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In this city, music isn’t background noise. It’s part of the DNA.
Amanda Adams
CEO, FOUNDER
About That Nashville Girl
Hey y’all — I’m Amanda Adams, founder of That Nashville Girl.
I moved to Nashville on July 4, 2006. Technically, I came for a fresh start. Emotionally? I think I came here looking for myself.
I had always dreamed of living in Nashville. Long before I packed up my life and headed south on I-40, I was the little girl in Fayetteville, Arkansas pretending to be a radio DJ on Kix 104, making up commercials and jingles in my bedroom, and dreaming of becoming the next Faith Hill or Amy Grant.
I was making mixtapes before playlists existed. Burning CDs for road trips before Spotify made it easy. I’ve always believed music is more than entertainment — it’s memory. One song can take you back to a person, a summer, a heartbreak, a late-night drive, or a version of yourself you forgot about for a while.
That’s why Nashville has always felt magical to me.
Because in this city, music isn’t background noise. It’s part of the DNA.
It lives in the songwriters sitting around a table in a tiny listening room. In the Broadway singers playing four-hour sets for tourists while quietly chasing record deals. In the producers, musicians, photographers, chefs, designers, creators, and dreamers building something meaningful from the ground up every single day.
And somewhere along the way, Nashville stopped feeling like a city I loved and started feeling like part of who I am. Over the years, I built a successful corporate career in marketing, sales, brand strategy, and business leadership. I moved around. I traveled. I temporarily called other places home. But Nashville was always the place that felt the most like me.
It’s the city I return to when life changes.
The city that grounded me when everything else felt uncertain.
The city that reminded me creativity matters.
The city that taught me dreams don’t have expiration dates.
And as Nashville has evolved, so has my love for it.
Yes, we’re still Music City. But Nashville has also become one of the most exciting places in the country for food, culture, entertainment, entrepreneurship, sports, hospitality, storytelling, and creativity. There’s an energy here that’s hard to explain unless you’ve experienced it yourself.
You can feel it walking into a writer’s round.
You can feel it sitting on a rooftop at sunset.
You can feel it hearing someone play the song that changes their life for the first time.
You can feel it in the conversations between strangers at a neighborhood bar.
There’s a little bit of fairy dust in the air here. And somehow, this city makes all of us believe our lives could change at any moment.
I moved to Nashville on July 4, 2006. Technically, I came for a fresh start. Emotionally? I think I came here looking for myself.
I had always dreamed of living in Nashville. Long before I packed up my life and headed south on I-40, I was the little girl in Fayetteville, Arkansas pretending to be a radio DJ on Kix 104, making up commercials and jingles in my bedroom, and dreaming of becoming the next Faith Hill or Amy Grant.
I was making mixtapes before playlists existed. Burning CDs for road trips before Spotify made it easy. I’ve always believed music is more than entertainment — it’s memory. One song can take you back to a person, a summer, a heartbreak, a late-night drive, or a version of yourself you forgot about for a while.
That’s why Nashville has always felt magical to me.
Because in this city, music isn’t background noise. It’s part of the DNA.
It lives in the songwriters sitting around a table in a tiny listening room. In the Broadway singers playing four-hour sets for tourists while quietly chasing record deals. In the producers, musicians, photographers, chefs, designers, creators, and dreamers building something meaningful from the ground up every single day.
And somewhere along the way, Nashville stopped feeling like a city I loved and started feeling like part of who I am. Over the years, I built a successful corporate career in marketing, sales, brand strategy, and business leadership. I moved around. I traveled. I temporarily called other places home. But Nashville was always the place that felt the most like me.
It’s the city I return to when life changes.
The city that grounded me when everything else felt uncertain.
The city that reminded me creativity matters.
The city that taught me dreams don’t have expiration dates.
And as Nashville has evolved, so has my love for it.
Yes, we’re still Music City. But Nashville has also become one of the most exciting places in the country for food, culture, entertainment, entrepreneurship, sports, hospitality, storytelling, and creativity. There’s an energy here that’s hard to explain unless you’ve experienced it yourself.
You can feel it walking into a writer’s round.
You can feel it sitting on a rooftop at sunset.
You can feel it hearing someone play the song that changes their life for the first time.
You can feel it in the conversations between strangers at a neighborhood bar.
There’s a little bit of fairy dust in the air here. And somehow, this city makes all of us believe our lives could change at any moment.
The one planning the perfect Nashville weekend.
The one making the dinner reservations.
The one creating the road trip playlist.
The one who wants everyone to experience the city the way locals do
This space is my love letter to Nashville.
It’s part music obsession, part insider guide, part storytelling platform, and part reminder that reinvention is always possible.
I may be the face behind That Nashville Girl, but deep down, I think we’re all that Nashville girl or guy at heart — chasing connection, creativity, great stories, unforgettable nights, and the feeling that maybe the best chapter hasn’t happened yet.
That Nashville Girl
was born out of years of conversations, recommendations, stories, group texts, playlists, restaurant reservations, live music nights, and people constantly asking me:
“Where should we stay?”
“What’s actually worth doing?”
“Where do locals go?”
“Who should I be listening to right now?”
“What’s the best hidden gem in Nashville?”
Truthfully, I’ve always been that friend.
What started as a podcast quickly became something bigger because that’s what Nashville does. It grows dreams.
Today, That Nashville Girl is a Nashville lifestyle brand, podcast, and insider guide focused on the people, places, music, restaurants, hotels, creators, artists, events, and experiences that make this city special.
It’s for the visitors planning their first trip to Nashville, the locals rediscovering the city, the music lovers chasing live shows, the food people searching for their next reservation, and honestly… anyone who believes life is better with good music and a little adventure.
“Where should we stay?”
“What’s actually worth doing?”
“Where do locals go?”
“Who should I be listening to right now?”
“What’s the best hidden gem in Nashville?”
Truthfully, I’ve always been that friend.
What started as a podcast quickly became something bigger because that’s what Nashville does. It grows dreams.
Today, That Nashville Girl is a Nashville lifestyle brand, podcast, and insider guide focused on the people, places, music, restaurants, hotels, creators, artists, events, and experiences that make this city special.
It’s for the visitors planning their first trip to Nashville, the locals rediscovering the city, the music lovers chasing live shows, the food people searching for their next reservation, and honestly… anyone who believes life is better with good music and a little adventure.