Few albums have generated more conversation before their release than “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé — out today. Nashville Public Radio’s senior music writer Jewly Hight has been listening. wpln.org/post/dive-deep…

Recap: A Celebration of Making Noise wpln.org/post/recap-a-c…

It’s Making Noise finale day for all who celebrate!

And host Jewly Hight (Jewly Hight) has quite a few people to thank for helping her tell the story of how a Sunday night party changed Nashville.

That includes MVPs Tony Gonzalez, Justin Barney and Marquis Munson, but also YOU.

All four episodes of #MakingNoise are out now from the tiny-but-mighty team ⁦WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio⁩ ⁦WNXP Nashville⁩ ⁦Tony Gonzalez⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Justin Barney⁩ ⁦Marquis Munson⁩ Let us know what the series gets you thinking & talking about! wpln.org/making-noise-h…

If Lovenoise wanted to make a difference in a city on the rise, they’d need to figure out how to tap into Nashville’s rapid growth in the early 2010s.

Hear the whole story in Episode 3 of “Making Noise,” a four-part series from WPLN and WNXP Nashville, out now.

Dig into what #TinaTurner made of her TN roots in this episode of ⁦This Is Nashville⁩ featuring the badass scholarly insights of Francesca Royster #NutbushCityLimitless wpln.org/post/episodes/…

NEW: Nashville voters will get to decide on a transportation referendum on Nov. 5.

The plan will seek dedicated funding for transit, sidewalks and other infrastructure — with specifics to be spelled out in the coming weeks. #breaking

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More required reading: Hidden In The Mix, Diane Pecknold's crucial 2013 edited collection on the history of Black country music. It features articles from scholars on a wide range of topics and artists. dukeupress.edu/hidden-in-the-…

Bey & ⁦Rhiannon Giddens⁩ are out here complicating musical & cultural narratives AT ALL TIMES. If you’re here for that, we’re taking up another piece of the story w/ the #MakingNoise series from ⁦WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio⁩ & ⁦WNXP Nashville⁩ wpln.org/making-noise-h…

You didn’t know you needed a #banjoauntie . Now you know.

With how the CMA treated Beyoncé, I hope they don’t pretend to engage this time. Again they don’t deserve her attn & she doesn’t need its validation. This is abt reclaiming country’s Black past & future, not on Nashville’s terms, & in vein of the BCMA, Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer & The Black Opry

Francesca Royster's fantastic recent book Black Country Music is required reading - check out her discussions of Beyonce and so many other artists of the past and present. University of Texas Press utpress.utexas.edu/9781477326510/

The 1st convo w/ the brilliant AF ⁦Brittany Howard⁩ about her new phase of limitlessness #whatnow npr.org/2023/11/17/121…

Be watching for the latest masterful investigative series from ⁦WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio⁩ Meribah Knight⁩ 🙌🙌🙌 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Important stuff from Caroline Eggers WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio ‘Stop polluting the communities of Black folks’: A Memphis resident reacts to TVA’s latest methane gas proposal wpln.org/post/stop-poll…

Girls Write Nashville Attempts to Fill Care Gaps for Young Nashvillians nashvillescene.com/music/features… via @nashvillescene

Another Look: More Recent Releases You Don’t Want to Miss nashvillescene.com/music/features… via @nashvillescene

Loved talking w/ ⁦Autumn Nicholas⁩ ⁦Allison Russell⁩ ⁦MyaByrne, Rhinestone Tomboy 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️⁩ ⁦Adeem (the Artist)⁩ yesterday ⁦Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum⁩ about how they use their agency as artists & activists ⁦Americana Music Association⁩

Join us Fri AM the Exchange Running Collective (near 5 Points) to add a little running or walking action to your ⁦Americana Music Association⁩ experience

For NPR Music, I wrote about how ⁦Allison Russell⁩ has been redefining what genius looks, sounds & feels like in the spotlight npr.org/2023/09/19/119…