AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCMA Fest 2026: Nashville kicked off the four-day country party Thursday, with free daytime stages downtown and ticketed nights at Nissan Stadium running June 4–7. Music Philanthropy: Trend’s “Off The Record” with HARDY & Friends at Marathon Music Works raised $400,000+ for The HARDY Fund, featuring surprise sets from Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and more. TV & Country Spotlight: NBC announced “Alan Jackson: The Last Show,” airing as a primetime special documenting his final Nashville concert on June 27, directed by Sam Wrench (who also made the Eras Tour movie). Local Arts & Community: UT Gardens will host a “Beary” fun art exhibit all summer, and Knoxville’s Zoo is using “hog-upuncture” as part of its care approach. Nashville Zoo Backlash: A petition against a proposed AI data center next to Nashville Zoo surged past 30,000 signatures in hours. Entertainment Pop Culture: Matt Damon says he bartended in Knoxville in the late ’90s to nail a Southern accent for “The Rainmaker.”
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