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<strong>Light the Way Festival will be June 16-17 at Olive Branch&rsquo;s City Park.</strong> (Submitted)Arts & Culture

Christian music festival set for Olive Branch

A Christian music festival in Olive Branch this June is expected to draw thousands of spectators with an unnamed top performer as headliner.

By Toni Lepeska January 27, 2023
Music

Lisa Marie Presley comes home to Graceland in public memorial

More than a thousand mourners — including Axl Rose, Billy Corgan and Alanis Morrisette — gathered at Graceland to remember Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley, who died in Los Angeles on Jan. 12.

By Chris Herrington January 23, 2023
Arts & Culture

Social Club: Grizz fans fawn over Yo Gotti’s courtside date

Plus: Julien Baker’s band boygenius makes the cover of Rolling Stone. 

By Jasmine McCraven January 20, 2023
Metro

Lisa Marie Presley memorial service gallery

Images from Lisa Marie Presley’s memorial service that took place at Graceland on Jan. 22, 2023.

By The Daily Memphian Staff January 23, 2023

  • Music

    Beale Street Music Fest’s Blues Tent returning to its roots

    The festival’s three main stages will take place in Tom Lee Park.

    By Elle Perry January 19, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    Graceland mourners remember Lisa Marie Presley

    Tourists join Memphians outside the gates of Graceland, paying their respects to the King of Rock ‘n' Roll’s only child: “She was the daughter of a legend...”

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    Lisa Marie Presley to be buried at Graceland

    Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54

    ‘Passionate, strong and loving’: Tom Hanks, Billy Idol, Sean Lennon remember Lisa Marie Presley

    By Alicia Davidson January 17, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Social Club: ESPN gets a taste of Pollard’s, GloRilla makes hip-hop watch list

    Last Sunday’s NFL Countdown featured a mini-documentary on Dallas Cowboys running back and Memphis native Tony Pollard, whose family owns Pollard’s Bar-B-Que.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 15, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Month-long art showcase coming to Marshall Arts, Slim & Husky’s

    A month-long art showcase will feature installations from more than 30 visual artists in two art galleries.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 13, 2023
  • Music

    Here’s how you can celebrate MLK Day in Memphis

    There are multiple ways Memphis-area groups will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 13, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Lisa Marie Presley: 10 things you didn’t know

    With the passing of Lisa Marie Presley, her legacy becomes that much more important. Here are 1o items from that legacy.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 13, 2023
  • Music

    Gangsta Boo to be remembered with celebration of life on Friday

    Before her story ended abruptly, Memphis’ own Gangsta Boo was writing a book and developing a new way for artists to be heard. 

    By Cell Waller January 11, 2023
  • Music

    No, really, thank God for Cody

    The man behind some of SZA’s hottest beats hails from Memphis — and is embarking on a solo career of his own.

    By Cell Waller January 09, 2023
  • Music

    Late Stax Records founder Jim Stewart to receive ‘special’ Grammy

    Other Memphians to receive the award include Sun Records founder Sam Phillips (1991), Beale Street jazz legend W.C. Handy (1993) and Royal Studios impresario Willie Mitchell (2008).

    By Chris Herrington January 06, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Social Club: Three 6 fans say goodbye to Gangsta Boo; Ja 1s get a reaction

    Basketball fans on Twitter think Ja Morant’s new signature shoe isn’t so original. 

    By Jasmine McCraven January 06, 2023
  • Update Music

    Memphis rapper Gangsta Boo has died

    Born Lola Mitchell, Gangsta Boo was an original member of Three 6 Mafia.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 03, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Five must-see shows for January 2023

    Coming to a stage near you this month: A veteran acoustic guitarist, a rock opera that stars its writer and the return of GloRilla.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 03, 2023
  • Music

    Social Club: Memphians top Billboard, NPR best 2022 music lists

    Nike releases classic Penny Hardaway sneakers and Memphis artists, producers receive critical acclaim. 

    By Jasmine McCraven December 23, 2022
  • Music

    Nationwide museum tour to celebrate Young Dolph

    “The goal of the pop-up museum is to showcase the character of a leader and businessman and to highlight the journey of someone whose early beginnings may mirror that of many young kids and entrepreneurs starting so that they may draw inspiration to keep pushing on their own endeavors.”

    By Jasmine McCraven December 22, 2022
  • Subscribers only Music

    Connect Music aims to put Black artists at the top of playlists

    CEO George Monger is out to make sure independent performers artists get every cent they earn from royalties.

    By Jane Roberts December 19, 2022
  • Music

    Boombox, Bluetooth speaker caroling coming to Cooper-Young

    Cooper-Young residents will go caroling Saturday. Instead of singing, however, they will use boomboxes, Bluetooth speakers and their phones.

    By Jasmine McCraven December 14, 2022
  • Music

    Janet Jackson brings tour to Memphis

    The singer is celebrating her 50th anniversary in entertainment.

    By Jasmine McCraven December 12, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Move over, Mariah: Ring in the season with Memphis music instead

    The 12 days of Memphis music includes gems from Robby Grant, B.B. King, Valerie June, Otis Redding, Cordell Jackson, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Star & Micey, Indo G, and more.

    By Ezra Wheeler December 11, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Black Arts Alliance to honor Elise Neal, Katori Hall

    The Memphis Black Arts Alliance is celebrating four decades with an award show honoring Memphians with impact on local, national or global artistry.

    By Jasmine McCraven December 07, 2022
  • Music

    Stax founder Jim Stewart dies, an unlikely giant of Southern soul

    Stewart perhaps cut an unlikely figure for the founder of a label that became synonymous with Southern soul music, creating stars such as Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes amid releasing roughly 800 singles and 300 albums in an initial span of fewer than 20 years.

    By Chris Herrington December 08, 2022
  • Music

    Five Memphis-area concerts to attend this December

    Coming to a stage near you this month: A legendary Motown band, an Orange Mound-born rapper with national acclaim and a three-time Grammy Award-winning a cappella crew.

    By Jasmine McCraven November 30, 2022
  • Music

    Local artist ‘Krucial’ to hip-hop scene

    One of the city’s go-to engineers has recently moved from the board and into the booth as an artist in his own right. 

    By Cell Waller November 26, 2022
  • Music

    New, daylong music festival debuts at Crosstown Concourse

    “We talk a lot about ‘the Memphis Sound,’ which means something very different if you’re discussing rock or soul or hip-hop. Our goal was to build a lineup that showcases what the ‘Memphis Sound’ means in various contexts.” 

    By Ezra Wheeler November 25, 2022
  • Subscribers only Music

    What we know a year after rapper Young Dolph died

    It has been more than a year since Memphis rapper Young Dolph was killed at Makeda’s on Airways Boulevard. Since that day, new details continue to come to light. 

    Related story:

    Fourth suspect in Young Dolph killing appears in court

    By Julia Baker November 23, 2022
  • Music

    Memphians commemorate ‘Dolph Day’ with acts of service

    In Memphis, and across the nation, people received services such as free meals, winter kits, haircuts and mental health services.

    By Jasmine McCraven November 17, 2022

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