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In 1968, decades before reality-TV and social media, sentient artist and pop culture icon Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” A decade later he would find himself visiting a Nashville institution that had by that time been world-famous for more than 50 years. …

The Grand Ole Opry has launched a new artist development initiative that will follow a group of rising artists for a full year. Dubbed the Opry NextStage program, the initial lineup spotlights Tenille Townes, Travis Denning, Riley Green and Tegan Marie. Each of the singers will perform on the Grand …