Matt Maher writes from his faith on ‘Alive Again’
Matt Maher (Tec Petaja/Submitted photo) Matt Maher knows how to make the best of an opportunity in front of him. The Christian pop songwriter did it more than five years ago in Phoenix: An encounter...
View ArticleNext Big Nashville reaches outside Music City
Los Angeles trio Nico Vega are among the non-Nashville-based performers at this year's Next Big Nashville. For our daily performance picks, scroll down to the bottom of this story. Multi-date,...
View ArticleDiamond Rio tells story of its struggles
Diamond Rio (photo: Russ Harrington) The silence didn’t last all that long. Guitarist Jimmy Olander was outlining his vision for the next Diamond Rio project to the group’s lead singer, Marty Roe....
View ArticleKye Fleming, Mark D. Sanders, Taylor Swift, others honored at Songwriters...
CLICK THIS IMAGE for a slide show of photos from the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony (this photo of Kye Fleming, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Mark D. Sanders: Sanford...
View ArticleDevlin Drive gets gear boosted hours before local gig
Devlin DriveFew are the bands that don't have some sort of unpleasant "Welcome to Nashville" moment. The guys in Bayonne, N.J.-based bombastic pop punk outfit Devlin Drive had theirs Sunday night, as...
View ArticleSwitchfoot reconvenes with ‘Hello Hurricane’
Switchfoot plays Exit/In on November 22 and 23 supporting new album 'Hello Hurricane.' When his band thought about devoting the first set on their new tour to the 12 songs on new record Hello...
View ArticleHezekiah Walker takes top Stellar Awards
Click to see a gallery of photos from the 25th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (this photo of Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir: Jeanne Reasonover/The Tennessean).Brooklyn-based choir...
View ArticleAmy Grant shares road toward ‘Somewhere Down The Road’
After several years away from recording and touring, Amy Grant went on a tour in 2008 that reunited her with the band that supported her seminal 1988 album, Lead Me On. The tour not only went a long...
View ArticleJason Crabb explores many musical loves as a solo artist
Click to see a gallery of Jason Crabb and Crabb Family photos (this image of Crabb at his Hendersonville home: Sanford Myers/The Tennessean). We haven’t seen Jason Crabb’s skills on the basketball...
View ArticleDove Awards spreads its wings: updated
Click to see a gallery of photos from Wednesday's Dove Awards (this image of Jordin Sparks and Natalie Grant: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean). The 41st annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards...
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