Orpheum Theatre officials said remaining performances of “Disney’s The Lion King” have been canceled due to positive COVID-19 cases among members of the touring company as well as local crew.

The Millenium Tour pays tribute to Young Dolph, Memphians react to Ja Morant’s Nike commercial and ‘Walking in Memphis, gets a remake. 

‘Tis the season for holiday merriment.

“Losing Adolph, Dolph, Man-Man, changes our lives forever. And while we will take each day as it comes, we are comforted in knowing that he leaves a legacy that reflects his heart. A heart that was for his family. A heart that was for the people,” the statement released Wednesday, Nov. 24, reads.

The Recording Academy announced the news Tuesday.

ArtsMemphis is also gearing up for its second annual Arts Week

About 350 Thanksgiving birds were distributed Saturday at the event on North Hollywood Street. A day earlier, turkeys were given out in South Memphis, where slain rapper Young Dolph had planned to participate.

It can be tempting to separate the facts of the rapper’s life and the still very murky facts of his death from the music that made him a success and, in some quarters, a star. But, in life, he encouraged listeners to conflate the two. 

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Social media platforms were buzzing with posts, tweets and remembrances from and about Memphis this week.

NutRemix makes its return to the Cannon Center.

“To the world, he was Young Dolph, to me just Adolph.” 

Memphis rapper and Billboard Top 10 artist Young Dolph died at a local cookie shop after being fatally shot Wednesday, Nov. 17, spurring an outpouring of grief.

The ad plays tribute to Memphis’ DJ Spanish Fly and jookin’.

The Verzuz will take place Thursday, Dec. 2 in Los Angeles and will be available to stream live from the official Verzuz Instagram page and Triller, a video-sharing social networking service. 

Tigers T-shirts, Kroger in Collierville reopens, and more. Take a look at some of the best images from this week, and vote for your favorite one.

Plus, people revisit the Pyramid’s transformation into a retail experience. 

Keith Salter is retiring from more than 35 years of teaching theater and two decades at Collierville High School.

The sixth-grader at Evangelical Christian School will continue his studies while on the national tour with the show. 

Lauper joins Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs, Huey Lewis, Elvis Costello, Hall and Oates and Ke$ha in partnering with Soundwaves to launch artworks to benefit Stax Music Academy.

Following the premiere in Memphis, the jookin’ crew will go on a national tour. 

Jordan Occasionally was one of 12 contestants selected among thousands of entrants. 

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