As recent Ronnie Dunn song shows, theories clash over what forces drive music chart success

'Cost of Livin’ ' dropped suddenly from the charts, and the man who wrote the song thinks he knows why More

Dolly Parton, Gaylord team up to bring country's first water, snow park to Nashville

Part of a larger, future development, park is expected to cost $50M and could open in the summer of 2014 More

Imagination Library celebrating accomplishments

More than 200,000 Tennessee children receive free books each month More
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Hall resurrects country 'live TV' collection

Hours of footage from Grand Ole Opry celebration filmed for television special is now on DVD More
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Taylor Swift makes more history

In what’s becoming a regular occurrence, Taylor Swift is making history again this week, both musically and on television. More

Rex: Cutting off Whitehouse's Air Supply

TPAC gives Dolly Parton a lift More
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Parton's '9 to 5' tour to open at TPAC

9 to 5: The Musical, the theatrical Broadway version of the kitschy ’80s movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, made headlines this week when it was given the pink More

Guitars of the Stars auction strikes $40,000 chord for Opry fund

Dolly Parton’s “guitar of many colors” alone raised $7,000 for the Trust Fund More
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Comedian makes his Grand Ole Opry instrumental debut

Television and film funny man Steve Martin will show off his bango prowess, a talent he's harbored since he was 17 years old. More
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With so many films, we’ll narrow them down for you

Here’s a quick-pick, six-pack of intriguing films from the 2009 Nashville Film Festival that should you attend, will, you just shouldn’t miss. More
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