Shannon Sanders presents the Legacy of Americana Award to the McCrary Sisters. Here’s former Scene contributor and current Nashville Public Radio senior music writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social’s 2011 profile of the renowned gospel quartet. www.nashvillescene.com/music/the-mc...

Landed the 1st #alabamashakes #brittanyhoward interview on the band’s 1st new song in a decade #anotherlife for @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...

One musical narrative towers over Nashville: the rise and dominance of the country music industry. But the city's relationship with contemporary Black music scenes has gone largely untold. Listen to "Making Noise" — recently named Best Arts & Culture podcast by the NABJ. wpln.org/making-noise...

Dope story from #justinbarney about #lostwave tracing a mystery song back to #alexcaress @wpln.bsky.social wnxp.org/worldwide-hu...

Sat down w/ #sggoodman to discuss Caboodles, Calvinism & imaginatively engaging w/ rural folkways on a concept album for @variety.com #plantingbythesigns variety.com/2025/music/n...

New Orleans rapper Big Freedia is beloved for her bass-heavy, booty-shaking club music. But when she headlines @nashvillepride.bsky.social she’ll also take the LGBTQ festival to church ... with new gospel material! Reporting from @jewlyhight.bsky.social: wpln.org/post/big-fre...

Just two Black girls from North Texas talking about country music. I interviewed Mickey Guyton for Essence. We talked about country music's shift towards the right, how consumers can support Black artists in country, and her plans for the future. www.essence.com/entertainmen...

Dom Flemons is celebrating 20 years of the Carolina Chocolate Drops by curating his own mini-museum in downtown Nashville. @jewlyhight.bsky.social shares the story behind the artifacts and the legacy they honor: wnxp.org/a-new-exhibi...

Back in March, artist Angie K expected it to take a awhile to get Nashville’s attention with the new Country Latin Association. Now @jewlyhight.bsky.social reports she’s already making an impact at this year’s CMA Fest. wpln.org/post/the-new...

The Country In Our Hearts is a new, four-part @wpln.bsky.social series — launching on June 5. I follow one family’s epic journey from Kurdistan to Nashville. Across centuries, across continents, across generations, this is a story about a people’s fight to exist. (1/3)

Highly recommended listening @thisisnashville.bsky.social met this moment with a conversation that’s rich & riveting in humanity

As the ‘Sinners’ soundtrack puts spotlight on Black musical traditions, a grassroots movement has its own moment. Read more from @jewlyhight.bsky.social: wnxp.org/as-sinners-s...

And finally: Thanks to Gold for a fun read on a band that's deservedly blown the hell up. Fact-check was a hoot, including an informal chat with a friend who lives in Brisbane (hi Claire)!

Kids are struggling to focus on their schoolwork – worried their loved ones could be taken away. WPLN’s Camellia Burris reports on how teachers and advocates are supporting them amid ongoing ICE raids. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is sooooooo right that there are dueling versions of country music www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/o...

A friendly reminder that the scholarship of Zora Neale Hurston is also a part of Black Dandyism. #MetGala Read more on @thebarbedwire.bsky.social

"Black style has always been synonymous with the divine. Whether that divinity be God, or last night, the spirit of André Leon Talley, there is a through line from the Black church to the Met Gala." #MetGala My latest for @thebarbedwire.bsky.social thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/06/m...

Love to see #AnyOtherWay #TheJackieShaneStory win a #PeabodyAward wpln.org/post/it-took...

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social I’m so glad that you brought up Little Richard’s Southern Child when we were shootin the shit @ Biscuits & 🪕. That’s all I’ve been listening to since I got home!

@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social & @rissipalmermusic.bsky.social & so many of their artist/scholar/activist are building their own spaces, scenes, communities & #biscuitsandbanjos is a phenomenal celebration of it all 🪕🪕🪕 www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n...

The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 this year, meaning the live show, not the theater currently housing it. WPLN's @jewlyhight.bsky.social reports what makes the Grand Ole Opry is less the stage, but the many generations and styles of performers who've appeared on it.

As the Grand Ole Opry turns 100, a new book captures its behind-the-scenes stories, from Minnie Pearl’s shoes to memories from Dolly, Reba & beyond. Read about the making of the 350-page tribute from @jewlyhight.bsky.social: wnxp.org/how-a-centur...

A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in country music has just announced the participants selected for its next cycle. WPLN Senior Music Writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social says that’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing.

@wpln.bsky.social @wnxpnashville.bsky.social brings us the ultimate behind -the -scenes view of a music professional that we rarely think about: the #pianotuner #MusicCitizens podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

El Salvador-born country artist Angie K's new EP reflects the multicultural artistic identity she’s refined over the years. And WPLN's @jewlyhight.bsky.social reports she's just launched a campaign to turn Nashville’s attention to Latin country artists globally.

In recent years, Nashville has attracted industry professionals who are motivated to build up the industry support for hip-hop here and bring more opportunity to local artists. Today we hear about this side of the music industry that continues to grow,

Loved going deep w/ #MosesSumney on the relationship between his chosen environment & creative direction & how Helene disrupted all of that for #Here&Now on @wbur.org @npr.org www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Hello! Hope you’re hanging I there. Today we’re chatting with @wpln.bsky.social Senior Music Writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social about Nashville’s hip-hop scene and the industry resources that are finally arriving to ensure local artists can succeed right here in Music City. She’s smart. You’ll like it:

@annkpowers.bsky.social wrote an appreciation of #RobertaFlack that’s really worth revisiting now www.npr.org/2020/02/10/8...

For wintry reasons, we’re taking UNC’s Southern Folklife Symposium virtual this weekend. Zoom (for free!) from anywhere & geek out w/ us! unc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The 3rd feature in my @wpln.bsky.social series on building up new kinds of biz support around #Nashvillehiphop is out (& right on time). After yrs of indie hustle, #TimGent just dropped his single #MLB w/ the industry muscle behind it wpln.org/post/with-th...

Been waiting for this one! #EllenAngelico went all in on telling an overlooked, wild & revealing story of one of the hardest working women in country music #ShellyBush podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Inside a hip-hop songwriting camp: Two local music companies are trying to change the songwriting scene in Nashville. WPLN's @jewlyhight.bsky.social says they recently called on their rap connections and assembled their first writing camp. wpln.org/post/a-songw...

For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about what Nashville can learn from Beyonce's big Grammy win. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The 1st (of many) big projects I’m rolling out in 2025 is a @wpln.bsky.social series on folks building up the biz around hip-hop in Nashville. Part 1 is out! (And Part 2 drops tmrrw!) wnxp.org/even-total-n...

Shaboozey is doubling down on country music, but will he be able build a sustainable career in the format? Wrote this for @msnbc.com . Thanks @rissipalmermusic.bsky.social and @andreawillwrite.bsky.social for your invaluable insight. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Nashville Grammy nominations to watch 👀 Senior music writer @jewlyhight.bsky.social reflects on the 67th Annual Grammy Awards including Nashville’s contributions, both obvious and subtle, with the nation’s latest ecological disaster as its backdrop: wpln.org/post/grammys...

The business sense of Carrie Underwood’s MAGA makeover. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...