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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - It's now official: After much speculation, Nashville has found a new home on CMT. All episodes of the fifth season will be available for streaming on Hulu the day after they air on CMT. Production, which employs over 500 Tennessee residents each season, will continue in Nashville. The show will receive $11 million in local incentives, including $8.5 million from the state's film program, $1 million from the City of Nashville (subject to approval by Metro Council), $1 million from the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. and $500,000 from Ryman Hospitality. The series will continue to be produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios and Opry Entertainment. "CMT heard the fans. The wave of love and appreciation they have unleashed for 'Nashville' has been overwhelming," said Brian Philips, president of CMT, in a news release. "'Nashville' is a perfect addition to our evolving line-up of big music specials, documenta...

Jeffrey Allen Lynn American music icon, Loretta Lynn is mourning the passing of her eldest grandson, Jeffrey Allen Lynn who died unexpectedly on Monday. Jeffrey was 47 and lived and worked on Loretta Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Jeffrey was the eldest son of Jack Benny Lynn, Lynn's second child and eldest son who tragically drowned in 1984. Jeffrey Allen Lynn is survived by three children, Jory, Katie and Cody. Loretta Lynn was scheduled to perform this Friday, June 10 in Miami, Oklahoma and Saturday, June 11 in Hinton, Oklahoma, however those shows will be postponed to July 8 and November 12 so Loretta can be with her family. Source: Loretta Lynn Please keep Loretta and her family in your prayers during this difficult time.

Rich Consola of Amherst saw Elvis Presley in concert twice at Memorial Auditorium, in 1957 and in 1976. That was it. And yet “The King” has been Consola’s focus for decades. “I’ve studied Elvis Presley’s autograph every day of my life for the past 25 years,” Consola said. Through sheer will, untold hours of study, and the gift of being “kind of OCD,” Consola has become an internationally respected authenticator of Elvis’ signature, assessing the loops and swoops to pick out the genuine from the counterfeit. Not that Elvis has made that easy. “He signed a lot of autographs, but the thing about Elvis is that he almost never signed his name twice the same way,” said Consola, a trim, gray-haired man who has two Elvis tattoos on his right arm, one the image of a famous photo from the 1957 Aud concert by former Buffalo News photographer Robert L. Smith, the other Elvis’ own “TCB” design, which stands for “taking care of business.” Consola loves to talk about Elvis, and ...

Opportunity Village is a Las Vegas nonprofit organization which back in the day, made those scarves that Elvis would pass out during his shows. Opportunity Village continues to make similar scarves today, both as a tribute to its long association with Elvis and to raise money for its programs that assist Southern Nevadans with intellectual disabilities. And even if today’s scarves haven’t been kissed by The King, they still can evoke a bit of Las Vegas’ colorful past. Each of the 100 percent silk scarves is designed and hand-painted by a client of Opportunity Village, whose name and bio appears on each one. The scarves can be online (www.opportunityvillage.org/collections/scarves-ties) or in the gift shop at Opportunity Village’s Engelstad campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive. The scarves begin at $20, are of various widths and lengths, and, for most people, are indistinguishable from scarves that shoppers would find in department stores. The story behind them is just as color...

BP Fallon performing, I Believe in Elvis Presley on RTE's Imelda May Show Dublin Live reports Dublin singer Imelda May has said she doesn't know if her RTE music programme will come back this year. The rockabilly star, who has presented the programme for the past two years, admitted the State broadcaster hasn't approached her about renewal despite high viewing figures. When asked if RTE had offered her a slot for The Imelda May Show yet, the 41-year-old said: “No, they haven’t. “They never ask me until the last minute and then it’s panic stations trying to get it organised. I don’t know what the story is.” The rockabilly star told how she loved helping boost musicians’ careers through the show, adding Irish talent needs to be showcased more. Imelda added: “[The programme] did very well and the ratings were very good, I’m happy for it. “A lot of the bands that were on it have done very well, the ones that weren’t well known have done well since.” With Bruce Spring...

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Nashville, TN - Guitarist Harold Bradley will be presented with the Cecil Scaife Visionary Award on Tuesday, May 17, at the Musicians Hall of Fame . Bradley, 90, is the most-recorded guitarist in music history and an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. This year mark’s the 70th anniversary of his first session. He and his brother, the late Owen Bradley, built five Nashville recording studios, including the Quonset Hut on Music Row. Bradley was the first president of the Nashville chapter of NARAS and a member of the Grammy organization’s Board of Governors, and was awarded the Trustees Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Bradley also served from 1991-2008 as President of the Nashville Association of Musicians, Local 257 of the American Federation of Musicians, and also was elected as the international vice president until 2010. Brenda Lee, Ray Stevens, Ray Walker, Charlie McCoy, David Briggs and others will speak at the event. Bradley is also expected to perf...