Best Instrumentalist

David Grier

Oct 8, 2026
6 hrs ago

Best of Nashville Music 2026 — Best of Nashville Music 2026
Illustration: Katie Turner

Best Instrumentalist: David Grier

Second Place: Cory Cline

Third Place: Tim Baumgartner

Past Best of Nashville wins: David Grier also took Best Instrumentalist in the Readers' Poll in 2025.

Winners

OmenBringer

Best Band

OmenBringer

Musicians Corner

Best Concert Series

Musicians Corner

Dolly Parton

Best Country Music Artist

Dolly Parton

DJ Afrosheen was voted Best DJ (Performer) in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll

Best DJ (Performer)

DJ Afrosheen

Robert’s Western World was voted Best Honky-Tonk in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll

Best Honky-Tonk

Robert’s Western World

Best of Nashville Music 2026

Best Instrumentalist

David Grier

Analog

Best Intimate Music Venue

Analog

Karaoke at The Lipstick Lounge, the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best LGBTQ Bar in Nashville

Best Karaoke Bar

The Lipstick Lounge

Category 10

Best Place to Dance

Category 10

Ryman Auditorium

Best Place to Hear Live Music

Ryman Auditorium

Night We Met

Best Place to See DJs

Night We Met

Brian Brown

Best Rapper/Hip-Hop Act

Brian Brown

Blackbird was voted Best Recording Studio in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by East Iris and Studio B (tied for second).

Best Recording Studio

Blackbird

Ashley McBryde

Best Singer-Songwriter

Ashley McBryde

Illustration of a trio of cards fanned out with the Jack of Hearts on top, holding a guitar

Best Writers’ Open Mic Night

The Bluebird Cafe