See the winner of our 2024 Picture of the Year contest

The votes are in and the winner of the 2024 Picture of the Year has been decided.

Tennessee Titans player Calvin Ridley after scoring a touchdown.

Tennessee Titans player Calvin Ridley scores in the Sept. 15, 2024 game vs. the New York Jets at Nissan Stadium. | Photo submitted by Nate Sparks/Tennessee Titans

The votes are in. Seven finalists advanced in our NASHtoday 2024 Picture of the Year contest out of 40+ submissions. After tallying your votes, we have a winner — a photo that really brought it’s A-game.

Winner: “Calvin Ridley’s First Touchdown as a Tennessee Titan” by Nate S.

Two classic red cards positioned facing each other on a speedway track.

We’ve got a need for speed at Nashville Superspeedway. | Photo submitted by Ken L.

Finalist: “Stand Off” by Ken L.

A streetview of Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar and Wanna B's in Nashville, TN with a taxi cab in front of the buildings and pedestrians walking along the sidewalk.

Reader Gary E. takes us on a stroll down Lower Broadway. | Photo submitted by Gary E.

Finalist: “Famous Stars Bars” by Gary E.

A large guitar-shaped sign reading "Nashville Music City" with a baseball-shaped "Wedgewood-Houston" sign above it.

Fun fact: This 115-ft-long guitar-shaped scoreboard once lived in the outfield at Greer Stadium before being restored and relocated to Wedgewood-Houston’s The Outfield. | Photo submitted by Alice L.

Finalist: “Music City” by Alice L.

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This view of the Cumberland River never gets old. | Photo submitted by Ed H.

Finalist: “Sunset Over the Cumberland” by Ed H.

A blurry capture of singer Jack White strumming a guitar playing to a crowd.

If you missed Jack White’s intimate concert at the Basement East last year, catch him at The Pinnacle in 2025. | Photo submitted by Rachel T.

Finalist: “Jack White at Basement East” by Rachel T.

A pro moto rider in action in front of neon signs on Nashville's Lower Broadway.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, it’s a pro moto rider competing on Lower Broadway last summer. | Photo submitted by Sean Y.

Finalist: “Red Bull Knockout on Broadway” by Sean Y.

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