| Nashville is the place music calls home. It’s known around the world as Music City. Music of every kind from bluegrass and country to gospel and barbershop now calls Music City home with their headquarters located right here. Nashville's incredibly diverse music industry includes all major genres and is a combination of global corporations, small businesses and independent artists, songwriters and musicians. Organizations within the industry include music performance, composition, distribution, promotion, production, training and education, artists' rights groups, music organizations, live music venues and equipment (manufacturing, rental, repair and retail). Why be anywhere else? In 2009, Mayor Karl Dean and the Chamber created the Nashville Music Council to focus on five areas of improvement for the economic development track record for Nashville’s music community. Read an article published by The Tennessean on the creation of this council. |  Entertainment Companies Map |