The show will be inspired by the time in Memphis when W.C. Handy and William Grant Still were working together on Beale Street.

The music festival that began as an off-shoot of the Memphis In May International Festival 46 years ago has at times had a turbulent history as it has grown into a major attraction. 

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A Memphis native has advanced to the next round of the music competition TV show “The Voice” by wowing all four celebrity judges.

Memphis in May confirmed in a Thursday, Oct. 12, press release that, at least for next year, the music festival would be “paused” and the barbecue fest would move to Liberty Park.

Kayla Oderah and Marquita Richardson are the newest participants in the Opera Memphis’ Handorf Company Artist Program.

The legendary Memphis band will also perform at halftime of this year’s game on Dec. 29.

Despite high temperatures, Memphis Botanic Garden was bustling as performers from across the country rocked the Radians Amphitheater even as the sun went down, ending the sixth annual Mempho Music Festival.

The nearly 70-year-old organization hosted an open house to showcase its new location at Peabody Avenue and Cooper Street in Midtown.

Noelia Garcia Carmona and Roy Brewer are bringing fun, festivities and fellowship to Memphis in the form of flamenco.

A recent Tiny Desk Concert band hits Growlers, Willie Nelson’s festival comes to Snowden Grove, Raphael Saadiq revisits Tony! Toni! Tone! and Stevie Nicks comes to FedExForum.

Most of the daylong festival is free, but tickets to Cat Powers’ concert and an after party featuring New York-based DJ Alix Brown will go on sale Friday.

The collection will include a range of hats, hoodies, basketball shorts, varsity jackets and will “use core colors from each college and team branding, amplified by the OVO owl on each item.”

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The Mempho Music Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Garden, located at 750 Cherry Road. 

After starting as a Midtown dive-bar lark two decades ago, Gonerfest turns 20, with rock bands and fans from around the world descending on Memphis for “four days of music and mayhem.”

Mike McCarthy and others want to preserve the city’s music culture with more sculptures similar to the Johnny Cash image he created that stands in Cooper-Young.

In his Facebook statement, Moneybagg Yo wrote that his team is looking for a different venue large enough to host the concert.

Part of Sound Diplomacy’s work over the next year will include an online map of the city’s “music ecosystem,” including teachers, school programs, church choirs, venues, festivals and music publishing.

The cancellation follows the shooting at FedExForum during Lil Baby’s concert that left one male victim injured Sept. 7.

“Zeke and I shared so many interests,” Drake Hall said of his late deejay partner Zeke Logan. “We both loved Led Zeppelin, the Stones, and anything good. If it was good, we played it.” 

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In a mission to “create art with community rather than for it,” Iris Collective will perform a series of pop-up shows at small businesses around the area.

“From premieres to timeless classics, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra is set to provide a musical feast for symphony enthusiasts and newcomers alike,” says reviewer Žak Ozmo.

During the special, performers will celebrate Elvis Presley’s music “and his favorite time of year” live from the grounds of Graceland.

“I’m proud to endorse someone who represents true leadership. I need everyone to know I’m behind Paul Young and I’m voting Paul Young,” Potts said.

“We just traded lines until the song got written,” Keith Sykes said.