Famous Grammy Quote: "I was interviewed for a Grammy television show, and they asked me about Nashville, and I talked for three minutes and when I finished, I was teared up. The whole room was crying. Nashville has given me a home, where I never had a home before." -- Janis Ian
 

List of Nashville singers, songwriters, composers, musicians, etc. who are up for Grammy Awards tonight (Feb. 15)... http://nocountryfornewnashville.com/2015/12/11/2016-grammy-nominations-announced-nashville-artists-earn-nods/ #GrammyAwards #MusicCityArts
 
#GlennFrey will be honored at #GRAMMY Awards when band members join #JacksonBrowne to perform a classic #Eagles hit. http://www.grammy.com/news/eagles-to-pay-tribute-to-glenn-frey-on-the-58th-grammys

The Recording Academy will unite four artists to salute four-time #GRAMMY winner #LionelRichie. http://www.grammy.com/news/stars-to-pay-tribute-to-lionel-richie-on-the-58th-grammys #MusicCityArts
 
For the first time, #CBS will air a live red carpet show prior to the #GrammyAwards broadcast from 6-7 p.m. CST Feb. 15. #MusicCityArts
 

Educational Opportunities:
The Arts & Business Council offers educational opportunities for artists of all kinds. http://www.abcnashville.org/what-we-do/arts-immersion/ @ABCNashville #MusicCityArts
 
#TPAC and #NECAT will present a special effects makeup workshop on March 5 for #film and #television. https://patron.tpac.org/events/detail/makeup-workshop-2016-tpac #MusicCityArts
 
We highly recommend #ASCAP's "I Create Music Expo"... http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/news/2016/02/11-reasons-to-attend-2016-ascap-expo.aspx #Songwriting #MusicPublishing #Music #Hollywood #MusicCityArts

Film:
#FilmNashville and Women in Film and Television will hold Town Hall 2016... State of our City on 3/8. https://filmnashville.org/ #MusicCityArts
 
Ruta Sepetys' first #novel, "Between Shades of Gray," is now being turned into a #film called "Ashes in the Snow." http://franklinhomepage.com/brentwood-authors-book-being-turned-into-movie-cms-23866

Food and Beverage:
#Cabana has been named "The Most Romantic #Restaurant in #Tennessee" by Town & Country Magazine. http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/dining/news/g1913/most-romantic-restaurants/?slide=42 #MusicCityArts
 
The #Nashville #entertainment venue 12th and Porter has reopened... http://12andporter.com/ #12thandPorter #nightclub #MusicCityArts
 
New #restaurant opening... Jack and Jameson's in #Franklin... http://franklinhomepage.com/jack-and-jamesons-drawing-crowds-after-soft-opening-cms-23942#.Vr3oXVK1xJM #MusicCityArts
 
City Winery #Nashville has a host of #arts events coming up with prominent #artists... http://www.citywinery.com/nashville/ @CityWineryNSH #MusicCityArts
 
History:
#Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment Act would add 2,100 acres to the park. http://franklinhomepage.com/bill-to-add-2-100-acres-to-shiloh-battlefield-slowly-advances-in-house-senate-cms-23943#.Vr3jA1K1xJM #CivilWar #MusicCityArts

In Memoriam:
Singer-songwriter Tommy Turner, a friend to many in the Nashville arts community. He will be greatly missed. http://www.thedailybanner.com/nashville-mourning-songwriter-tommy-turner/ #MusicCityArts
 
Legendary songwriter Kim Williams has died... Wrote #songs for #Reba, #RandyTravis... http://www.cmt.com/news/1762613/hit-songwriter-kim-williams-dead-at-68/ #KimWilliams #MusicCityArts
 
Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire has died. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35499149 #MauriceWhite #EarthWindAndFire, #MusicCityArts

Literature:
New Harry Potter book coming this summer... http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/entertainment/harry-potter-part-8-publish-summer-feat/index.html #HarryPotter #book #MusicCityArts
 
#Poets Corner featuring Sandy Coomer from 7-8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Scarritt Bennett. Learn more... http://www.scarrittbennett.org/event/poets-corner-featuring-sandy-coomer/ #MusicCityArts

Music:
New #music from Matthew and the Atlas... https://soundcloud.com/matthewandtheatlas/temple #MatthewandtheAtlas #MusicCityArts
 
Cause A Scene secret shows... Noah Gundersen on April 18. Location TBA. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cause-a-scene-secret-show-an-evening-with-noah-gundersen-second-night-tickets-21434560347 #NoahGundersen #CauseAScene #MusicCityArts
 
#AmericanaFest will occur in #Nashville from Sept. 20-25, 2016... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/americanafest-the-2016-americana-music-festival-conference-registration-19228893137 #Music #Americana @AmericanaFest #MusicCityArts
 
Recommended read for #artists, #songwriters and #musicians... http://musicconsultant.com/music-as-a-career/everything-you-need-to-forget-about-the-music-industry/#.Vr3wT1K1xJM @RickGoetz #MusicCareer #MusicIndustry #MusicCityArts

Radio:
Radio Free Nashville will throw a birthday LUAU on April 3... http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/597091/bc6e8e2061/ARCHIVE#like @RadioFreeNashville #MusicCityArts
 
Songwriting/Composing:
Will streaming music kill songwriting? http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/will-streaming-music-kill-songwriting #songwriting #streaming #MusicCityArts
 
The Nashville Songwriters Association has announced its Board of Directors... http://www.musicrow.com/2016/02/nsai-announces-new-re-elected-members-to-board-of-directors/ #songwriters #NSAI #MusicCityArts
 
For songwriters... 45 professionals offer tips for #songwriting #success. http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/six-steps-to-successful-songwriting-45-tips-from-45-famous-s.html #MusicCityArts
 
#Tunesmithing will spotlight some of Nashville's top #songwriters in #Nashville on Feb. 17. http://www.Tunesmithing.com
 
For #composers... apply for #ASCAP's Film Scoring Workshop... http://www.ascap.com/news-and-events/calendar/event-details.aspx?eventid=dd3dc4b3-549e-481b-903e-6640ddf10722 #Film #MusicCityArts
 
For #Singers, #songwriters & #musicians... Dave Kusek lays out the costs for releasing a new single. http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/the-true-cost-of-recording-and-releasing-a-single.html #MusicCityArts

Technology:
The #Digital Innovation in #Music Summit will occur in #Nashville from Feb. 25-26... https://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/music-tech-and-futures-summit-nashville-2016 #DigiMusic #MusicCityArts

Theatre:
#NashvilleOpera is offering free performances of "Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears"... http://olourl.com/4nD/1lz #MusicCityArts
 

Artist Spotlight: PJ Brunson


 

            PJ Brunson is a South Carolina-based singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist and pianist who has performed extensively across the Southeast region, opening for legendary artists such as Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith.
 

            PJ has received accolades from fans and the media alike. The publication Creative Loafing named her Charlotte's "Best Acoustic Folk Act". Her latest album, "Home To Me", was nominated for Folk Album of the Year by members of the International Music and Entertainment Association.

READ MORE ABOUT PJ BRUNSON...

Videos:
A touching song about the changes happening to #MusicRow in #Nashville... expresses the ache many #songwriters feel. https://youtu.be/OI-DGZFfNOg

Visual Arts:
Susan Headley Van Campen's "A Symphony of Color" exhibition under way at Haynes Galleries. http://haynesgalleries.com/hgSite/pages/newsAndEvents/newsAndEvents-SymphonyInColor.html #Art
 
The Hendersonville #Arts Council will celebrate Black History Month with a major new exhibit titled “Men of Winter.” http://hendersonvillearts.org/wordpress/?page_id=21
 
#AlanLeQuire's "Cultural Heroes" #art exhibition continues through June at #TPAC... http://www.lequiregallery.com/home.html @lequiregallery #MusicCityArts