Memphians Deanie Parker, Robert Gordon, Julien Baker win big at Grammys
In other Memphis-related moments at the Grammys, Mid-South blues great Bobby Rush won Best Traditional Blues Album for “All My Love for You.”
In other Memphis-related moments at the Grammys, Mid-South blues great Bobby Rush won Best Traditional Blues Album for “All My Love for You.”
In February, a genre-shifting vocalist comes to the Germantown Performing Arts Center with new material, a wind ensemble explores atmospheric modernity at Crosstown Arts’ Green Room, an indie-folk veteran comes to the cozy Comeback Coffee cafe and an R&B super-show will bring the party to the Landers Center.
After a career that shifted into marketing, publicity and non-profit management, this moment has brought Deanie Parker full circle, back to her beginnings as a singer and a songwriter.
Memphis organizations feature a variety of experiences for attendees to witness, learn from and enjoy in honor of Black History Month.
This 534-song, 20-CD collection stitches a rich tapestry of a mostly lost Memphis, mapping the city, naming the infamous and celebrating the food.
Chattanooga-based Freedom Sings USA and the Department of Veteran Affairs presented a two-day music therapy event at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center at 1030 Jefferson Ave.
A winner of the lottery for free tickets to the Orpheum concert said the hometown singer’s “focus was on us, the people of Memphis.”
After nearly a week of winter weather, the Orpheum confirmed Jan. 18 that Timberlake’s Friday concert would continue as planned. Also Thursday, the artist posted a five-second clip from a rehearsal at the Orpheum.
A message to ticket holders stated the date is being moved “due to an ankle injury.”
Dubbed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security — or ELVIS — Act, the bill represents one of the first attempts by a government to regulate artificial intelligence.
JamRack will open at 150 N. Avalon St., formerly Wimpy’s Burger and Fries, and specialize in authentic Jamaican cuisine.
Justin Timberlake will perform at a free, one-night-only concert in Memphis next week, the Orpheum announced.
A Goldwax Records standout and a co-founder of Memphis’ Center for Southern Folklore are among the newest Blues Hall of Fame members.
At the birthday celebration, Joel Weinshanker presented an acetate record of Elvis Presley’s “That’s Alright Mama,” which was the late singer’s first commercial recording.
Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake.
A rock band brings its acoustic tour to Graceland, a classical pianist celebrates a milestone at Buckman Arts Center, an acclaimed guitarist comes to the Halloran, and an ensemble brings jazz and Gullah music to GPAC.
Compared to peer metropolitan areas, Memphis has the highest concentration of diverse talent in music and entertainment, with 31% of the workforce.
Collierville is one of 50 venues in the state to be part of the Tennessee Songwriter’s Showcase.
Some 2,000 educators were nominated for the honor, which recognizes contributions to music and the industry made by individual teachers.
“I dedicate everything I do to Memphis, Tennessee. It’s a magical place to be from,” said violinist, singer and composer V.C.R.
Bass Drum of Death revisits Memphis; The Seratones’ A.J. Haynes will preview her unreleased solo material.
A Christmastime classic combines heavy metal, classical music and lasers at FedExForum, musical couples will perform together at the Graceland Soundstage and the Orpheum Theatre, and an ensemble performance — including dancing Santas — takes the stage at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.
The longtime radio DJ is ‘a Memphian through and through’ and she has a heart for making classical music accessible. “It’s not scary. It doesn’t all sound like the shower scene in ‘Psycho.’”
Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone and The War And Treaty will each pay tribute to Elvis Presley in a holiday special filmed inside Graceland.
The Memphis rapper made a grand entrance at her former middle school, emerging through the stage curtains to perform her song “Tomorrow,” to the roar of the student body.