Entertainment

More than 1,000 people attended the world premiere of the independent film Deadline, which was made in Nashville and inspired by the true story of how a newspaper helped solve a racially motivated killing in a small town. More >

Hotels in the Nashville area had a record number of bookings in June, and July figures were nearly as strong.

The Tennessean reports that much of the demand resulted from the four-day CMA Music Festival and the Bonnaroo festival in Coffee County. More >

Adele may be single-handedly propping up the British music industry, but the north London singer is looking across the pond for her third album. The follow-up to smash-hit 21 will be inspired by American roots music, she said this week. “I want to spend some time in Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee, and learn about it.” More >

Dozens of NHL players have gone to arbitration, but Shea Weber(notes) has gone where no player has gone before, according to his agent Jarrett Bousquet. He tweeted that Tuesday’s faceoff between the Nashville Predators and their Norris-nominated defenseman was first time in NHL history a “team elected arbitration” has gone to hearing.

In recent history, we’ve had Zach Parise(notes) and the New Jersey Devils settling on a 1-year deal before club-elected arbitration; Patrick Kaleta(notes) and the Buffalo Sabres avoiding a hearing with a 2-year deal last summer; and Marc-Andre Fleury(notes) and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoiding one with a 7-year deal in 2008.

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Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” and Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” will be included on the 2011 Grammy Nominees album, due Jan. 25 on Jive Records. The 19-track album also features John Mayer’s “Half of My Heart” with Taylor Swift. A portion of the sales will benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the Grammy Foundation. Lady Antebellum landed six Grammy nominations stemming from their album and single, both titled “Need You Now.” Their nominations arrived in the all-genre album of the year, record of the year and song of the year categories, as well as country album, country song and country performance by a duo or group. Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” claimed multiple nominations, including the all-genre song of the year, country song of the year and the country female category. Her additional nominations include country album (Revolution) and country collaboration with vocals (for joining Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson on “Bad Angel”). The Grammys will air live from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 on CBS.