In rare festival appearance, Bruce Springsteen plays Tennessee’s Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — They were sure to be chanting “Bruuuuuce” at Bonnaroo Saturday night.

Comedian Robert Smigel, as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, skewers Bonnaroo Music Festival

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Robert Smigel is riding around Bonnaroo, looking for targets. To the 49-year-old comedian behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the hordes at this Tennessee music festival and the 100-plus bands performing here are ripe for parody.

Tanya Tucker reconnects with fans with music festival appearance, new CD

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Country Music Association’s annual festival is supposed to be all about the fans, but Tanya Tucker says the artists get quite a bit out of it, too.

Though technically a Bonnaroo rookie, Phish comes home to the Tenn. music festival

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Phish might technically be a Bonnaroo rookie, but the band’s first performance at the Tennessee music festival had the feeling of a homecoming.

Bonnaroo Music Festival gives stage to African acts, who sing of love and war

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The Bonnaroo Music Festival is large enough that it contains mini-festivals within itself. On Friday, one of the more vibrant and colorful stages was an African invasion.

Bonnaroo Music Festival kicks off in Tennessee with green ambitions; Jimmy Buffett joins bill

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The eighth annual Bonnaroo Music Festival got under way Thursday with stormy weather, but it did little to dampen enthusiasm as music’s favorite beach bum unexpectedly joined the lineup.

Bonnaroo, CMA Music Festival kick off Thursday, draw tens of thousands to Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Whether your musical tastes lean toward Nine Inch Nails or Brad Paisley, there’s something for you in Middle Tennessee as both the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester and the CMA Music Festival in Nashville run Thursday through Sunday.

Country quartet Little Big Town forges ahead despite years of internal and external adversity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Little Big Town’s career has had more stops and starts than a bus ride uptown.

Alan Jackson celebrates 20 years in the business with free club show on the eve of CMA Fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Alan Jackson is celebrating two decades in the music business with a free concert.

Country stars decorate acoustic guitars for auction to benefit Grand Ole Opry charity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fans attending Tuesday night’s Grand Ole Opry shows will get a sneak peek of some specially designed guitars.

Despite challenges, country artists look to increase the genre’s popularity overseas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dierks Bentley and his band recently jetted to Australia to open six shows for Brooks & Dunn, playing to more than 10,000 people a night in the country’s largest cities.

Other genres may dance the blues away, but country takes the lead on songs about the recession

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Recession? What recession?

Country Music Association honors Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn for overseas promotion of music

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country artists Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley have been honored by the Country Music Association for promoting the genre overseas.

Janiva Magness wins entertainer of the year honors at 2009 Blues Music Awards

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The soulful singer Janiva Magness won entertainer of the year at the 2009 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.

Urban tries to protect his daughter from cameras; talks new tour, bringing family on the road

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban understands that paparazzi come along with the fame, but he draws a line when it comes to his infant daughter.

Clayton targets green market with solar-powered, energy efficient ‘i-house’

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — From its bamboo floors to its rooftop deck, Clayton Homes’ new industrial-chic “i-house” is about as far removed from a mobile home as an iPod from a record player.

Country music star Brad Paisley says wife dreamed name of their new son: Jasper Warren

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Brad Paisley has found inspiration for songs in some unexpected places. So why not the name of his second child?