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Belmont Conference Addresses the Unique Mental Health Challenges On Nashville’s Music Row

Belmont University's '24/7: A Mental Health in Entertainment Conference' addresses the unique mental health challenges on Nashville's Music Row.

Porter’s Call founder Al Andrews remembered a “very dark and suicidal time” decades ago when he discovered Jennifer Warnes ‘ “Song of Bernadette,” and he played it repeatedly, reveling in its healing message as he bounced back. I kind of felt like part of me was stripped away whenever live music went away during the pandemic, and I did a lot of soul searching to really reinforce that people enjoy Brad Parker outside of the identity of ‘He’s the Bonnaroo guy.’ “ Warner Music Nashville co-head/co-CEO Cris Lacy laid out four issues that trip up the emotional well-being of artists and the industry around them: the tendency to compare their careers to their peers, negative criticism from social media, executives who prioritize self-promotion over their support role and a “texture of scarcity” that, presumably, leads to fear and depression.

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