Tanya Tucker captivates at Nissan Stadium
CMA Fest is back and the streets of downtown Nashville will be filled with thousands of fans and country music for the next four days.
For the locals who want to be reminded where all the road closures are, we’ve got you. For the fans who want to keep up with the artists they missed, we’re also here for you.
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Follow along here for the Tennessean’s live coverage of the artists, weather, fashion and other highlights from the festival.
Tanya Tucker’s resurgence continues at Nissan Stadium
Tanya Tucker’s re-emergence as a country superstar has arrived at Nissan Stadium, igniting the filling home of the Tennessee Titans with honky-tonk energy.
She’s both played an early evening set highlighted by tracks from her just-released album “Sweet Western Sound,” plus classic songs like her 50-year-old smash “Delta Dawn.” Moreover, she joined both Lainey Wilson and Elle King to sing a version of her 1978 hit “Texas (‘Til I Die).”
Wearing two different all-white outfits while performing, her style and flair proved timelessly entertaining.
While not the same concept as riding a horse down Lower Broadway or at the Grand Ole Opry, she’s still swept into yet another iconic Nashville locale.
And at the end of a stirring version of Delta Dawn, the crowd treated Tucker to a lengthy ovation as loud as those usually reserved for the night’s headlining act.
Few medical issues as temperatures rise at CMA Fest
It’s been a quiet day at the medical tent next to Riverfront Stage. Few heat-related incidents, a few skinned knees and a couple of medical transports due to cardiac issues.
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesperson said they are treating fewer guests compared to previous years.
Madeline Edwards
Madeline Edwards brought the funk to the Riverfront stage kicking off her set with a keytar in hand.
Playing to a hefty crowd, Edwards called out to all the lovers and ex-lovers in the crowd with her hits “Playground” and “Heart you can’t break.”
Edwards showed off her band’s range with Childish Gambino’s “Redbone,” before returning to her repertoire.
“This is a song I wrote when I decided I didn’t care about anyone’s damn opinion of me besides mom, Dolly and Jesus,” Edwards said before launching into her song “Mama, Dolly, Jesus.”
Fashion trends at CMA Fest
From Riverfront to Fan Fair X, fans are sporting classic western wear looks – fringe, cuttoff denim, ditsy floral tops and dresses, and turquoise and silver accessories – and many are adding a glam twist.
“Bling, bling, bling – rhinestones, burned hats, and boots,” boutique business owner Millinean Lawrence told The Tennessean, of how she’d sum up this year’s CMA Fest fashion trends. “That’s what we’ve seen across the board, but of course, here more than ever.”
A Chapel Hart party is a Vibe
Ain’t no party like a Chapel Hart party, and this trio certainly worked the room.
The Mississippi-born band took the Vibes Stage at CMA Fest belting some of their songs while working in their versions of classics.
Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and cousin Trea Swindle strutted across the…
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