Ernest Tubb Record Shop to close

• The record shop sold physical copies of country music's most vital records and hosted midnight jamborees featuring an array of stars.

Flashback: At the height of its popularity decades ago, Ernest Tub had "100,000 mail-order customers and even expanded to multiple stores in other cities," the Associated Press reported.

What they're saying: "Our goal has always been to protect, promote and preserve the great history of the record shop and building," the shop's owners, a trio of corporate entities, said in a Facebook post on Friday. "That desire remains as strong today as ever."

• "However, due to changes in circumstances out of our control, it's now clear the best way forward is to sell the business and the real estate."

The big picture: From music venues to mom-and-pop diners, the loss of Ernest Tubb is the latest chapter in Nashville's cultural upheaval unfolding in real time.

What's next: The business is slated to close this spring, pending the sale, but the owners did not specify a date.