Nashville, Tennessee

Everything Nashville is known for

552 songs mention this city 710 artists from here

Nashville, Tennessee, often called "Music City," is a major center for the music industry, particularly country music, and its musical heritage spans various genres. The city's musical roots trace back to the 1700s, and its reputation as a global music city was further established by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in the late 1800s. Today, Nashville is home to 710 artists, including pop artist Kesha and country group Lady A. The city is also mentioned in 556 songs, such as "Southern Drawl" by Alabama and "Murder on Music Row" by George Strait.

Music in Nashville

Songs About Nashville

I'm Still Fine - Live At The Ryman
The Red Clay Strays
100%
"Live At The Ryman (Song Title)"
Titanium
David Guetta
100%
Gold on the Ceiling
The Black Keys
100%
Drink Till I See Double
Ray Wylie Hubbard
98%
"You're more Robert's Western World"
Mama’s Opry
Sunny Sweeney
98%
"That she'd dreamed about singing at The Grand Ol' Opry"
Southern Drawl
Alabama
98%
"Grand Ol' Opry, barbecue"
Much More
De La Soul
98%
"Grand Opry'rate the scandal way"
Say About Me
Chris Janson
98%
"I thank God every day I'm a member of the Grand Ole Opry, y'all"
Heartland (Main Title Sequence)
George Strait
98%
"And Opry music on a Saturday night"
Bob Wills Is Still The King
Asleep at the Wheel
97%
"You can hear the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville Tennessee"
Highway Boys
Zach Bryan
97%
"got a gig out at the Ryman"
Till Things Get Right (Live at The Ryman)
The Red Clay Strays
97%
"Till Things Get Right (Live at The Ryman)"
The Conversation
Hank Williams Jr.
97%
"Most folks don't know that they fired him from the Opry"
BNA
Tyler Hubbard
97%
"BNA to LAX and back to BNA again"
Birmingham
Shovels & Rope
97%
"Played Springwater at Station Inn"
Murder on Music Row
George Strait
97%
"Down on Music Row"
Whole Lotta Lubbock
William Clark Green
96%
"Hеll, I've played the Grand Ole Opry but it didn't feel like home"
All I Do Is Drive
Johnny Cash
96%
"But if you'll tune into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night"
Next Big Nothing
Sunny Sweeney
96%
"That I'd sing on that grand ol' opry"
Back To Back
Drake
96%
"Second floor at Tootsies, gettin' shoulder rubs"

Showing top 20 of 552 songs

Artists From Nashville

K
Kesha
pop Pop: 80
L
LANY
indie Pop: 80
J
Jelly Roll
hip-hop Pop: 79
N
Noah Cyrus
pop Pop: 71
E
Ernest
country Pop: 69
L
Lady A
country Pop: 69
R
Red
rock Pop: 69
D
Dan + Shay
country Pop: 67
C
Cody Carnes
gospel Pop: 67
G
Guy Clark
country Pop: 65
K
Kitty Wells
country Pop: 65
O
Old Dominion
country Pop: 65
C
Chase Matthew
country Pop: 65
f
for KING & COUNTRY
gospel Pop: 65
W
We the Kingdom
gospel Pop: 63
T
The SteelDrivers
folk Pop: 62
D
Duane Allman
rock Pop: 62
A
Austin Farwell
rock Pop: 62
M
Matthew West
gospel Pop: 62
Y
Young Buck
hip-hop Pop: 61

Showing top 20 of 710 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near Nashville

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Nashville.

Cumberland River 10 songs Interstate 65 13 songs Highway I 40 10 songs

Musical Heritage

Ryman Auditorium — Mother Church of Country RoadyGoat

1892

The Ryman Auditorium, a Gothic Revival brick hall in downtown Nashville (116 Rep. John Lewis Way North, formerly 5th Avenue North), opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. Riverboat captain Tom Ryman bankrolled it after a religious conversion at a tent revival, intending a space for preaching; it was renamed for him after his death. Its church-pew seating and famous acoustics earned it the nickname 'the Mother Church of Country Music.' The Grand Ole Opry broadcast from this stage from 1943 to 1974 before moving to its purpose-built house; the Ryman fell quiet, was nearly demolished, then restored and reopened in 1994. It's a National Historic Landmark and hosts live shows year-round, the Opry returning each winter.

History of Nashville

The Daily Wire Downtown Office RoadyGoat

Down here in downtown Nashville, a few blocks from the state capitol on Deaderick Street, is one of The Daily Wire's offices. The Daily Wire is an American conservative media company founded in twenty fifteen and headquartered in Nashville. It began as a digital news and podcast operation built around its founders' daily talk shows, and has since grown into opinion commentary, original films and documentaries, a subscription streaming platform called Daily Wire Plus, and children's entertainment. Its presence is part of why Nashville has become a growing hub for media companies based outside the traditional coasts.

Hattie B's Hot Chicken RoadyGoat

Hattie B's brought Nashville hot chicken to the masses starting in 2012. Nick Bishop Sr. and Jr. studied under the originals and built a hot chicken empire. The heat levels range from Southern (no heat) to Shut the Cluck Up (call 911). The line wraps the block on West 19th, and nobody complains because they know what's coming.

The Daily Wire Headquarters RoadyGoat

The corporate headquarters of The Daily Wire sits in Nashville's Twelve South neighborhood, at eighteen thirty-one Twelfth Avenue South. The Daily Wire is an American media company founded in twenty fifteen by political commentator Ben Shapiro and filmmaker Jeremy Boreing. It's a conservative news and opinion outlet that publishes articles, produces a lineup of podcasts and talk shows, and in recent years has expanded into films, documentaries, and a subscription streaming service. The company originally operated out of the Los Angeles area and relocated to Nashville in twenty twenty, part of a broader wave of media and entertainment companies moving to Tennessee.

Ryman Auditorium

1892

Built in 1892 as a tabernacle for revival meetings, the Ryman served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and is considered the mother church of country music.

Lower Broadway Honky-Tonk Row

1940

The strip of honky-tonk bars on Lower Broadway in Nashville, anchored by Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and Robert's Western World, has been the heart of live country music since the 1940s.

The Parthenon

1897

A full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition and now a permanent landmark in Centennial Park.

Grand Ole Opry House

1925

The longest-running radio broadcast in American history, airing continuously since 1925, now based at the Opry House in the Opryland complex.

5.8 mi away

The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson Home

1804

The plantation home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, who lived here from 1804 until his death in 1845.

10.0 mi away

Things to Do in Nashville

historical 5.9 mi away
Grand Ole Opry

Country music's most famous stage since 1925. Every legend has played here.
historical 0.3 mi away
Ryman Auditorium

The Mother Church of Country Music. Original home of the Grand Ole Opry.
food 1.8 mi away
Prince's Hot Chicken

The original Nashville hot chicken since 1945. The recipe was revenge. Now it's a religion.
food 1.1 mi away
Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Nashville's modern hot chicken sensation. The line wraps the block. 'Shut the Cluck Up' level will rearrange your afternoon.
food 11.8 mi away
Loveless Cafe

Nashville's legendary biscuits since 1951. The neon motel sign is an Instagram icon.
historical 0.3 mi away
Willie Nelson Museum

Willie's braids his guitar Trigger memorabilia and more in Nashville.
historical 0.6 mi away
Hatch Show Print

One of America's oldest letterpress shops still printing concert posters by hand since 1879.

Everything Near Nashville

76 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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