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American Currents: State of the Music

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February 2024

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American Currents: State of the Music

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum offers perspective on country music’s latest chapter with the exhibition American Currents: State of the Music. Presented annually, American Currents takes a broad view of the genre over the past year to explore musical developments, artist achievements, and notable events, as determined by the Museum’s curators and editorial staff.

Featured Artists

Those recognized in this year’s American Currents: State of the Music are:

Black Country Music Association
Cleve Francis and Frankie Staton

Black Opry
Holly G

Luke Combs

Charley Crockett

Jordan Davis

Sierra Ferrell

Rhiannon Giddens

Ashley Gorley

HARDY

Cody Johnson

Wynonna Judd

Miranda Lambert

Loretta Lynn

Miko Marks

Ashley McBryde

Parker McCollum

Scotty McCreery

Bob McDill

Reba McEntire

Elvis Presley

Amanda Shires

Billy Strings

Sunny Sweeney

Molly Tuttle

Shania Twain

Morgan Wade

Morgan Wallen

Lainey Wilson

Featured Artifacts

  • Sunny Sweeney guitar

    Sunny Sweeney has used this customized Gibson J-45 Historic Collection guitar. The instrument is adorned with rhinestones and the signatures of many of her favorite country artists.

  • Scotty McCreery boots

    Scotty McCreery wore these Lucchese boots at many appearances in 2022. The NCS varsity letter patches on the boot shafts represent his alma mater, North Carolina State University.

  • Sierra Ferrell sunglasses

    Sierra Ferrell wore these custom-made sunglasses with rhinestone-studded frames when she was on tour in the UK and Europe in 2022.

  • Black Opry lapel pin

    The Black Opry’s founder and co-director, Holly G, and her co-director, Tanner Davenport, wore these lapel pins, in the shape of the Black Opry’s initials, at the organization’s first anniversary celebration.

  • Black Country Music Association ball cap

    The Black Country Music Association’s BCMA logo adorns this ball cap, made for its members by Frankie Staton in the mid-1990s.

  • Molly Tuttle clothing

    Molly Tuttle wore this crocheted wool sweater, this cropped blouse, and these Miracle Eye jeans on the cover of her 2022 album, Crooked Tree.

  • Charley Crockett suit

    Charley Crockett’s suit—embellished with embroidered flowers and alligators as well as rhinestones—was designed by Jerry Lee Atwood of Union Western Clothing Co.

  • Miranda Lambert jumpsuit

    Miranda Lambert wore this black Dulce Bestia jumpsuit, customized by Fables by Barrie, on CBS-TV’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, December 31, 2021.

  • Reba McEntire jacket

    When Reba McEntire performed a tribute to Loretta Lynn at the CMA Awards in 2022, she wore this Sandi Spika-designed jacket.

  • Lainey Wilson guitar

    Lainey Wilson has played this Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar extensively at her shows.

Plan Your Visit

The exhibition American Currents: State of the Music runs March 8, 2023, through February, 2024, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.

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