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Nashville Symphony in 'financial emergency,' suspends season, furloughs staff

Nashville Symphony in 'financial emergency,' suspends season, furloughs staff

The Nashville Symphony declared a "financial emergency," suspending the 2026-27 season, effective Oct. 18.
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Symphony furloughs, canceled season draw outrage: 'Do better Nashville'

Symphony furloughs, canceled season draw outrage: 'Do better Nashville'

The organization declared a state of "financial emergency," drawing a range of reactions across Music City.
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Nashville Symphony CEO steps down amid financial emergency, furloughs

Nashville Symphony CEO steps down amid financial emergency, furloughs

On Sept. 28, the symphony suspended the 2026-27 season effective Oct. 18. A day later, CEO and President Mark Cantrell stepped down.
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Nashville Symphony crisis follows years of losses, documents show

Nashville Symphony crisis follows years of losses, documents show

The Nashville Symphony faces a $10 million deficit after years of financial losses and a 2013 rescue that helped save its concert hall.
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Lainey Wilson's Journey from Rural Louisiana to Country Music Stardom Highlighted

Lainey Wilson's Journey from Rural Louisiana to Country Music Stardom Highlighted

Lainey Wilson's Journey from Rural Louisiana to Country Music Stardom Highlighted
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Roy Acuff's four decades as the face of country music

Roy Acuff's four decades as the face of country music

From concerts to presidential visits and Opry anniversaries, these photos chronicle Roy Acuff as one of Nashville's most beloved ambassadors.
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Country Music Association Announces 2026 International Award Honorees

Country Music Association Announces 2026 International Award Honorees

Country Music Association Announces 2026 International Award Honorees
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Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries

Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. The 6th U.S.
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Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries

Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years.
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Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., passed a resolution on Sept. 25 to honor the music genre nationwide.
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Another big Mexican restaurant chain is closing locations

Another big Mexican restaurant chain is closing locations

On The Border filed for Chapter 7 and closed its restaurants; now another chain is cutting locations.
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Leadership Nashville marks 50 years of shaping the city's leaders

Leadership Nashville marks 50 years of shaping the city's leaders

Leadership Nashville has spent 50 years connecting diverse voices to shape the city's growth and local initiatives.