June 2011 was the First Annual Music City Gives Back Concert.
As a way to say thanks to individuals, communities, organizations and volunteers that pulled together to rebuild downtown Nashville after the devastating flood in May, Rodney Atkins and friends performed for a crowd of 8,000 on lower Broadway. Donations and cash contributions were collected on site by the Red Cross.
Based on the success of 2011 and a partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rodney Atkins and friends returned to downtown Nashville for the second annual concert for crowd of 10,000 in June 2012.
In June 2013, Rodney returned as host and firmly established Music City Gives Back as an annual event and fan favorite. The CMA welcomed Music City Gives Back inside the CMA footprint on Broadway in 2014 for another successful show.
June 2015 was the 5th annual Music City Gives Back show. Located on Broadway with an estimated attendance of over 14,000 the event stretched the services that the city of Nashville could provide on Broadway. After working closely with CMA and Metro officials, Music City Gives Back was relocated off Broadway to 5th and Demonbreun for 2016, the same year it officially became a CMA sanctioned event.
June 2017 delivered the Predators as contender for the NHL Championship, during CMA Music Fest week. Music City Gives Back was asked by the city, to be the official pre-game show for the Monday night Predators win and advance to 7 game series. Back on Broadway, MCGB estimated crowd was 25,000.
Rodney Atkins held his eighth annual “Music City Gives Back” concert on Monday, June 4, 2018. The star-studded event was held at Ascend Park featuring performances by Atkins along with friends Big & Rich, as well as additional artists.
Music City Gives Back 2017 show was held on Broadway and 5th Avenue as the city’s Official Pre Game show of the Stanley Cup Finals. Rodney Atkins hosted with Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Kip Moore as Headliner to a crowd estimated to be over 25,000.
Music City Gives Back is a FREE concert that benefits the W.O. Smith Music School. Over 8,000 fans enjoyed the 2016 performance line up featuring Craig Campbell, LANco, Canaan Smith, Rodney Atkins and headliner Dustin Lynch.
Music City Gives Back 2016 also featured a Sponsor Activation area during the day (10:00am -5:00pm) with the following artists signing autographs for fans.
Canaan is rapidly climbing the charts again with his follow up to his first #1, the party anthem “Hole In A Bottle”.
Craig Campbell has never taken a backseat to anything. He’s certainly never taken a backseat in his career as one of Country’s brightest rising stars who launched onto the Country music scene in 2011 and continues to exist in a perfect sweet spot between tradition and modernity.
Broken Bow Records artist Dustin Lynch occupies a unique place in today’s country music. Thanks to his classic sensibilities, he’s been heralded as the heir to George Strait’s throne.
LANco is the people you know and the life you live, reimagined. LANco is the familiar, couched in the extraordinary. LANco is a connection to community built by the bonds of music.
Rodney Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home, of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while.
Country music fans heading to Nashville in June for the CMT Music Awards and CMA Music Festival had the chance to join chart-topping artist Rodney Atkins for his annual “Music City Gives Back” concert in downtown Nashville Tuesday, June 9 2015.
Tyler Farr’s a thinker, an observer of the human condition, a man in the middle of a surging testosterone country movement in today’s Nashville who insists on digging a little deeper, getting a little realer and owning how hard it can be.
Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye never intended to hit a nerve when they sat down on St. Patricks Day and wrote “Girl In A Country Song.”
Singer-songwriter Kip Moore explored his own experiences of growing up in a small Georgia town and working diligently for years to achieve his musical dreams to create his MCA Nashville debut album, Up All Night.
RCA Nashville recording artist Dee Jay Silver has been a top touring DJ/remixer/producer for more than 10 years, having played in premier venues in virtually every major market in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Lee Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process.
Music City Gives Back fourth annual Concert. After three successful years of top talented well attended shows, the CMA embraced Music City Gives Back and moved the stage into the official CMA Music Festival footprint downtown on Broadway at First Avenue. Rodney returned as host and welcomed Josh Thompson, Jana Kramer, Dustin Lynch and Lee Brice. Surprise guests included Justin Moore, Tyler Farr and Jerrod Niemann.
Josh Thompson is not just a songwriter but a country music artist. His talent is widely recognized by both fans and Nashville music professionals alike.
Lee Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process.
Broken Bow Records artist Dustin Lynch occupies a unique place in today’s country music. Thanks to his classic sensibilities, he’s been heralded as the heir to George Strait’s throne.
If you ask Jana Kramer to describe her life in this very moment she would say, “Dreams really do come true.”
Justin Moore's always had a thing about doing it his way. Call it stubborn redneck mettle, a well-developed case of "who I am" or just the fierce commitment to blaze a trail inherent to people from his home of Poyen, Arkansas.
Based on the success of 2011 and the partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rodney Atkins and friends returned to downtown Nashville for a second FREE concert to a crowd of 10,000. Once again, The American Red Cross was on hand to collect cash donations for neighbors in need.
Josh Thompson is not just a songwriter but a country music artist. His talent is widely recognized by both fans and Nashville music professionals alike.
Lee Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process.
If you ask Jana Kramer to describe her life in this very moment she would say, “Dreams really do come true.”
Justin Moore's always had a thing about doing it his way. Call it stubborn redneck mettle, a well-developed case of "who I am" or just the fierce commitment to blaze a trail inherent to people from his home of Poyen, Arkansas.
Rodney Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home, of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while.
Music City Gives Back second annual Concert. Based on the success of 2011 and the partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rodney Atkins and friends returned to downtown Nashville for a second FREE concert to a crowd of 10,000. Once again, The American Red Cross was on hand to collect cash donations for neighbors in need.
In the world of entertainment, music arguably demands the most personal investment from its artists, and it doesn't get any more intimate than Thompson Square.
Josh Thompson is not just a songwriter but a country music artist. His talent is widely recognized by both fans and Nashville music professionals alike.
Lee Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process.
If you ask Jana Kramer to describe her life in this very moment she would say, “Dreams really do come true.”
Rodney Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home, of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while.
As a way to say thanks to individuals who helped rebuild Nashville after the flood and to offer help to its neighbors affected by the recent wave of tornadoes that left a path of destruction across the South and Midwest, Country music artist Rodney Atkins and friends performed FREE for crowd of 8,000. Donations for tornado relief victims were collected as well as cash donations on site by the American Red Cross.
Josh Thompson is not just a songwriter but a country music artist. His talent is widely recognized by both fans and Nashville music professionals alike.
Rodney Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home, of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while.
