Memphian Gloria Woods’ “Glo Bash” is set for Friday, July 25, at FedExForum. The event lets the three-time Grammy Award nominee and multi-platinum artist set her own agenda. 

Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.

On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips celebrate Fri-yay with their picks for the weekend. 

GloRilla was arrested in Atlanta days before her Glo Bash in Memphis, but the show is still on for Friday night.

The photos capture the joy and energy of a live B.B. King performance.

Plus, the Memphis City Council also sent the first installment of capital funding to start the redevelopment of the old Southwest Twin drive-in.

It was on May 15, 1984, in Memphis, that an incident happened that made Ozzy Osbourne famous for something other than his music.

“A lot of people (criticize) Memphis, including Memphians,” singer Zoë Dominguez said. “But because of that, people really want to try and make it better. That’s what I’m all about.”

The group was the final act in this year’s Live at the Garden lineup.

Saturday afternoon screenings of “Sing 2,” “The Sound of Music” and “Grease” will feature on-screen lyrics, encouraging audience members to belt out their favorite songs. 

Funding will go toward three nonprofits with programs to support children dealing with trauma, death and stress through stage performances, art classes and instruments. 

Sebastian Stephens, 13, and Isabella DeFir, 20, are releasing their first album as indie rock-pop duo Isabella&Sebastian, and they’re set to play at Bartlett Live Music Series.

Bartlett’s summer music series kicks off Saturday, July 12, with a band-heavy lineup. 

Other acts include Pokey LaFarge, Kudzu Kings, Lukah, DJ AD & The Vibe Tribe, Arkansauce, Princeton James Productions, Nashville family quartet The New Respects, and Nashville hip-hop/R&B artist Daisha McBride featuring Memphis rapper and designer Brezay.

A group of Stax Music Academy students performed at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 4.

This July Fourth, a group of teens is skipping fireworks on the river to make some noise at their own show in the nation’s capital.

A soul/punk trio from Baltimore, a Texas country singer-songwriter and top-selling rock acts from the late 1990s and early 2000s are coming to a stage near you in July.

On City & State’s patio Saturday, June 21, attendees of the first Morning After Club listened to DJs spin house music while they thumbed through racks from vintage vendors.

In recent weeks, Memphis musicians including Valerie June, Gloria “GloRilla” Woods, and Kia Shine have made TV appearances, both as music performers and as actors. 

Free jazz and good vibrations are flowing at North Main Street and Court Avenue.

When it opened, the theater was a prominent stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit.”

Students will gain the opportunity to pursue entertainment degrees and access to more entertainment internships, mentorships and hands-on training.

A group of DJs, including actor, comedian and rapper Zack Fox, is putting the soul in summer solstice at Grind City Brewing. 

To celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, a Memphis college is launching a concert series.

The Cooper-Young record label and record store will bring its fest to Wiseacre Brewery on Broad Avenue for three days, with the final day at the Overton Park Shell.