Not many people get to listen to their favorite song for the first time all over again, but Taylor Swift’s decision to re-record her early albums give fans that rare opportunity. Belmont’s Student Center for Public Trust hosted Thursday’s “Ethics, Law and Taylor Swift” WELL Core event. A three-person panel addressed the ethics and controversy of Swift’s creative independence. Assistant professor of music business and entertainment lawyer Mary Lauren Teague, school of music ad

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

Russell Dickerson may be a chart-topping, multi-platinum country artist, but he hasn’t forgotten where his story began. “I still wear my Bruin flag with pride,” said Dickerson. The 2011 alumna was welcomed back to Belmont with a standing ovation on Tuesday night to receive the Curtain Call Award and perform for adoring fans in the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Dickerson studied commercial music and music business at Belmont and encouraged aspiring artists in the crow

At country music’s biggest awards night, a healthy dose of Belmont Bruins walked the red carpet — but it’s unlikely you saw them on camera. The 55th annual Country Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena, was staffed in part by Belmont volunteers who escorted talent at the awards and at press events throughout the week. While working the CMAs and the radio remotes beforehand, students rubbed elbows with nationally recognized country artists and networked with th

After hearing the news that the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival was a no-go for yet another year, Dr. Sarita Stewart and Dr. Ken Spring’s Wednesday class meeting looked more like a support group. With the festival grounds soaked and unusable due to flooding from Hurricane Ida, event organizers announced an eleventh-hour cancelation Sept. 1, one day before the event’s first acts were set to take the stage. For a number of Belmont students, the eleventh-hour cancelation cast a s