The lineup for the Knoxville fest runs the gamut from rock to jazz to experimental electronics and beyond, with a slew of Nashville connections
Stephen Trageser
Music Editor
Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton also snag multiple nods ahead of November ceremony
Test your knowledge of Americana and pro baseball, two disciplines known for folksy nomenclature
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Sept. 12-13 at Sanders Ferry Park
Check out some thoughtful writing and more following the legend’s death
7 p.m. Aug. 28 at The ’58 at Eastside Bowl
The country ace’s third long-player proves you can’t keep a good ma’am down
With Best of Nashville 2026 readers’ poll voting now open, we look back at what made the issue in 2016 — and in 1989