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Martin Starger, a producer for such films as Robert Altman’s Nashville and Peter Bogdanovich’s Mask, died Friday at 92 in his Los Angeles home of natural causes. His death was confirmed by his niece, casting director Ilene Starger. “He was a brilliant, elegant, remarkable man,” Starger said. “He…

Hayden Panettiere says her art was imitating her life. After starring on Nashville for six years, Panettiere, 34, has revealed that she battled with alcoholism, addiction, and postpartum depression in her life, much like her character on the TV series. Panettiere played the role of Juliette Barnes…

As news of the elementary school shooting at the Covenant School in suburban Nashville unfolded, local TV reporter Hannah McDonald was not only trying to report impartially on a local tragedy that took the lives of three students and three adults, she was trying to keep track of more personal…

Nashville police confirmed this morning that three children and three adults had been killed in a shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. They also said the shooter, a 28-year-old individual, was “engaged” by police and killed. Ninety-eight percent of mass shooters are…

Mark Capps, a 54-year-old veteran Nashville producer and recording engineer, was killed by police in Nashville Thursday afternoon in a domestic violence confrontation. Nashville police said Capps was killed by a SWAT team member after he brandished a gun in his doorway. Earlier, he was allegedly…

Luke Combs won his second Entertainer of the Year honor, and Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson were also double winners at tonight’s 56th annual Country Music Association Awards. "I want to thank country music for making my dreams come true," Combs said in accepting the top honors. "This is my fifth or…

Country singer-songwriter Michael Wilson Hardy, who goes by his surname as a performer, is recovering from injuries suffered early Sunday when his tour bus crashed. Hardy and his touring crew had just completed two shows in Bristol, Tenn. and were on Interstate 40 near Nashville when the accident…

EXCLUSIVE: Nashville and Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has signed with APA. The two-time Golden Globe nominee recently finished filming on Scream 6 in which she reprises her role as Kirby Reed. Panettiere’s breakout role came as Claire Bennet in NBC's Heroes and she went on to get the starring role of Juliette Barnes…

Bret Michaels, 59, was hospitalized in Nashville shortly before tonight’s stop on "The Stadium Tour," which pairs his band Poison with Motley Crue and Def Leppard. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Classless Act were also a part of the Nashville lineup. The nature of his illness was not disclosed. The Nashville Tenness…

Morgan Wallen will receive the Academy of Country Music Milestone Award and Yellowstone the ACM Film Award at the 15th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors on Wednesday, August 24 in Nashville. In addition, Miranda Lambert be honored with the ACM Triple Crown Award, Connie Bradley has been chosen to receive the ACM…

Updated, 5:33 p.m.: Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, and Jamey Johnson have signed up to perform at the memorial service for five-time Grammy winner Naomi Judd, with Bette Midler, Reba McEntire and Reese Witherspoon being enlisted to deliver special messages, and Judd’s husband Larry Strickland being added to the list of…

NBCUniversal and investment partner Atairos have paid $293 million for a 30% stake in fabled country music brand the Grand Ole Opry and a cluster of related Nashville-based live entertainment and assets. The Opry’s home, Ryman Auditorium, is known for hosting the Country Music Awards. It is a cornerstone of Opry…