A Nashville local just locked in his spot on the “American Song Contest” competition show
– Tyler Braden will represent Tennessee on Monday night.. you might wanna tune in because a winner’s gonna be named!
– that’s Monday at 7 on NBC
We’re in the middle of National Travel and Tourism week
– Tennessee’s 16 Welcome Centers are inviting you to swing by to spin their trivia wheel
– the questions will be related to the state’s music, culture, geography, sports, and more.. winners will get some Tennessee souvenirs
Got some unfortunate news
– if you were planning on seeing Melissa Etheridge at the Ryman TONIGHT, that show just got cancelled
– Melissa sent out a message saying that she’s looking at future dates to come back in the future
It’s Cinco de Mayo!
– in case you are wondering why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, it marks the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire in the Battle of Puebla in 18-62
– no, it is not just a day to drink tequila
Looking for things to add to your calendar for the rest of the month? Look no further..
– The Music City 200 at the Nashville Fairgrounds’ Speedway is taking place THIS WEEKEND!
– you can watch it live at 8:30 on FloRacing dot com or in person with tickets going on sale on race day
If race cars aren’t your thing, maybe THIS is more your speed
– a water lantern festival is coming to town later in the month
– the Nashville Water Lantern Festival is happening at the Parthenon on May 28th and you can get tickets and your lantern kits now at water lantern festival dot com
Congratulations are in order for Dolly Parton!
– she is getting inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame along with some other music legends like Eminem, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar and Carly Simon
– the induction ceremony will be on November 5th and a filmed version will stream at a later date on HBO and HBO Max
My fellow nerds will love this..
– the Nashville Public Library is making a subtle but strong stance when it comes to censorship efforts.
– they have some limited edition library cards that say “I read banned books” on them
– they only got 5 thousand made, so definitely run over there if you’re wanting to grab one! They’ll only have them until May 26th
Amazon announced they’ll be investing more than 10 million dollars to help develop affordable housing in Nashville
– their partnership with the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency has also hired more than 25 hundred people at their Nashville office and expect to create more jobs soon
Madonna just announced her “Finally Enough Love” collection to celebrate 50 number one dance chart hits
– she’s the only artist with 50 number one hits on ANY chart
– the collection will be available this Summer
How many wedding invites have you gotten so far this year?
– a survey says the average person is invited to 4 weddings this year due to weddings previously put on pause because of the pandemic
– the survey also says that the average person will spend 3 THOUSAND dollars as a wedding guest..
– I don’t know what kind of wedding those people are going to, but none of my friends are getting that kind of money from me
Comments