Nashville: the price of success

Nashville was once a place where aspiring musicians chased their dreams. But a tourism boom, fuelled in part by the hit TV series Nashville, has transformed Music City. And as property prices soar and corporate investment floods in, locals are being priced out and historic venues are under threat. Claire Jones reports. #Nashville #MusicCity #july4th 00:00 Nashville: a new reality 00:50 Nashville's 'Las Vegasification' 02:08 Nashville, the TV series 03:13 Community or capitalism? 05:07 Construction & taxes 07:06 The creative challenge ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmen.... ► Check out our Community tab for more stories:    / @financialtimes   ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram:   / financialtimes   ► Follow us on Instagram:   / financialtimes