Despite the nickname “Music City, USA,” Nashville doesn’t have as many live music venues as you might expect. In 2019, we found that Nashville had a total of 433 music venues,2 which is a respectable number, but it puts the city in 19th place in our rankings of cities with the most music venues per capita. However, Nashville earns its nickname in several other important ways. The city’s contributions to country music are impossible to overstate, it’s home to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and it hosts legendary music festivals like Bonnaroo. Additionally, major record labels like RCA, Sony, and Third Man Records all have recording studios in Nashville. So despite its relative shortage of music venues, Nashville is one of the best cities for people who want to live in the beating heart of the American music scene.