Gold Pedal City: The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. economic impact data for CMA Fest notes $77.3 million in visitor spending and an average crowd of 90,000 each day. Downtown hotel occupancy was up 5% and peaked at 93.5% occupancy. Let Freedom Ring! Music City July 4th, which was headlined by Chris Young, generated $17.5m in visitor spending and attracted a record-breaking crowd of 355,000. "We’re thrilled to see our major-event strategy leading to record-breaking visitor spending and hotel room nights sold," says NCVC Pres./CEO Deana Ivey. More here.