Nashville

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88.  Kristofferson brought a gritty realism to country music with compositions like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and and “Me and Bobby McGee.” […]

A lot of things happened on May 9th throughout history. The stethoscope was invented on this day in 1882, Mother’s Day was proclaimed on this day in 1914, the Golden Girls aired their final episode on this day in 1992, but the news that die hard country music fans wasn’t prepared for was the death […]

  Connor Bedard strode into a bright room on the 11th floor of an office tower overlooking Bridgestone Arena. He took his place at the podium before a phalanx of cameras and a few dozen reporters. It was a spot he’s slowly grown accustomed to — being the centre of attention. Discussed in hockey circles as the […]

Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in […]

Nashville is cleaning up after a tornado ripped through a part of the city late Monday night-early Tuesday morning.   The system that roared through the city and the state of Tennessee killed at least 22 people with more bodies expected to be found by rescue personnel. The twister’s path was mostly north and east of […]

NASHVILLE (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed early on Tuesday after powerful tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other parts of Tennessee, flattening buildings and leaving tens of thousands of people without power, authorities said. The death toll, provided by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, may rise given the number of people who remain […]