Inside the biggest stories in music, hosted by Rolling Stone senior writer Brian Hiatt. Featuring interviews with top artists, expert insight on new releases and breaking news from the Rolling Stone staff, and much more.

Welcome back to Nashville Now. This week we’re joined by journalist Marissa R. Moss to dissect the 2025 CMA Awards nominations and snubs. We also chat with the charismatic leader of Old Crow Medicine Show, Ketch Secor, who dropped his new solo album, Story the Crow Told Me, earlier this summer. Secor shares his thoughts on his new public television job, the architectural landscape flaws of Nashville, and his commitment to gun control. Listen in!



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NASHVILLE NOW: Old Crow’s Ketch Secor Is Protecting Country’s History

This one goes to 11: With Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting theaters Sept. 12, Christopher Guest, a.k.a. Nigel Tufnel, looks back at the birth of the original movie, the origins of his character, the creation of "Stonehenge," and much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt
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Christopher Guest on Spinal Tap's Origins and the Birth of Nigel Tufnel

Music fans, and specifically pop fans, may know this week’s guest, who goes by “Clever,” from his feature with Post Malone on Justin Bieber’s 2020 hit “Forever.” But to country music listeners, Clever – born Joshua Huie – is mostly a complete unknown. The Alabama-born rapper is on a path to changing that and has the potential, and the struggle, to be the next Jelly Roll. Check out this week’s episode of Nashville Now as we dive into the history of country rap, why Taylor Swift was in Nashville last week, and so much more.

 

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NASHVILLE NOW: Who Is Clever?

Legendary director Rob Reiner talks about the making of  1984's This is Spinal Tap and the long-delayed new sequel,  Sept. 12's Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues — plus much more — in an in-depth conversation with host Brian Hiatt.
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