Fact Sheet: Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve in Nashville

NASHVILLE – Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville event on Tuesday, Dec. 31 will feature a Music Note Drop at midnight, headliner Keith Urban and a multi-genre concert lineup of Nashville-based talent. This is the eleventh annual celebration and the fourth year at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.

Joining the lineup with 2018 CMA Entertainer of the Year and GRAMMY-winner Urban are Americana powerhouse Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit; English rock band The Struts; Americana award winner Amanda Shires, who is also a member of The 400 Unit and critically-acclaimed new band The Highwomen; rising stars Bren Joy and Kalie Shorr; the Fisk Jubilee Singers; and GRAMMY-winner DJ Dave Audé. The concert is free and open to the public.

Last year’s record New Year’s Eve event generated an all-time high $23 million in direct visitor spending over 2017’s $22.3 million. Attendance also broke records with 175,000 to 200,000, exceeding the previous record in 2015 of 150,000.

New this year

Celebrate the season responsibly: Designated drivers will receive complimentary water, soda, and coffee throughout the evening at select beverage locations. Pick up your wristband at the “Celebrate the Season Responsibly” tent located at the main entrance by Sixth Avenue and Harrison or stop by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp Information Booths located at Sixth Avenue and Harrison and Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum.

Help feed hungry Nashvillians: Nashville’s New Year’s Eve event is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee for a citywide food drive from Dec. 7-13 leading up to Music City Midnight festivities. In addition, the NCVC will collect non-perishable food items during Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville (#NashvilleNYE) taking place at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on Dec. 31. Attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods to collection bins that will be located near the event entrances.

Go green: Be part of making Music City Midnight a green event. Attendees are encouraged to use recycling receptacles for plastic, aluminum and paper and special composting bins for food waste.

Don’t miss

Arrive in time for the raising of the Music Note with a program featuring Mayor John Cooper and the Fisk Jubilee Singers at 5:40 p.m. and stay until the Music Note drops at midnight accompanied by a five-minute fireworks show.

Event night photography/videography

Keith Urban: No pit access. Two-song limit for photography from the media riser during Urban’s set. First 90 seconds of first two songs for videography.

Dropbox of NYE logos and artist images

Media must be credentialed to cover Music City Midnight. Please contact bonna@visitmusiccity.com if you have not arranged for credentials. Media credentials are non-transferable and intended for working media only.

Highlights and Fun Facts

Music Note: The red Music Note that will be raised and dropped is 16 feet tall and approximately 400 pounds. It is made of aluminum and acrylic and contains more than 13,000 LED pixels. The Music Note tower will be 138 feet tall.
Production Crew: On the busiest day of setup, there will be 250 production crew staff working to build the stage and setting up other elements for the concert, fireworks, and Music Note Drop.
Neighborhood Taproom: Yee Haw Brewing Company will have beer available for purchase at the Neighborhood Taproom in a heated tent on Jackson Street. Picnic tables near the Neighborhood Taproom will provide seating areas. Available nearby will be hot chicken food trucks, including Chicken Shack Express.
2020 Photo Prop: Located near the Bell Carillon, a giant 2020 sign is 10 feet tall and includes 1,000 LED puck lights – the perfect place to take a photo. The sign was designed and constructed by MadeFirst, a local design and fabrication company. They also built the bright red Music City and Music Note signs.
Lots of Red: Many downtown buildings will be washed in red lighting to celebrate New Year’s Eve, including the State Capitol, Historic Metro Courthouse and Korean Veterans Bridge.
Fireworks: The Bicentennial Mall location will showcase the State Capitol during a pyro burst at 5:55 p.m. when the Music Note is raised and a five-minute display at the stroke of midnight.
Seven bands: Joining the lineup with 2018 CMA Entertainer of the Year and GRAMMY-winner Urban are Americana powerhouse Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit; English rock band The Struts; Americana award winner Amanda Shires, who is also a member of The 400 Unit and critically-acclaimed new band The Highwomen; rising stars Bren Joy and Kalie Shorr; and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Two DJs: GRAMMY-winning DJ Dave Audé will entertain between sets and DJ Case Bloom will provide entertainment before the Music Note is raised.
Two Hosts: SiriusXM host Storme Warren will serve as emcee on stage. “Today In Nashville” personality Kelly Sutton will be hosting from the crowd.
Biodegradable Confetti: 100 pounds of confetti will shower down on revelers at the stroke of midnight. The rice paper confetti will be cleaned up immediately after the event concludes. Any confetti that is missed during cleanup should dissolve within two rainfalls.

Logistics

Safety and Security: The event’s perimeter will be fenced and include seven entry points conveniently located around the site. Attendees should expect to walk through metal detectors as they enter. Bags and purses will be searched. There will be five public first aid tents.
Video Screens and Message Boards: 21 throughout the event site, including five within the concert viewing area.
Food trucks: Main cluster at Sixth and Harrison, with additional food trucks located at the Tennessee State Museum parking lot off Seventh Avenue. Both locations will have beverage stations nearby.
Heated tents: To help keep attendees comfortable, two heated tents will be available – the Neighborhood Taproom featuring Yee Haw Brewing Company on Jackson Street and another one off Sixth Avenue in State Lot 4 between Harrison and Jefferson.
Portable toilets: More than 250 will be located at three locations – Seventh Avenue, Sixth Avenue and Sixth and Harrison.
Nashville Farmers’ Market: The building will be closed to the public for a private, ticketed event. Tickets available for the Music City Gold Circle Party.
Info Tent: There will be two information booths: corner of Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street and on Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum parking lot.
Merchandise: Event merchandise will be on sale in two trailers located at Sixth Avenue near the Heated Tent and on Seventh Avenue between the Nashville Farmers’ Market and the Tennessee State Museum. Items include long-sleeve event t-shirts, koozies, hats, gloves, and ponchos. Hours: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Website

Go to visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve for everything New Year’s Eve, including event schedule, transportation information, site map, FAQs and more.

Livestream

To view livestream, go to visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve for the countdown to midnight, Music Note Drop and fireworks.

Event App

The official event app, Nashville New Year’s Eve, is available for free download in the App Store and Google Play. Download now to get the most up-to-date information on the event, the music, official merchandise, timely messaging and more.

Event Schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019

(Artists and times subject to change)
Event Day Schedule

4:00 p.m. - Event site opens; DJ Case Bloom
5:40 p.m. - Emcee Storme Warren opens program with Mayor John Cooper
5:45 p.m. - Fisk Jubilee Singers®
5:55 p.m. - Raising of Music Note with Fireworks
6:00 p.m. - Kalie Shorr
6:30 p.m. - DJ Dave Audé
6:45 p.m. - Bren Joy
7:25 p.m. - DJ Dave Audé
7:40 p.m. - Amanda Shires
8:20 p.m. - DJ Dave Audé
8:35 p.m. - The Struts
9:25 p.m. - DJ Dave Audé
9:45 p.m. - Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
10:35 p.m. - DJ Dave Audé
10:55 p.m. - Keith Urban
11:55 p.m. - Countdown and Music Note Drop with pyrotechnics and confetti. Five-minute fireworks show at midnight.
12:05 a.m. - Keith Urban will continue until approximately 12:35 a.m.

Parking and Transportation

Attendees will have a variety of safe, affordable transportation options. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office reminds everyone to drive safely this New Year’s Eve. For those who will be drinking, please plan ahead to have a sober ride home. Law enforcement partners will be out in full force during the Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk campaign to keep impaired drivers off the roadways.

Nearby parking

To locate parking downtown, visit www.parkitdowntown.com.

Ride Share and Taxi Services Drop Off and Pick Up Locations:

James Robertson Parkway between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue
James Robertson Parkway from Charlotte Pike to Rosa L. Parks (Capitol Hill side)
Fifth Avenue between Gay Street and James Robertson Parkway
Rosa L. Parks Boulevard from Farmers’ Market entrance to 10th Circle North
Jefferson Street between Sixth and Eighth Avenue

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ADA Vehicle Passenger Unloading & Loading Zones

Vehicles with ADA Permit Hangtags or License Plates will be allowed to drop off and pick up near Nashville Farmers’ Market accessible from Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. Vehicles will utilize event designated area in Nashville Farmers’ Market parking lot for drop-off and pick-up only.

Scooter Corral Locations

Parking Lot at Harrison Street and Fourth Avenue (SW corner of intersection)
Parking Lot at Harrison Street and Eighth Avenue (SE corner of intersection)
Fifth Avenue at Junior Gilliam Way (east side of street between the tree wells)

Bicycle Storage Stations

James Robertson Parkway between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue (on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Plaza)
Jefferson Street at Seventh Avenue (SW corner of intersection)
Parking Lot at Harrison Street and Fourth Avenue (SW corner of intersection)

Road Closures: https://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/road-closures

Guidelines and Security Procedures

The NCVC is planning for more than 100,000 attendees. Event-goers should be aware of the following guidelines that will be strictly enforced by event personnel. The event’s perimeter will be fenced and include seven entry points conveniently located around the site. Attendees should expect to walk through metal detectors as they enter. Bags and purses will be searched. A complete list of House Rules is available.

Permitted items

Small bags with maximum measurement of 16” by 10” by 4”
Handheld, personal-sized umbrellas (up to 36 inches)
Personal cameras

Prohibited items

No chairs of any type
No guns, knives, weapons or other dangerous devices of any kind
No backpacks or luggage
No coolers
No outside alcoholic beverages (only alcoholic beverages purchased from a designated official event vendor are permitted)
No illegal substances, drugs or drug paraphernalia
No fireworks
No laser pointers
No pets (service animals are permitted)
No drones or other remote-controlled aerial or ground-based devices
No unauthorized vending, sales, sampling, solicitation or distribution of materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, etc. (event credentials required)
No wagons or pull-carts
No unauthorized personal transport devices, including bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, Segways, golf carts, mopeds, scooters, electric scooters (Bird, Lime, Spin, Lyft, Jump, Gotcha, Bolt), or any personal motorized vehicles other than wheelchairs or ADA devices (event credentials required)
No pedicabs or pedal taverns
No unauthorized amplification devices which disrupt event production, including handheld megaphones
No other noisemakers (musical instruments, bullhorns, air horns, whistles, etc.)
No performances or demonstrations of any type outside of the designated Freedom of Expression zone
No pop-up tents
No beach or pole-style umbrellas
No inserting stakes, poles or any other objects into the ground or using ropes, cords, tape, etc. to reserve space
No blankets or ground tarps
No hammocks or attaching anything to any park structures or trees
No audio recorders or video cameras
No camera stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks or selfie sticks
No aerosol containers of any kind
No sealed containers of any kind
No throwing objects
No smoking, e-cigs or vaping devices outside of designated smoking area
No professional-grade radios or walkie-talkies
No large chains or spiked jewelry
No signs, flags on sticks or poles
No pepper spray

Social Media

#NashvilleNYE Tent
Stop by the #NashvilleNYE tent for a special New Year’s Eve photo opp! The tent will be located near Sixth Avenue North next to the Heated Tent.

Roaming Teams
We will have teams roaming the crowds with cool props to capture the moment at this year’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville celebration.

#NashvilleNYE and @VisitMusicCity
The official hashtag for the 2019 Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville celebration is #NashvilleNYE. Please use this hashtag in all social media posts about the event and follow along to join the conversation!

Follow the NCVC on social media for event updates, information and answers to your #NashvilleNYE questions:
Twitter: @VisitMusicCity – http://twitter.com/visitmusiccity
Instagram: @VisitMusicCity – http://instagram.com/visitmusiccity
Facebook: Visit Music City – https://www.facebook.com/nashvillemusiccity
Snapchat: visitmusiccity - https://www.snapchat.com/add/visitmusiccity

The Bands on Social Media

The #NashvilleNYE bands can be found on social media at:

Keith Urban
Website: keithurban.net
Twitter: @KeithUrban – http://twitter.com/keithurban
Facebook: Keith Urban - https://www.facebook.com/keithurban
Instagram: @KeithUrban - https://www.instagram.com/KeithUrban/
YouTube: Keith Urban - https://www.youtube.com/keithurban

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Website: jasonisbell.com
Twitter: @JasonIsbell – https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell
Facebook: Jason Isbell - https://www.facebook.com/jasonisbellmusic/
Instagram: @jasonisbell - https://www.instagram.com/jasonisbell/
YouTube: Jason Isbell - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChB7ZYj3eOlFMB2fQQzTRgQ

The Struts
Website: thestruts.com/
Twitter: @thestruts – https://twitter.com/thestruts
Facebook: The Struts - https://www.facebook.com/thestruts
Instagram: @thestruts - https://www.instagram.com/thestruts/
YouTube: The Struts - https://www.youtube.com/user/strutsofficial/

Amanda Shires
Website: amandashiresmusic.com/
Twitter: @amandashires – https://twitter.com/amandashires
Facebook: Amanda Shires - https://www.facebook.com/AMANDASHIRESMUSIC
Instagram: @amandapearlshires - https://www.instagram.com/amandapearlshires/
YouTube: Amanda Shires - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH2bj8PyLGgwEhtr55CUzUw

Bren Joy
Website: brenjoy.com
Twitter: @brennenjoy – https://twitter.com/brennenjoy
Facebook: Bren Joy - https://www.facebook.com/brennenjoy/
Instagram: @brennenjoy - https://www.instagram.com/brennenjoy/

Kalie Shorr
Website: kalieshorr.com
Twitter: @kalieshorr – https://twitter.com/kalieshorr
Facebook: Kalie Shorr - https://www.facebook.com/kalieshorr
Instagram: @kalieshorr - https://www.instagram.com/kalieshorr/
YouTube: Kalie Shorr - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnvI90ER-ic4SaTX9ZBikUg

Fisk Jubilee Singers
Website: fiskjubileesingers.org
Twitter: @FiskJubileeSing - https://twitter.com/FiskJubileeSing
Facebook: Fisk Jubilee Singers - https://www.facebook.com/Fisk-Jubilee-Singers-105241762178/

Dave Audé
Website: daveaude.com/
Twitter: @DaveAude - https://twitter.com/daveaude
Facebook: Dave Audé - https://www.facebook.com/DaveAudeMusic
Instagram: @DaveAude - https://www.instagram.com/daveaude/
YouTube: DaveAudeMusic - https://www.youtube.com/DaveAudeMusic

Advance Financial Picture Frame
Located near the Bell Carillon. Take your photo in the frame and post on social media with the #NashvilleNYE tag and @VisitMusicCity. There will also be a selfie station near the food trucks at Sixth Avenue and Harrison.

Toast, Post, and Boast!
Each year a few times during the show we do a thing called Toast, Post, and Boast. This is a moment when everyone takes out their phones, holds them up (toast), takes a picture of all the fun we’re having, and then posts that picture on social media (post) with #NashvilleNYE for all to see (boast!).

Guest Photos on the Big Screens
Event goers that post photos to Instagram and Twitter using the #NashvilleNYE hashtag may be shown in a photo slideshow on the big screens located throughout the event site.

Partners and Vendors

Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville is produced by the NCVC for the city of Nashville and presented by Jack Daniel’s. Partners include Advance Financial, Anderson Benson, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Farmers’ Market, Twice Daily, Monster Energy, Tennessee State Parks, Tennessee Highway Safety Office: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk, The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee, Dr Pepper, Kroger, Metro by T-Mobile, Freebird, Yee Haw Brewing Company, The BIG 98, WSIX-FM, NASH FM 103.3 & 95.5 NASH ICON, Ferguson Bath Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, Korbel, Budweiser, and Bud Light.

Jack Daniel’s: Your friends at Jack Daniel’s invite you to snap a photo at the Jack Daniel’s barrel wall and grab some swag located at the Grab & Go tent. Be sure to stop by the Jack Daniel’s Bar Trailer or Jack Daniel’s Airstreams to grab your favorite Jack Daniel’s cocktail! Extend your trip and visit the Jack Daniel’s Distillery located in Lynchburg, TN.

Jack Daniel’s reminds you to drink responsibly. Jack Daniel’s will be handing out Ride Share vouchers to lucky guests – limited number available.

Jack Daniel’s Bar Trailer will be located off Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street in the Food Truck Court.
Airstream Bars will be throughout the event footprint.

The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee: Hand warmers will be available at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp information tents during the event. Located at corner of Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street and on Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum parking lot.

Dr Pepper: Foam glow sticks will be distributed by street teams and will be available at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp information tents throughout the evening. Located at corner of Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street and on Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum parking lot.

Ferguson Bath Kitchen & Lighting Gallery/Kitchen Aid: Street teams will distribute hand warmers to the crowd. Hand warmers also will be available at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp information tent. Located at corner of Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street and on Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum parking lot.

Advance Financial: Branded photo frame located near the Bell Carillon. Take your photo in the frame and post on social media with the #NashvilleNYE tag and @VisitMusicCity.

Bud Light: Bud Light is a proud partner of the event! Don’t miss the Bud Light mobile beer garden at Sixth Avenue and Harrison.

Tennessee Highway Safety Office: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk: Celebrate the season responsibly. Designated drivers will receive complimentary water, soda, and coffee throughout the evening at select beverage locations. Pick up your wristband at the “Celebrate the Season Responsibly” tent located at the main entrance by Sixth Avenue and Harrison or stop by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp Information Booths located at Sixth Avenue and Harrison and Seventh Avenue near the Tennessee State Museum.

Artist Bios

Keith Urban
Keith Urban is a four-time GRAMMY Award winner, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and two-time 2019 CMA Award nominee (Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist). He released “We Were” on May 14 as his first new single of 2019. It comes after the 2018 release of Graffiti U and his acclaimed “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR,” which played to more than a million fans in seven countries on three continents. Graffiti U debuted at No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Australia, is Urban’s ninth studio recording and follows one of the most successful releases of his career, 2016’s RIPCORD, which had five No. 1 songs including “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” which won Best Single at the 2017 CMA Awards and Favorite Country Song at the American Music Awards, where he also collected trophies for Favorite Country Album and Favorite Male Country Artist. He’s had an album simultaneously atop the all-genre charts in the U.S., Canada and Australia twice and is the only male country artist to have achieved the mark even once.

In 2001, the Country Music Association honored Urban with its Horizon Award; he is one of only three in history to go on to win the CMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year, a title he’s captured three times, and the coveted Entertainer of the Year, which he’s captured twice. The 2015 CMA Awards brought Urban his third win for Vocal Event of the Year, which marked the first time in history that an artist has received the award in three consecutive years. Urban has also won 13 Country Music Association Awards, 11 Academy of Country Music Awards, four People’s Choice Awards and four American Music Awards. He is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry and Music City Walk of Fame.

Urban’s musical virtuosity and fluidity has led to him collaborating with a diverse group of artists that includes Alicia Keys, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, John Mayer, Julia Michaels, Justin Timberlake, Miranda Lambert, Nile Rodgers, Post Malone, Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones and Vince Gill. He’s long supported numerous charities. His “All For The Hall” benefit concerts for the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum have raised over $3.4 million. He is the first Ambassador of the CMA Foundation, is an advisory board member at the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and is a longtime supporter of The Mr. Holland’s Opus Fund and The GRAMMY Foundation. keithurban.net

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Four-time GRAMMY winner Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit have been touring in support of their album The Nashville Sound (winner of GRAMMYs for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song for “If We Were Vampires”) and the highly praised live set Live From The Ryman. Isbell has become one of the most respected songwriters of his generation, with a penchant for articulating some of our deepest human emotions and creating poignant narratives inspired by the working class. Together with the mighty 400 Unit – Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Sadler Vaden (guitar) and Amanda Shires (fiddle) – they have become one of the strongest live acts on the road today. This fall will bring reissues of the group’s two earliest albums – 2009’s self-titled Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit and 2011’s Here We Rest – both remixed and remastered by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. These records contain some of Isbell’s most beloved fan favorites, including “Alabama Pines,” “Codeine,” “Cigarettes and Wine,” “The Blue” and “Tour Of Duty.” jasonisbell.com

The Struts
The Struts released their sophomore album Young & Dangerous in the fall of 2018. On Young & Dangerous, The Struts let loose with the sing-along-ready and riff-heavy sound they’ve brought to stadiums and arenas all around the world. Young & Dangerous follows the 2016 release of The Struts’ debut album Everybody Wants. In just a few years, The Struts have found themselves massively embraced by some of the greatest icons in rock and roll history. Along with opening for Foo Fighters, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Guns N’ Roses, the U.K.-bred four-piece was also hand-picked by Mötley Crüe to serve as the supporting act for their last-ever performances, while Dave Grohl praised them as “the best band to ever open for Foo Fighters.” In addition to the support slots, The Struts have been on the road nonstop since their formation including worldwide headline shows and prestigious festival plays including Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Bottle Rock, Isle of Wight and many more. Formed in Derby, England in 2012, The Struts are Luke Spiller (lead singer), Adam Slack (guitar), Jed Elliott (bass) and Gethin Davies (drums). thestruts.com

Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires is a member of the new country music supergroup The Highwomen that also includes Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Maren Morris. They released their self-titled debut album on Sept. 6, which was described by NPR Music as a “really fantastic record, I would expect to see this one on a lot of year end lists.” Nominated for the Americana Music Association’s 2019 Album of the Year, To The Sunset is Amanda Shires’s second album with GRAMMY award-winning producer Dave Cobb and represents an adventurous move with an edgier sound and attitude. Shires continues to push herself artistically and sonically, but the spotlight always shines brightly on her unmistakable songwriting style and emotive and distinctive vocals. Recorded at RCA Studio A, the new album finds Shires joined by a few special guests including Jason Isbell (guitar), Dave Cobb (bass), Peter Levin (keys) and Jerry Pentecost (drums). To The Sunset is the follow up to Shires’s critically acclaimed My Piece Of Land, which was released in 2016. My Piece Of Land became her most acclaimed album to date garnering high praise from outlets that included NPR, Associated Press, Rolling Stone Country, Entertainment Weekly, Garden & Gun, Texas Monthly and the cover of the Nashville Scene. Capping off a banner year in 2016, Shires was also the recipient of the Americana Music Association’s Emerging Artist Of The Year Award and made her solo national TV debut on Austin City Limits. amandashiresmusic.com

Bren Joy
Bren Joy was born and raised in Nashville and started writing music at the start of 2018. In the same year, he released his first three singles (“Henny in the Hamptons,” “Scottie Pippen” and “Twenties”) that earned placements on editorial playlists and attracted a growing fanbase to the budding artist’s career. In May of this year, he released his debut project, Twenties, an eight-song track list that embodies the new era of youth coming into the scene. It merges his love of gospel, R&B, hip-hop, jazz and pop all into one. It touches on the different emotions and experiences encountered during the beginning of your 20s, while conveying an underlying theme of hope and self-love. It embraces the musical culture we are in now, while highlighting something completely new. This project is in its own lane and attempts to redefine the mainstream sound and bring something new to your ear.

Kalie Shorr
Rolling Stone said this about Kalie Shorr’s recently released first album: “[Open Book] showcases the alchemy that Shorr concocts which manage[s] to conjure both Shania Twain, Red-era Taylor Swift, Dashboard Confessional, and Alanis Morissette all at once.” Shorr burst onto the Nashville music scene in 2016 with her self-penned hit “Fight Like A Girl” and shortly after, the Portland, Maine singer-songwriter became a SiriusXM “Highway Find” and was spotlighted by Apple Music, Spotify, CMT, Radio Disney Country, Pandora, Taste of Country, The Boot and even Billboard magazine. She was named a “CMT Next Women of Country,” “The New Nashville” by Teen Vogue and a “Top 10 Country Artists To Watch In 2018” by the Huffington Post. She made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2018 and has gone on to play that heralded stage 15 times so far. Shorr has toured with Sara Evans, RaeLynn, Jimmie Allen and is spending much of December this year supporting LeAnn Rimes’s “You And Me And Christmas” Tour. From her work with the all-female, singer-songwriter collective Song Suffragettes, Shorr has been featured on PBS NewsHour, NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “On Point,” as well as in ELLE Magazine. Her new album Open Book has already been praised by The New York Times, NPR Music and many more with Taste of Country describing Shorr’s raw and honest approach to songwriting as “courage they don’t manufacture on Music Row.” kalieshorr.com

Fisk Jubilee Singers®
Fisk Jubilee Singers® are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., who sing and travel worldwide. The original ensemble introduced the Negro spiritual to the world in 1871 as they traveled and raised money to sustain Fisk University. The ensemble was also instrumental in preserving this unique American musical. During their early years of travel and performance, they sang for crowned heads around the world. The Fisk Jubilee Singers continue the tradition of singing the Negro spiritual around the world, and recently performed in renowned venues such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Smithsonian Institute, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, The White House and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. In 2007 the ensemble also traveled and performed in Ghana at the invitation of the Department of State in celebration of Ghana’s 50th Independence anniversary. The two-time GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers have received numerous awards including the induction into the Music City Walk of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. In 2008, the Fisk Jubilee Singers were awarded the 2008 National Medal of Arts by former President George W. Bush at the White House. The ensemble has collaborated with guest artists like CeCe Winans, Keb’ Mo’, Shania Twain, India.Arie, The Fairfield Four and Rodney Atkins and now has membership in the Academy of Country Music. fiskjubileesingers.org

Dave Audé
GRAMMY-winning songwriter/producer Dave Audé writes and produces original music for some of the world’s most prominent artists (Sting, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Madonna, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Katy Perry). He has also landed more number ones than any other producer on the Billboard Dance Club Songs charts—currently 133, of which 14 are his own singles as an artist. In 2016, Audé won a GRAMMY Award in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category for his remix of “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. He operates his own Audacious Records label and is represented by manager Martin Kierszenbaum and Downtown Music Publishing. daveaude.com

DJ Case Bloom
Case Bloom is the co-founder and co-owner of Tucker and Bloom bags and The Boom Bap hip-hop show. The DJ, entrepreneur and promoter was raised in Music City on trips to local record stores and late night hours taping DJ mix shows off the radio. Case caught the hip-hop bug early on and has been putting in work behind the turntables and in the streets for a number of years. Case’s diverse musical selection, impeccable timing and seamless mixing hit dancers square in the sweet spot, taking crowds on a journey through party classics covering funk and disco, hip-hop, breaks, house, Latin and everything in between. casebloom.net

Road Closures

Road closures associated with setup of the event and event day include the following:

Sunday, December 15, 2019

10:30pm

Close Parking Spaces on 7th Avenue North from Jefferson
Street to Harrison Street (REMOVE CONES on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 6pm)
Close Parking Spaces on 6th Avenue North from Harrison Street to Jefferson Street (REMOVE CONES on Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close 7th Avenue North from Jefferson Street to Harrison (REOPEN on Saturday, January 4, 2020 by 6pm)
Close 6th Avenue North from Harrison Street to Jefferson Street (REOPEN on Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Jackson Street from 6th Avenue North to 7th Avenue North (REOPEN on Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)

Monday, December 16, 2019

12:00am

Close Sidewalks on 7th Avenue North (Jefferson Street to Harrison Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Sidewalks on 6th Avenue North (Harrison Street to Jefferson Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Sidewalks on Jackson Street (7th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Northside Sidewalks on Harrison Street (7th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North) --- closed for set-up as needed (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Southside Sidewalks on Jefferson Street (7th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North) --- closed for set-up as needed (REOPEN Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 6pm)

Saturday, December 28, 2019

6:00am

Close Harrison Street from 6th Avenue North to 5th Avenue North (REOPEN on Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 2am)
Close Harrison Street from 7th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North (REOPEN on Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 2am)
Close 6th Avenue North from James Robertson Parkway to Harrison Street (REOPEN on Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 2am)
Close Sidewalks on Harrison Street (5th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 5pm)
Close Sidewalks on 5th Avenue North (James Robertson Parkway to Jefferson Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 5pm)
Close Sidewalks on 6th Avenue North (James Robertson Parkway to Harrison Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Sidewalks on 7th Avenue North (James Robertson Parkway to Harrison Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Sunday, January 5, 2020 by 6pm)
Close Sidewalks on 8th Avenue North (Harrison Street to Jefferson Street) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 5pm)
Close Southside Sidewalks on Harrison Street (7th Avenue North to 6th Avenue North) --- closed for set-up as needed; otherwise to remain open for pedestrian access (REOPEN Thursday, January 2, 2020 by 5pm)

Sunday, December 29, 2019