NEW YORK (AP) — Pop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and the estates of deceased legends — many musicians have objected to Donald Trump using their songs at campaign events.

After a video of Celine Dion performing her hit "My Heart Will Go On" was broadcast at a Trump campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana last weekend, the response from her team was swift.

2. What's in a name? A Trump embraces ex-president's approach in helping lead Republican Party - Friday, May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump.

"My No. 1 goal is making sure that Donald Trump is the 47th president," said RNC co-chair Lara Trump in an interview with The Associated Press.

3. Sinead O'Connor's estate asks Donald Trump to stop playing her music at rallies - Friday, March 1, 2024

LONDON (AP) — The estate of Sinead O'Connor on Monday asked Donald Trump not to play her music at campaign rallies, saying the late singer considered the former president a "biblical devil."

Trump has played O'Connor's biggest hit, "Nothing Compares 2 U," at events as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination.

4. GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback.

5. What draws us in? - Friday, December 29, 2023

Cities are rarely just one thing. They’re more than a collection of neighborhoods or a diverse population. And sometimes they’re exactly that.

Reside in Nashville for long enough and you’ll observe two things: First, rare is the native population. Second, those who do move here want to adopt “Nashvillian” status very quickly.

6. Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves - Friday, June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation's culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.

7. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women's constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The court's overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

8. Selling out or seeing the future? - Friday, February 5, 2021

When much-honored songwriter, publisher, producer, Music Row Renaissance Man Craig Wiseman is asked about the ongoing flurry of big-name artists like Bob Dylan and Neil Young selling their song catalogs, there is wonder mixed with mirth in his voice.

9. Top Davidson County residential sales for October 2020 - Friday, November 13, 2020

Top residential real estate sales, October 2020, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

10. Trump threat to Democratic-led cities provokes outcry - Friday, September 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said President Donald Trump's latest threat to cut federal dollars for certain big cities is aimed at spurring them to do more to quell violence, but local leaders dismissed it Thursday as a political gimmick and unlikely to stand up in court if implemented.

11. Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73 - Friday, April 3, 2020

John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73.

12. Special sound, stolen in dead of night - Friday, March 6, 2020

Stellar Nashville drummer Martin Lynds still possesses magnificent chops. But he may never again sound just like Martin Lynds.

Vile human coyotes who prey on their brethren – the majority of us, for whom grace and trust are signposts – have chomped into his soul.

13. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for March 2019 - Friday, April 12, 2019

Top residential real estate sales, March 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

14. Still going strong as those who idolize him fade - Friday, December 28, 2018

The gentle music giant, once a prospective Traveling Wilbury and a guy whose twangy guitar pulsates the heart of rock ’n’ roll, sits in his Franklin home and talks about – among other things – The Beatles’ so-called “White Album” that he got right from the source when it was released a half-century ago.

15. Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, Nicks join Rock Hall of Fame - Friday, December 7, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson joins her brother Michael and the Jackson 5 as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, earning induction on Thursday along with Stevie Nicks and the top fan vote-getter, Def Leppard.

16. Nowhere to go but down for international skydiving champ - Friday, November 16, 2018

Smyrna resident Jake Jensen gets high on the job whenever he can. When he’s not working, he gets high just for fun.

More than two miles high whenever he is given the opportunity.

Two miles may not seem that much to some – after all, The Byrds long ago celebrated being “Eight Miles High,” but from my vantage, I’m reasonably sure they were not singing about the wild, blue yonder that surrounds Jake while he’s on the job.

17. Carlene Carter finally home, ready for a pony - Friday, November 2, 2018

Carlene Carter doesn’t resemble the scarred survivor who occupies part of her soul as she sits on the sun-drenched porch overlooking a rented corner of East Nashville and welcomes her fourth husband, Joe Breen – a Julliard-trained classical singer, filmmaker, Broadway veteran and soap opera actor – as he returns from a neighborhood stroll with their two rescue mutts.

18. Lloyd finds success playing the long game - Friday, August 17, 2018

Sitting at a Greek restaurant and spooning raisins and brown sugar into 10:30 a.m. oatmeal, Bill Lloyd – one of Nashville’s nicest guys – gets only slightly sentimental when pondering the long road traveled since he was at the top of the charts, opening for heroes like Roy Orbison.

19. Memories of friendships and neighborhoods past - Friday, May 11, 2018

Sitting on George M. Gordon’s porch swing on 10th Avenue South on a couple of occasions in the last few days allowed me to survey this gentrifying neighborhood – this is urban Nashville, after all – that since the 1980s has been one of the places where I’ve found peace.

20. Stones exhibit shines a light on Musicians Hall - Friday, April 13, 2018

The tall, smiling fellow dressed in black – and with a slight, rockabilly hair-flip tickling his forehead – stops and points at a black guitar in a display case and nods.

“I’ve been instructed that if all hell breaks loose and fire burns up everything else, I’m supposed to grab that guitar and get it out of here ….

21. 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.

22. Country stars honor shooting victims at CMT Artists show - Friday, October 13, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Singer Jason Aldean and other stars honored victims of a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas instead of accepting awards at the CMT Artists of the Year show Wednesday night.

23. Country star Jason Aldean resumes tour after Vegas shooting - Friday, October 13, 2017

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Country star Jason Aldean brought the party back Thursday in his return to the stage following the deadly mass shooting that broke out while he was performing in Las Vegas, but the fun was tempered by the sting of the tragedy.

24. Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66 - Friday, September 29, 2017

Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as "Free Fallin,' "Refugee" and "American Girl," has died. He was 66.

25. Finding Nashville while searching for America - Friday, September 1, 2017

Merle Haggard likely is playing in the head of the man I spot, tiny dogs dancing at his feet, as he puffs on a thick stogie atop an asphalt knoll in the middle of Nashville.

“Down every road, there’s always one more city,” a line from Hag’s “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive” is the motto of the man, his mate for life (and road buddy) and their two dogs.

26. Songwriter’s education: Byrd learns from the best - Friday, August 18, 2017

Even beneath his Acme Feed & Seed ball cap, Jon Byrd looks as much like a professor as any other white-haired, balding man in spectacles as he sips coffee and checks his smart phone while enjoying a warm afternoon in the al fresco dining area of a Vanderbilt-area caffeine and pastry dispensary.

27. With Swift in court, jury selection begins in groping case - Friday, August 4, 2017

DENVER (AP) — With Taylor Swift looking on, potential jurors in her lawsuit against an ex-Denver radio host were asked Monday whether they had ever been inappropriately touched or wrongly accused of groping someone — the issues at the center of the case.

28. Events - Friday, June 23, 2017

Meet the NELAS Finalists Networking Event. The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) recognize Nashville’s young professionals for significant accomplishments in their chosen career fields, as well as their commitment and contribution to the community. A reception and networking event honoring the finalists of the upcoming 2017 NELAs will be at The Cordelle, 45 Lindsley Ave. Thursday, 5-7 p.m. $25 fee includes hors d’oeuvres and two drink tickets. Event is complimentary for 2017 NELAs finalists. Registration required. Information: www.nashvillechamber.com, www.thenelas.com

29. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for April 2017 - Friday, May 12, 2017

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

30. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for March 2017 - Friday, April 14, 2017

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

31. Legendary Orbison poised for posthumus comeback - Friday, December 16, 2016

“Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah ….” Probably not a pretty sound, but that’s what I was singing – “Only the Lonely” – when I pulled my ancient Saab into a visitor’s spot in the parking lot outside the building named for Nashville’s most-celebrated rock star, a kind man with a voice that soared from baritone to tenor as he sang of heartache, loss and, very seldom, life’s triumphs.

32. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for September 2016 - Friday, October 14, 2016

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

33. Top Middle Tennessee commercial real estate transactions for April 2016 - Friday, May 27, 2016

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

34. Costello, Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty to join Songwriters Hall - Friday, February 26, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) - Elvis Costello, Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards from CHIC, and Chip Taylor will be the latest inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

35. Big band, big stadium, big deal - Friday, June 12, 2015

Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed our name. Well, hell, Mick, if it’s puzzling you, it’s Nashville. Music City USA.

We’re the national media’s flavor of the day – the “It city,” which has gone from being a secondary concert market – remember The Beatles played Memphis, not Nashville – to one of the country’s prime touring destinations.

36. Top commercial real estate transactions for first quarter 2015 - Friday, April 24, 2015

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

37. 'Blurred Lines' verdict likely to alter music business - Friday, March 6, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A verdict saying Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye's music to create their hit song "Blurred Lines" could ripple across the music industry, potentially changing how artists work and opening the door to new copyright claims.

38. Nominees in top categories for the Grammy Awards - Friday, December 5, 2014

Nominees announced Friday in the top categories for the 57th annual Grammy Awards:

Record of the year: "Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX; "Chandelier," Sia; "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith; "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift; "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor.

39. Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor grab Grammys nominations - Friday, December 5, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — British newcomer Sam Smith and Beyonce — the most nominated female in Grammy history — are the current leaders at the Grammy Awards with five each.

Smith and Beyonce will likely earn nominations for album of the year, the top award, when The Recording Academy announces the nominees Friday night on "A Very GRAMMY Christmas" (9 p.m., CBS).

40. Daschle, Baker Donelson form advisory group - Friday, November 7, 2014

Former U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and law and government affairs firm Baker Donelson announced today the formation of The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson.

41. Top Midstate residential real estate transactions for April 2014 - Friday, May 16, 2014

Top April 2014 residential real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

42. 3 sons unite to create new Roy Orbison song - Friday, March 14, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) — Roy Orbison's three sons are all musicians but never really got to play music with their dad — until now.

Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex Orbison have helped create a new song by their father that will appear on the 25th anniversary reissue and expansion of Orbison's final album, "Mystery Girl." They found an old vocal track for a song called "The Way is Love" originally recorded on a boombox and were able to reclaim it using technology that had to be created to accomplish the work. They then added new instrumentation with the help of another son of a music legend, co-producer John Carter Cash.

43. Top Midstate commercial real estate transactions for December 2013 - Friday, January 31, 2014

Top December 2013 commercial real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

44. A look at 6 successful new summer music festivals - Friday, April 5, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals know a little something about summer festivals after using the circuit to build their following.

So when they started their own festival, Grand Point North Festival in Vermont, they had a lot of specific ideas.

45. US music festivals thriving as 2013 season starts - Friday, April 5, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - Coachella and Lollapalooza are sold out. Bonnaroo's nearly there, too. But eager fans need only be patient: Wait a few years and chances are you'll have a star-studded music festival of your own within driving distance.

46. McCartney, Mumford top eclectic Bonnaroo lineup - Friday, February 15, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - There will be a British invasion of the main stage at Bonnaroo this year.

Paul McCartney and Mumford & Sons are among the headliners for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

47. Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid drought - Friday, September 28, 2012

VAUGHN, N.M. (AP) — Petty crime and burglaries aren't unusual in New Mexico's isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal something a bit unexpected — grass.

48. Top residential real estate transactions for August 2012 - Friday, September 28, 2012

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

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

49. Cash Business - Friday, April 27, 2012

Pride flavors John Carter Cash’s voice when talking about the giant shadow his father continues to cast – commercially and culturally – almost nine years after his death and in the year in which he would have turned 80.

50. Hit song carries Eli Young Band to ACMs, beyond - Friday, March 23, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) — Count the guys in Rascal Flatts among the fans of "Crazy Girl," the song that took the Eli Young Band to the top of the country songs chart and earned the Texas quartet three nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.