on March 6 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for two sold-out shows.

Members of the Grammy-winning string band Old Crow Medicine Show put down their fiddles and banjos and picked up chainsaws last week after deadly tornadoes hit middle Tennessee.

Reports state that worries over the virus have stalled ticket sales

Reese Witherspoon is overcome with emotions due to the recent natural disaster in her home state and the widespread panic over the coronavirus, among other things.

Reese Witherspoon is overcome with emotions due to the recent natural disaster in her home state and the widespread panic over the coronavirus, among other things.

Reese Witherspoon is overcome with emotions due to the recent natural disaster in her home state and the widespread panic over the coronavirus, among other things. The "Big Little Lies" actress took to her Instagram this week to let her millions of fans know just how she was feeling given the current state of chaos around her.

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

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