One of the bestselling solo artists of the century paid a visit to the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. With nine diamond-certified records, two Grammy Awards and a music career spanning almost four decades, Garth Brooks has no shortage of music industry advice — and neither does his wife, three-time Grammy winner and Belmont alumna Trisha Yearwood. The country-star couple took the stage for an intimate night of Q&A and song requests from Belmont stud

A nostalgic family favorite will grace the modern stage as the curtain opens on “Peter and the Starcatcher” Friday, making it the first student-led drama to debut in the new Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. A prequel to “Peter Pan” by J.M. Barrie, this Broadway-run origin story follows an orphan boy with a painful past and the friends and enemies he encounters on their journey to find himself, find Neverland and never grow up. “One of the things that’s great about the p

Over half of Belmont is without power due to the thunderstorm and a series of tornadoes that swept through Middle Tennessee during the night. While there is no physical damage to campus, a number of buildings are without power, according to the Office of Communications. These buildings are: Dickens Hall Horrell Hall Russell Hall Thrailkill Hall Curb Event Center the Beaman Student Life Center Tall Hall Kennedy Hall Wright-Maddox Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Bill and

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. From sparkling wreaths and trees to the festive fountain lights at Freedom Plaza, holiday spirit abounds on Belmont’s campus. But most show-stopping of all, the university is welcoming the return of its “Christmas at Belmont” full-scale musical production. The annual stage show, featuring almost 600 Belmont musicians, is the first to be taped in the new Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, and will premiere Dec

In his time at Belmont, Brad Paisley skipped classes, pulled all-nighters in the studio and graduated with a 2.3 GPA — but that’s all you need, he said. The country hitmaker and 1995 Belmont alumnus visited his alma mater Thursday for a night of conversation and acoustic interludes, hosted by Nashville news anchor Harry Chapman. Paisley and Chapman dove deep on Paisley’s university years, his creative process during the COVID-19 pandemic, his philanthropic efforts with his wi

Belmont unveiled the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday — an event four years and nine days in the making. The center, a premier venue built to world-class specifications, stands four stories tall, with roughly 150,000 square feet of space to be used by students and professionals alike. Named in honor of former university president Bob Fisher, who served in the role for over 20 years, the center commemorates his accomplishments while in