Despite thunder, lightning and scattered rain, thousands of country music fans made the pilgrimage to Music City for 2019’s CMA Fest. For the 48th annual CMA Fest downtown Nashville received the usual festival makeover, replacing the bumper-to-bumper traffic of Broadway with vendors, food trucks and 11 different stages. This year’s […]
A sneak peek of Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary film “Country Music” aired to a sold-out Curb Event Center on Wednesday night. The film — directed and produced by Burns — will officially air on the Public Broadcasting Service Sept. 15. The eight-part, 16-hour film traces the history of country music […]
Ken Burns joined Dr. Robert Fisher to honor country music history by adding two signed Martin D-28 guitars to the Gallery of Iconic Guitars on Wednesday. The guitars were signed by 76 of the artists interviewed in Burns’ 16-hour eight-part series from the Public Broadcasting Service called “Country Music,” which […]
Nashville sports talk radio legend George Plaster will leave Belmont University and return to the radio waves for WSM 660-AM announced on Tuesday. Plaster joined Belmont as Associate Athletic Director for Marketing in 2016 after nearly 40 years in sports talk radio. “We wish George well on his new program […]
Belmont baseball alum Matt Beaty is the first Bruin to make it to the big leagues in 41 years after being called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday afternoon before its game against the San Francisco Giants. Beaty was not listed in the Dodgers starting lineup Tuesday, but […]
Dean Patrick Raines of the Jack C. Massey College of Business will be retiring at the end of July, said Dr. Thomas Burns in an email on Thursday. After 16 years at Belmont, Dean Raines leaves the school of business a very different school than it was over a decade […]
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As a four-piece rock band based out of Nashville, Sun Seeker has made waves in the local DIY scene and built up a fan base in cities around the U.S.. On Sunday, the band will take the Bonnaroo stage for the first time ever. Alex, Asher, Ben and Rodrigo sat […]
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History can be made again on Thursday night if Belmont basketball graduate Dylan Windler gets his name called in the 2019 NBA Draft. “Being the first player to actually get drafted would be something very special,” said Windler. “Just being able to represent midmajors and especially Belmont will be something […]
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No headphones walking in and out of locker rooms. No phones at the dinner table. No flashy attire. In a world filled with Russell Westbrooks and Ja Morants, why would any player qualified to play in Division I want to come to Rick Byrd’s strict program? Because Byrd could do […]
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More than an excuse to wear a colorful outfit, the month of June serves as an opportunity for the LGBT community to be seen, heard and welcomed. “Pride is seeing a 14 year old trans kid being able to be completely themselves without hesitation,” said Phil Cobucci, community affairs director […]
Dean Patrick Raines of the Jack C. Massey College of Business will be retiring at the end of July, said Dr. Thomas Burns in an email on Thursday. After 16 years at Belmont, Dean Raines leaves the school of business a very different school than it was over a decade […]
Former Bruin Dylan Windler gets drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 26th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night. Windler is the first Bruin coached under Rick Byrd to be drafted and the second to reach the NBA since Ian Clark in 2013. The Indiana native […]
