For Nashville:
- Nashville was voted #8 of the Best Cities in the U.S. in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards. (October 2020)
- Noelle (#6), 21C Museum Hotel (#16), and Bobby Hotel (#20) rank in the Top 20 Hotels in the South on Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards. (October 2020)
- The 2019 NFL Draft hosted in Nashville was named Sports Event of the Year in the 2020 Sports Business Awards. (September 2020)
- Nashville landed in multiple categories for TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Best of the Best 2020 (August 2020):
- Popular Destinations - United States: #12 Nashville
- Top 25 Hotels - United States: #14 Fairlane Hotel
- Top 25 Hotels for Romance - United States: #14 The Germantown Inn
- Nashville's Dive Motel & Swim Club landed on Condé Nast Traveler's 2020 Hot List for The Best New Hotels in the World. (May 2020)
- Nashville ranked in several categories of Southern Living's South's Best 2020 survey (March 2020):
- South's Best Cities: #3 Nashville
- South's Best Neighborhoods: #3 12South
- South's Best Historic Hotels: #7 Hermitage Hotel and #12 Union Station Hotel
- South's Best New Hotels: #9 Noelle
- South's Best Bookstores: #7 Parnassus Books
- South's Best Boutiques: #4 White's Mercantile and #3 Draper James
- Southern Living included Nashville on their list of The Best Trips to Take with Your Girlfriends in 2020. (February 2020)
- SYTA ranked Nashville as one of The Top 10 Student Destinations 2020. (February 2020)
- Nashville made The Sun's list of 2020's Hottest Destinations. (January 2020)
- Forbes Travel Guide included Nashville on their list of The Top 20 Destinations for 2020. (December 2019)
- Nashville landed on Condé Nast Traveler's list of 20 Best Places to Go in 2020. (December 2019)
- Nashville is Sports Business Journal's Best Sports City. (December 2019)
- Fodor's included the Thompson Nashville on their list of The Best Hotels in the USA 2020. (October 2019)
- SoundWaves was named in TIME Magazine’s list of The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2019. (August 2019)
- Nashville was named in the Top 15 Cities in the U.S. in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. (July 2019)
- Forbes places Nashville in their list of Top 10 American Cities for Family-Friendly Travel. (June 2019)
- Nashville ranked in multiple lists in Global Traveler's Leisure Lifestyle Awards (May 2019):
- WalletHub ranked Nashville on their list of 2019's Best Summer Travel Destinations. (May 2019)
- Nashville ranked #15 on U.S. News & World Report’s 125 Best Places to Live in the USA. (April 2019)
- Orbitz 10 Hottest Gay Destinations for 2019 list included Nashville. (March 2019)
- Nashville hit the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice list of Top 25 Destinations - United States. (March 2019)
- The Coolest New Things Coming to America This Year list by Thrillist included Gaylord Opryland's SoundWaves. (January 2019)
- Teach&Travel's Top 10 Student Destinations 2019 included Nashville. (January 2019)
- The 10 Best Bang-For-The-Buck Vacation Destinations by Forbes ranked Nashville at #4. (January 2019)
- Smarter Travel's The Best U.S. Cities to Visit in 2019 list included Nashville. (December 2018)
- Condé Nast Traveler's The Best Cities in the US: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards ranked Nashville #13. (October 2018)
“Cheap, delicious eats are everywhere in the Music City, and, with no shortage of music, Nashville is the weekend getaway dreams are made of."
For Nashville Music
- The Academy of Country Music® announced the Industry Award winners of the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ for Venue of the Year as Ryman Auditorium (small capacity), Ascend Amphitheater (medium capacity), and Bridgestone Arena (large capacity). (May 2019)
- Ryman Auditorium is listed on Rolling Stone's 10 Best Live Music Venues in America roundup. (December 2018)
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity awarded It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter the following:
- Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Cinema & Theatrical: Non-fiction Film
- Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Music: Artist as a Brand or Cause Ambassador
- Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Music: Brand or Product Integration into Music Content
(May 2018)
- Bridgestone Arena was named Arena of the Year and Ryman Auditorium was named Theatre of the year in Pollstar's Annual Awards. (February 2018)
For Nashville Food + Drink
- Husk, Gertie's Bar at The 404 Kitchen, The Patterson House, and Whiskey Kitchen all made The Bourbon Review's list of America's Best Bourbon Bars 2020 - South Region. (September 2020)
- Nashville ranked in several categories of Southern Living's South's Best 2020 survey (March 2020):
- South's Best Food Cities: #4 Nashville
- South's Best New Restaurants: #4 Folk
- South's Best Classic Restaurants: #4 Prince's Hot Chicken
- South's Best Bars: #6 The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club
- Food & Wine named lou to their list of The 19 Biggest Restaurant Openings of 2019. (December 2019)
- Tailor landed on Thrillist's list of Best New Restaurants. (November 2019)
- Bon Appetit put Tailor on The Hot 10: America's Best New Restaurants 2019. (September 2019)
- Southern Living named Nashville one of The South's Best Food Cities 2019. (March 2019)
- Las Paletas was named The Best Ice Cream Shop in Tennessee by Travel+Leisure. (July 2019)
- Peg Leg Porker was included in Garden & Gun’s Guide to the Best New Southern Barbecue Joints. (July 2019)
- Smoke Et Al made the America's 26 Best Food Trucks list by Food Network. (January 2019)
- OpenTable included Chauhan Ale & Masala House on their list of 50 Best Restaurants for Vegetarians in America for 2018. (October 2018)
- Nashville came in at #1 on Thrillist's list of 10 Best Drinking Cities in America Right Now. (September 2018)
- Nashville was named one of America's Best Cities for Beer and Brewery Tours, and one of the 10 Best Foodie Vacations in America by TripAdvisor. (June 2018)
- Esquire named Bastion one of the Best Bars in America 2018. (May 2018)
"Music City’s not just a nickname here, it’s a way of life, and every honky-tonk, dive bar, saloon, and tavern (there are many, many of them) hums with music from somebody who could either be the world’s next great country singer, somebody who already rose to that level then fell back to Earth, or somebody in between."
For Nashville Meetings
- Nashville hit #6 on Cvent's Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the U.S. (July 2019)
- Cvent named Omni Nashville Hotel as the #1 Meeting Hotel in America. (May 2019)
- Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, Hutton Hotel, and JW Marriott Nashville were all included on SmartMeetings' The Best of the Best: 2018 Platinum Choice Winners. (December 2018)
- CVENT ranked Nashville as #7 on their list of Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States. (July 2018)
- Cvent named Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center the #1 United States Meeting Hotel, with Omni Nashville Hotel coming in at #6, Renaissance Nashville Hotel #12, Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown #17, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel – Nashville #38, Hilton Nashville Downtown #44, and The Westin Nashville #75. (May 2018)