NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Broadway wouldn’t be Broadway without live music — but many musicians say expensive downtown parking is costing them hundreds of dollars each month just to play.

For the next year, Metropolis is offering completely free parking to musicians at 25 lots around the city, but some artists say there are too many barriers to qualify.

“I’m a keyboardist. I’ve been playing downtown Nashville, well, for many, many years,” keyboardist Amy Frederick said.

She said she used to pay $15 a day to park — totaling more than $200 each month, even with a discount.

“I pay a lot in parking every year,” she said.

So when the new free parking program launched, she was thrilled.

“I felt like it was a real victory for the Musicians’ Union to negotiate that,” she added.

Currently, t

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