HAYDEN PANETTIERE AND THE NASHVILLE THAT TOOK HER IN
A remembrance of a performer whose Juliette Barnes helped turn a television drama into a Music City mirror Hayden Panettiere’s...
MARTHA RIVERS INGRAM, NASHVILLE’S FIRST LADY OF THE ARTS, LEAVES A CITY TRANSFORMED
A remembrance of the business leader, philanthropist and cultural force whose vision helped shape modern Nashville Martha Rivers Ingram understood...
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM REMEMBERS FLACO JIMENEZ (1939-2025)
“Flaco Jimenez was a paragon of Tejano conjunto music — exemplifying not only its sound, but its culture-blending spirit with...
STACY WIDELITZ 1956-2025
“I enjoy martinis, good cigars, my dog Max, and fast British sports cars. In other words, I’m just a simple...
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM REMEMBERS DAVID BRIGGS (1943–2025)
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum recently learned the news of David Briggs’ passing. The museum issues the...
POPE FRANCIS 1936-2025
Profound sorrow for the death of Pope Francis Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Archbishop Emilio Nappa and Atty. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi, respectively President...
STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSING OF FORMER ACADEMY PRESIDENT RICHARD KAHN
Former Academy President Richard Kahn passed away Saturday, April 5, in Los Angeles.  He was 95. “Our Dad had a...
JIM AYERS 1943-2025
James Wesley “Jim” Ayers – husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, businessman, banker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and friend to so many,...
VAN TUCKER 1958-2025
Vaniese Ann Tucker, born to the late Melvin C. Tucker Jr. and Joyce Smith Tucker in Franklin, TN on March...
LESLY SIMON 1972-2025
We are heartbroken to announce that Lesly Somerville Simon, age 52, passed away March 27, 2025, peacefully surrounded by her...