Jake Owen, Navy SEALs, Soul Series & Tater Salad in Music City
Published 2/16/2012
And the movie premieres keep comin' in Music City.
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Stars Spotted @ Film Screenings, Concerts and Jogging Around Town
Published 2/8/2012
OK, we're in Music City, not Movie City, right? So we don't have any big-time movie premieres or screenings, right? WRONG!
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Dierks Bentley & Sheryl Crow Popping Up @ Nashville Shows
Published 2/3/2012
One of the pluses of living in Music City – you get to be at special events that you'd never see in other cities.
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Keith Urban and Kid Rock Play the Clubs Downtown Music City
Published 1/26/2012
Passers-by probably thought there was a country all-star show going on.
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Grammy Nominees Party in Music City
Published 1/18/2012
OK, for real, if you truly want to spot a celebrity in Nashville, I'm about to give you the slam-dunk secret.
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Musicians, an Ice Skater, and TV Show Host Explore Nashville
Published 1/11/2012
So Nashville recently got its first Nordstrom upscale department store, and you can throw in a little star gazing with your window shopping.
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Stars Pack a Glen Campbell Concert & Nashville is on TV
Published 1/6/2012
It's fun when artists go see other artists play in concert.
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Celebrity Spottings in Nashville Celebrating the Holidays
Published 12/22/2011
Only in Nashville, right?
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Taylor, Jamie Lynn and John Corbett Dine Out in Music City
Published 12/19/2011
And how do we know where Taylor Swift shops here in Nashville? She tells us, through her Twitter.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Plays Nashville's New Year's Eve Party
Published 12/7/2011
Have ya heard yet? Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd will ring in the new year with a free outdoor show right here in Music City.
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William Shatner, Keith Urban & Kelly Clarkson Enjoying Nashville
Published 12/2/2011
Only in Nashville can you get pop stars, a Hollywood star, a New Orleans Saints head coach, Hank Jr., and country's top stars in the same room.
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Lionel Richie, Terry Bradshaw & Lil' Jon in Music City
Published 11/17/2011
I know, I know, you think Nashville's so chock full o' stars that you're gonna run into them on the street, right?
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The Stars Come Out for CMA Week in Music City
Published 11/9/2011
So many events, so many random stars – country and otherwise – turned Music City into one big bash this week. And you could literally walk down the street and see a big star.
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Peyton Eats Out, Jack Gives Candy & Stars Get Stars
Published 11/6/2011
Wanna see some stars get stars?
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Underwood, Songz, Flair, Brooks & Jackson in Music City
Published 10/26/2011
And here's a chance for those of you coming here for the CMA Awards to see at least two big country stars in person.
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Video Shoots, Celeb Eats and Star-Packed Fundraisers
Published 10/19/2011
Here's a new slogan. Nashville: It's not just for country music anymore.
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Hollywood Hits Music City
Published 10/7/2011
Red carpets, bright lights, TV crews, movie stars, big screening. . . . It ain't just for Hollywood anymore.
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Dierks, Vince, Jake and Blake & Miranda in Music City
Published 9/28/2011
So ya think you're going to walk the streets of Nashville and run into big country stars jamming outside? You might be right!
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Clarkson, Swift, Chenoweth and a NY Housewife?
Published 9/21/2011
So many celebrity spottings, so let's get to the tastiest of all.
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Taylor Swift, The Fray and Del McCoury Around Music City
Published 9/14/2011
OK, Taylor Swift fans, if you're gonna visit Nashville, and you wanna know where you might run into Taylor Swift, she recently gave Nashville Lifestyles magazine a roadmap of her Music City faves.
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Faith, Tim and Miley Love Living in Nashville
Published 9/7/2011
We just love when our celebs talk about how wonderful Nashville is because we're just so proud to be here.
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Katy Perry's Star-Packed Nashville Concert
Published 8/24/2011
You might just run into country stars wherever you go in Nashville – even if it's at a pop concert.
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Nashville Goes Hollywood with Nicole Kidman and Val Kilmer
Published 8/17/2011
Don't just think one movie at a time can be shot here in the great talent fields of Middle Tennessee.
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Joe Nichols Shoots a Video in Downtown Nashville
Published 8/11/2011
OK, OK, so some folks think they're gonna come to Music City and see a country singer – and maybe some girls in bikinis – right in downtown Nashville.
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American Idols Hit Nashville and Jack White Goes Bowling
Published 8/3/2011
So, the American Idol live show tour comes through Nashville last week and who shows up backstage?
More Idols!
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Country Music Meets Ice Skating, Italian Food & A Grocery Store
Published 7/29/2011
OK, so you have power couples, and then, on Monday night, a couple of power couples.
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Britney, Bono, Dierks and the Kings - in Nashville
Published 7/21/2011
Bono does Johnny Cash impersonation for Carrie, Dierks
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Martina, Jack White, John C. Reilly & a Free Luke Bryan Show
Published 7/15/2011
And remember, folks, Nashville is home to more than just country music stars.
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More than 125,000 jam downtown for the Fourth
Published 7/6/2011
Have we mentioned that Nashville has the best Fourth of July fireworks in the South?
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Martina, Chris, Keith & Nicole Hit Nashville's Restaurants
Published 7/1/2011
So, if you're in Nashville for even a few months, you'll likely run into a No. 1 party, celebrating – you guessed it – an artist's and/or songwriter's No. 1 hit on country music charts.
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Toby Sings, Miranda Pampers & Jake Eats in Nashville
Published 6/22/2011
Yes, Toby Keith has rocked stadiums and venues, but next Tuesday (June 28), he'll pack his big show and big personality into a tiny 100-person club in Nashville.
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CMT Awards & CMA Fest Bring Bieber, Ludacris and Glee
Published 6/10/2011
Ya gotta love the CMT Music Awards folks bringing a bunch of non-country stars to town.
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CMA Fest Week is Full of Stars in Music City
Published 6/8/2011
Idols and Hootie and music, oh my!
It's CMA Music Fest week, y'all, and now more than ever, Nashville is chock full o' stars!
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Benefit Concert w/Rodney and Theatre Opening w/Vince & Amy
Published 6/3/2011
The CMA Music Fest kicks off June 9 in Nashville, but Rodney Atkins is helping get the party started early with a free, outdoor show two nights earlier.
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Billy Works Out, Madden Hangs Out & Taylor Raises Funds
Published 5/25/2011
You know that even country stars must get to the gym to work on their fitness.
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Kisses & Tears All Around at the Music City Walk of Fame
Published 5/18/2011
Ronnie told Keith that Keith had to get on his knees and kiss his new star if he wanted to make the front page of the newspaper. Keith did just that, but when he asked his Oscar winner wife, Nicole Kidman, to do the same, Nicole kissed Keith instead.
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Bill Anderson and Keith Urban at Music CIty Walk of Fame
Published 5/13/2011
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander – a musician himself – will induct [Bill] Anderson on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Walk of Fame Park, just north of the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.
Keith Urban also will be inducted on that day, and yes, the ceremony is free and open to the public.
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Alice Cooper, Kellie Pickler and Jerrod Niemann Love Nashville
Published 5/4/2011
"What I love about Nashville is, you have a favorite place but you don't need to. There are great places everywhere," Jerrod said. "It's a great place to live."
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90210, the Today Show and Idol Spottings in Nashville
Published 4/20/2011
And you never know who'll be at the big shows at our Bridgestone Arena. Reba McEntire has been to at least one KISS show there. I've seen Trace Adkins and his daughters at a Cheetah Girls show at the arena. I could go on and on.
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Ke$ha, Robert Plant, Taylor and a Good Cause
Published 4/13/2011
Rock great Robert Plant – a Led Zeppelin frontman, among other things – is often spotted around Nashville, as he began recording and staying here for longer stretches a few years back.
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Taylor Talks Nashville and Tony Hits Tootsie's
Published 4/6/2011
"Nashville's where I live. I love it more than anywhere in the world," she told Jay.
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Ronnie Dunn, Jack White and Dave Haywood Dining Out
Published 3/31/2011
So you're coming to Nashville and ya wanna know where ya might spot a star? Almost anywhere, really, but the higher-end restaurants tend to attract more celebs.
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Jamie Lynn Spears, Mary Steenburgen and a CMA Fest Fashion Show!
Published 3/23/2011
Well, it's never too early to start thinking about CMA Music Fest, Nashville's biggest annual event, so big that it's an ABC TV special.
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Lady A, Laura Bell Bundy, Wynonna and more Out on the Town
Published 3/16/2011
Oh what fun it is to see international superstars while you're doing every-day stuff. What, that doesn't happen to you? Move to Nashville!
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Nashville is On: The Apprentice, Man v. Food and CMA Fest
Published 3/10/2011
Folks, if you're on the fence about whether to come to Nashville for this year's CMA Music Fest, I've got a few more reasons to make it happen.
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Lionel Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vince Gill - Oh, My!
Published 3/3/2011
Said Vince: "We do things out here for an awful lot of different reasons, but one is spontaneity, one is fun."
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Kid Rock, the Doobie Brothers and Robert Plant LOVE Music City
Published 2/25/2011
Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant played a couple of shows at War Memorial Auditorium last week, and man, does this guy LOVE Nashville! (Who doesn't?)
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Paisley Paints, Kenny's in the Hall of Fame and Lady A Raises Funds
Published 2/17/2011
As you might've gathered from the Brad Paisley item, Nashville hosts some pretty unusual and interesting fundraisers that put random stars in the same room.
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Jake & Carey, Young & Nail... and Gill & Cooper?
Published 2/10/2011
The Nashville Predators hockey team always hosts live music between periods, and ya never know what's gonna happen in Music City.
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Out in Town: Taylor Swift, Lady A and Street Corner Symphony
Published 2/3/2011
Here in Music City, big country stars celebrate big landmarks all over the city! And we locals sometimes get to see them out and about.
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Taylor & Jake, Hootie's New Video and American Idol in Music City
Published 1/26/2011
You might recall stories from a few months ago about Aerosmith's Steven Tyler hanging out in coffeeshops in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village while he was hear for some American Idol tapings.
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Kidman Talks Film, Gill Yells at Refs and Lady A Plays for School
Published 1/14/2011
We don't just have country music superstars living here, folks, we also have an Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar – who just so happens to be married to one of our music superstars.
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Heidi Newfield Gets Excited for New Year's Eve
Published 12/29/2010
We're getting soooooo close to the big FREE outdoor New Year's Eve "Bash on Broadway" in downtown Nashville. And one of the entertainers, country singer Heidi Newfield ("Johnny and June"), is gonna bust out some new stuff.
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Phil Vassar Talks Music City's New Year's Eve Bash
Published 12/16/2010
We’re just a couple of weeks away from Nashville’s big outdoor New Year’s Eve Bash.
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Jimmy, Taylor and Jake Waste Away in Music City
Published 12/3/2010
You’ve probably heard some rumors about Taylor Swift and actor Jake Gyllenhaal dating. And far be it from us to add any fuel to the gossip fire – unless they were spotted together here in Nashville. Oh wait, they were!
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Keith & Nicole, Miranda & Blake, Reba, Kid and Zac Out on the Town
Published 11/18/2010
The city is exhaling after a HUGE CMA Awards week and an awards show night that brought more than 16 million pair of eyeballs to the ABC broadcast.
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CMA Country Christmas Preview
Published 11/12/2010
Martina practically blew the roof off Bridgestone Arena with her bignotes and big voice Thursday night at a taping of a CMA Country Christmas special that airs Nov. 29 on ABC.
Ya see, being in Nashville, you can score the ticket to the occasional big-network TV taping.
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2010 CMA Awards Celeb Sightings & Happenings
Published 11/11/2010
So you’re saying to yourself, Oh, the CMA Awards, just a bunch of country artists.
Incorrect, my friends!
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Hollywood Hits Music City for a Big Movie Premiere
Published 11/9/2010
Nashville is no stranger to the red carpet – the CMA Awards, the CMT Music Awards, inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame…. But a Hollywood movie world premiere?? That’s a different story.
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Behind the Scenes and On Stage at the Music City Walk of Fame
Published 11/8/2010
Before the ceremony, Kristofferson, who penned songs like “Help Me Make it Through The Night” and “Me and Bobby McGee” – told Nashville Noise: “Nashville saved my life.”
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Music City Walk of Fame Is Seeing Stars
Published 11/5/2010
Rascal Flatts, Mel Tillis, Little Jimmy Dickens and Kris Kristofferson will get stars on the Music City Walk of Fame.
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American Idol and U2 Visit Music CIty
Published 11/2/2010
At an on-stage press conference later, Steven [Tyler] would say there was “something very magical about this room.”
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Dylan, Jack White, Ke$ha and more...
Published 10/26/2010
Dylan played a show at Municipal Auditorium here this week, and his host was burgeoning rock empire builder Jack White, of The White Stripes and Raconteurs. Jack recently moved to Nashville and started his own record label and recording compound.
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Jam Session & Chow Sessions for Charlie, Taylor and Reba
Published 10/14/2010
Ya never know what's gonna happen at the storied Ryman Auditorium, the long-time home of the Grand Ole Opry and current "it" place for rock and alternative acts as well.
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Dolly and Vince and … John Mayer? Oh my!
Published 10/7/2010
Sure you can see country stars play in concert all over the country, but you get what we call "Nashville moments" only in, well, Nashville.
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Dolly's Workin' 9 to 5 in Music City
Published 9/29/2010
Dolly herself got up to greet the audience, saying, essentially, "Y'all got in here free tonight, so enjoy the show, and I don't wanna hear any b*^chin'!"
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Plant, Strait, McEntire, Mellencamp and... Clinton?
Published 9/16/2010
In a four-day stretch this past weekend, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, George Strait, Reba McEntire, rock band Train (Drops of Jupiter), John Mellencamp, Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn and alt-rock band the Pixies played Nashville stages.
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The Stars Fly In and Out of Music City
Published 9/9/2010
Last Thursday, comedian Sheryl Underwood and country singers Luke Bryan, Lee Brice, James Otto, John Rich, Marty Stuart and Jason Michael Carroll all were spotted at the airport.
Where were you?
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Charlie Daniels and Elvis Costello Love Surprises
Published 8/20/2010
And another beautiful part about living in Nashville: You can see music stars, veterans and brand-new acts in the most unusual venues and gigs.
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Even the Stars Like the County Fair
Published 8/12/2010
Keith Urban and his Hollywood superstar wife, Nicole Kidman, strolled through the Williamson County fair Saturday afternoon, according to Nashville celeb reporter Stephanie Langston.
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Gwyneth Paltrow on the Big Screen in Music City
Published 7/27/2010
Sure, sure, you know Nashville is Music City, but Gwyneth Paltrow and a couple of other Hollywood stars were here last week to shoot some more scenes for a big-time movie coming out soon.
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Country stars, Harleys and Cookware
Published 7/14/2010
You really can see stars almost anywhere here in Music City, and that includes church on Sunday..
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Music City Sets Off Real Fireworks for the 4th
Published 7/8/2010
Hope you had a wonderful July 4th weekend, and you KNOW you did if you were in Nashville, c’mon!
Country singer/dancer Julianne Hough celebrate...
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Star-Studded Concert Benefits Nashville Flood Relief
Published 6/29/2010
You can imagine that we here in Music City have some pretty amazing fund-raiser shows you might not see anywhere else. This week, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill...
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Reality TV, Late Night, Rock and Hockey Collide
Published 6/29/2010
We’ve got a Situation here in Nashville – and fellow MTV reality star Snookie, not to mention Ryan Seacrest, Conan O’Brien, Jack White and a Canadian hockey star named Mike Fisher.
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BRAD SCHMITT
has electrified entertainment news coverage in Nashville for more than 15 years. His "Brad About You" column was The Tennessean's best-read daily feature for more than a decade. And, in recent years Brad used his sense of humor and rapport with celebrities to bring fun and insightful reports to viewers of Nashville's ABC affiliate. Brad now writes for Country Weekly magazine and CountryWeekly.com.
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