PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris said Sunday that "no one can sit on the sidelines" in this year's presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.

2. After reshaping Las Vegas, The Mirage to be reinvented as part of a massive Hard Rock makeover - Friday, July 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Mirage is about to vanish from the Las Vegas Strip.

Gambling ends and the doors close Wednesday at the iconic tropical island-themed hotel-casino that opened in 1989 with a fire-spewing volcano outside, and Siegfried & Roy's lions and dolphins inside.

3. Country star Cindy Walker to be posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame - Friday, May 10, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country star Cindy Walker will be posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.

4. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions for 2023 - Friday, January 19, 2024

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for 2023, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

5. Events - Friday, October 13, 2023

Entrepreneur Exchange. An opportunity for entrepreneurs and those with startup businesses to casually network, meet the tenants and experience all that the center has to offer. This hub offers attainable office space for local startup businesses. Mark your calendars for the third Thursday of every month. Free to attend. Franklin Innovation Center, 423 S. Margin Street, Franklin. Thursday, 4-5 p.m. Information

6. Diversity defines Americana - Friday, September 15, 2023

From its earliest days emerging from an idea at South By Southwest, to its current incarnation as a multiday, multivenue celebration of modern day roots music, the Americana Music Association’s annual conference and music festival brings professionals and fans of multiple genres to Nashville for an immersive experience.

7. Record-breaking travel expected for July 4th - Friday, June 30, 2023

Tennesseans will travel in record numbers for Independence Day. AAA forecasts more than 1 million Tennesseans will take at least one trip of 50 miles or more between Friday and Tuesday. That’s 42,000 more holiday travelers than the previous record high, set last year.

8. Rogers leads UT past Oklahoma St, into Women's College World Series semifinals - Friday, June 2, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tennessee moved past a lopsided loss and focused on the opportunity at hand.

Ashley Rogers threw a complete game, and the fourth-seeded Lady Vols defeated No. 6 Oklahoma State 3-1 on Sunday to qualify for the Women's College World Series semifinals.

9. Posthumous Kenny Rogers album will feature unreleased songs - Friday, April 14, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Previously unreleased songs recorded by the late country superstar Kenny Rogers will be on a new record coming out in June.

10. You don’t have to be a gambler to know when to quit - Friday, December 2, 2022

Americans prize tenacity, doggedness, as reflected in the adage “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” But there’s something to be said for knowing when to judiciously throw in the towel.

11. Songwriters Hall to induct Twain, Wariner, Lindsey, Nicholson, Malloy - Friday, July 29, 2022

The songwriting giants behind the hits “You’re Still The One,” “Holes In The Floor Of Heaven,” “Girl Crush,” “One More Last Chance” and “Drivin’ My Life Away” will soon become the newest members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

12. Ronnie Tutt, drummer for Elvis and other stars, dies at 83 - Friday, October 15, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Ronnie Tutt, a legendary drummer who spent years playing alongside Elvis Presley and teamed up with other superstars ranging from Johnny Cash to Stevie Nicks, has died. He was 83.

13. Tannehill throws 3 TDs as Titans hold off Colts 25-16 - Friday, September 24, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans know it's almost impossible to win a game turning the ball over three times.

They found a way to overcome their mistakes for a big win against a team they rarely beat, especially in Nashville.

14. Kenny Malone, drummer on on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies - Friday, August 27, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Drummer Kenny Malone, a prolific session player who played on hits for Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and many others, has died. He was 83.

15. Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78 - Friday, September 25, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto," and whose own hits include "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me," has died. He was 78.

16. Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemic - Friday, September 11, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — In a pre-pandemic world, the Academy of Country Music Awards advertised itself as country music's night to party with gambling, after-parties and a Las Vegas-style attitude.

This year the red carpet, crowds and gambling are all replaced with COVID-19 tests, temperature checks and face masks. The awards show was delayed five months due to the pandemic and moved to Nashville, and the tone for Wednesday's show airing on CBS will be much more serious than in years past.

17. At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on - Friday, April 3, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music's biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were homebound because of the coronavirus. Still, the musicians played on, surrounded by spouses, kids and — in one case — a horse.

18. Taylor Swift surprises some fans with cash donations - Friday, March 27, 2020

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.

19. Taylor Swift surprises some fans with cash donations - Friday, March 20, 2020

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.

20. Blocked field goal helps Titans topple Colts 31-17 - Friday, November 29, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dane Cruikshank and Tye Smith teamed up to make a game-changing play Sunday.

It could turn out to be a season-turning one for Tennessee, too.

Cruikshank raced through an inside gap to block a potential tiebreaking field goal late in the fourth quarter and Smith returned it 63 yards for the go-ahead touchdown to send the Titans past Indianapolis 31-17.

21. Jerry Carrigan, drummer for Elvis, George Jones, dies - Friday, June 21, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Alabama-born drummer Jerry Carrigan, who was in the first rhythm section for FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals and later an in-demand session player in Nashville, Tennessee, died at age 75 in Chattanooga.

22. Kenny Rogers admitted to hospital, treated for dehydration - Friday, May 31, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Entertainer Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account.

23. 50-year survivor in a city of teardowns - Friday, April 5, 2019

Bear Bryant could tell me about the Vandy game-day meetup he had with a U.S. president at this historic West End hotel. He’s dead, of course, as is that president, so I can ask neither about that day or their reflections as the Holiday Inn by Vanderbilt celebrates its 50th birthday.

24. Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West enter Country Music Hall of Fame - Friday, October 19, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

25. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for March 2018 - Friday, April 27, 2018

Top commercial real estate sales, March 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

26. Shaw knows real stories behind guitar-shaped pool - Friday, April 27, 2018

One of Music City’s great treasures is just over Owen Bradley’s bronze shoulder and the wooden fence behind it.

For those yet to learn about Nashville music history, Owen Bradley was one of the tuneful architects, along with my late friend Chet Atkins, of the gentlemanly “Nashville Sound.”

27. ‘Neon Angel’ still clinging to Nashville dream - Friday, March 2, 2018

She’s adjusted her dreams of stardom a bit as calendar pages fly by, but this woman with the young heart and thick, red hair holds onto her Gretsch guitar and proclaims: “I am the Neon Angel.”

28. Longtime country singer, songwriter Mel Tillis dies - Friday, November 17, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country music star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died.

29. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for October 2017 - Friday, November 17, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, October 2017, for Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports. Due to technical issues, Davidson County sales are unavailable for October.

30. Loretta Lynn returns after stroke to honor Alan Jackson - Friday, October 20, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country star Alan Jackson, the late guitarist and singer Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

31. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for July 2017 - Friday, August 18, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, July 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

32. Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music - Friday, August 4, 2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Glen Campbell was a rare entertainer who got to say goodbye to his life and career in every way he knew how.

33. Glen Campbell, superstar entertainer of 1960s and '70s, dies - Friday, August 4, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81.

34. Last duet: Kenny, Dolly announce final performance together - Friday, July 14, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Two of country music's biggest stars, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, whose onstage chemistry spawned hit duets like "Islands in the Stream" and "Real Love," will be making their final performance together this year.

35. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for March 2017 - Friday, April 28, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, March 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

36. Is 'Obamacare' repeal dead -- or a legislative zombie? - Friday, March 31, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to kill Obamacare died last week. Or maybe it didn't.

The repeal effort seems to have assumed zombie status — somewhere between dead and alive.

37. Country star Mel Tillis recovering from digestive disease - Friday, January 6, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music star Mel Tillis is receiving home care following surgery and treatment for a digestive disease.

Tillis' publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, says in a statement that the 84-year-old was hospitalized in Nashville a year ago with diverticulitis and later underwent colon surgery. Grubb says Tillis is recovering at his home in Ocala, Florida, "where he is being cared for by nurses as needed" and getting physical therapy.

38. Country star Mel Tillis recovering from digestive disease - Friday, December 30, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) - Country music star Mel Tillis is receiving home care following surgery and treatment for a digestive disease.

Tillis' publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, says in a statement that the 84-year-old was hospitalized in Nashville a year ago with diverticulitis and later underwent colon surgery. Grubb says Tillis is recovering at his home in Ocala, Florida, "where he is being cared for by nurses as needed" and getting physical therapy.

39. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for Nov. 2016 - Friday, December 16, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, November 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

40. 'Daddy's Hands' singer Holly Dunn dead at 59 - Friday, November 11, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country singer Holly Dunn, a San Antonio native who had a hit in 1986 with "Daddy's Hands," about her minister father, has died. She was 59.

Dunn died Monday in hospice care in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to June Keys, the manager at the Pena-Dunn Gallery in Santa Fe, where Dunn's paintings were displayed. Dunn announced earlier this year she was battling ovarian cancer.

41. Dolly Parton to receive lifetime award at 50th annual CMAs - Friday, September 30, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) - Country star Dolly Parton will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming 50th annual Country Music Association Awards.

Parton will receive the award in Nashville on Nov. 2, the CMA said Tuesday. The show will air on ABC. Parton, who wrote "I Will Always Love You" and "9 to 5," is a nine-time CMA winner, including entertainer of the year.

42. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for August 2016 - Friday, September 23, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, August 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

43. Townes Van Zandt to join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - Friday, August 5, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with songwriters Aaron Barker, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Bob Morrison.

44. CMT to honor Kenny Rogers as artist of a lifetime - Friday, November 13, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — Kenny Rogers, who earlier this year announced his retirement from touring, will be honored as the CMT Artist of a Lifetime for his extensive music career spanning across multiple genres for decades.

45. Oak Ridge Boys, the Browns inducted into Hall of Fame - Friday, October 23, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — The sound of voices in synch filled the air as two of country music's greatest vocal harmony groups, the Oak Ridge Boys and the Browns, along with the late gifted guitarist Grady Martin were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday night.

46. Top Middle Tennessee residential real estate transactions for July 2015 - Friday, August 14, 2015

Top residential real estate transactions, July 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

47. Singer Mel Tillis recovering from heart surgery - Friday, March 7, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) - Country Music Hall of Fame singer Mel Tillis is recovering in Nashville after heart surgery over the weekend.

According to a statement from his daughter, Pam Tillis, the 81-year-old singer required a "routine heart procedure," but is expected to make a full recovery.

48. 48 hours in Nashville: Entertaining out-of-town guests over the holidays? Show them the “It City” like a pro! - Friday, December 6, 2013

“He Stopped Loving Her Today,” proclaims the throat-thickening No. 1 tourist destination for anyone either visiting Nashville or simply trying to show holiday guests around town.

George Jones’ monument, which presides over the mid-section of Woodlawn Memorial Park in Berry Hill, could easily fit in as the first, last, or perhaps bookend stops on a 48-hour tour of Music City USA.

49. CMA Awards, fellow stars salute George Strait - Friday, November 1, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) — The entertainer of the year trophy at the Country Music Association Awards is one of the most coveted honors in the genre, but sometimes it's OK to lose — like, say, when George Strait is a nominee.

50. On the bill again: Nelson back on festival lineup - Friday, September 27, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - An improving Willie Nelson will make his festival date this Saturday in Nashville after all, and he's bringing a friend.

A news release from festival organizers said Nelson has recuperated enough from a shoulder injury that he's able to keep his evening slot at the Zac Brown Band's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival. Warren Haynes will sit in with Nelson and his band for a handful of songs as well.

51. Stars pray for Randy Travis after brain surgery - Friday, July 12, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis on Thursday after he underwent brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.

Travis remained in critical condition Thursday after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain Wednesday night, publicist Kirt Webster said. The 54-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer had been improving while being treated for heart failure caused by a viral infection when he had the stroke.

52. Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery - Friday, July 5, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis overnight as he recovered from brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.

53. Habitat on pace to build 30 new homes in 2013 - Friday, May 10, 2013

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville is well known and greatly supported by the area, yet the scope of its work is often overlooked. The Nashville group has absorbed responsibilities for Dickson, Cheatham and Wilson counties to go along with Davidson County.

54. Rogers, Bare, Clement in Country Hall of Fame - Friday, April 5, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - The Country Music Hall of Fame recognized pioneers who are responsible for the genre's growing diversity by selecting its new class of Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement.

The trio of trailblazing inductees attended a news conference Wednesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to announce the class of 2013.

55. Top residential real estate transactions of December 2012 - Friday, February 1, 2013

Top December 2012 residential real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

56. Country stars join together for charity single - Friday, March 30, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) - In 2000, no one had a voice like 12-year-old Billy Gilman. But when puberty temporarily took that away, he had to find another passion.

The former child-prodigy, who sold over 2 million copies of his debut album, "One Voice,' returned to a normal life and started volunteering.

57. Country stars stampede to studio to help Richie - Friday, March 23, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) - Kenny Chesney was so excited about the idea of working with Lionel Richie that he drunk-dialed the pop legend to suggest a song. Darius Rucker tossed aside a lyric sheet in the studio, saying he'd been preparing for the moment his entire life. And so many people were clamoring to get on the project that stars like Keith Urban and Brad Paisley didn't even make the cut - this time.

58. Kenny Rogers sues Capitol Records over royalties - Friday, February 10, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) - Kenny Rogers is suing Capitol Records, claiming the company has not properly paid him for digital downloads, ringtones and other uses of his songs.

Rogers in the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Nashville is seeking a declaration that under his contract, he is owed 50 percent of net royalties for the licensing of his master recordings to third-parties like iTunes and Verizon Wireless. Rogers' hits include "The Gambler" and "Lady."

59. Shelton returns to co-host ACM Awards with Reba - Friday, January 6, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) — Get ready for another dose of Blake Shelton as country's hottest leading man joins Reba McEntire again this year as co-host of The Academy of Country Music Awards.

60. Good architect worth the cost - Friday, October 21, 2011

This week the National Songwriters Association International inducted five new members into its Hall of Fame – Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, John Bettis, Thom Schuyler and Allen Shamblin. While Brooks and Jackson often record material they have written, many songwriters are not signed to major labels and have their songs recorded by various recording artists.

61. One on one with the world - Friday, September 9, 2011

Evening meal eaten, kitchen cleaned up, shower taken, PJs on. It’s a good time to catch a live concert, one even more intimate than at the Bluebird or other listening rooms.

On this evening it’s Don Schlitz, prolific songwriter – The Gambler, Forever and Ever, Amen are two of a seemingly countless number cramming his satchel – who is welcoming all guests into his office and writing room in the hills of Williamson County.

62. Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson honored for songwriting - Friday, August 19, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) - Country superstars Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are among the newest inductees to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

63. The ups and downs of a semi-permanent crisis - Friday, August 12, 2011

Déjà vu all over again? Ironically, the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors released sales numbers on Tuesday citing that home sales are up 15 percent for July of 2011, as compared with July, 2010. This is the first unassisted rise in more than four years.