Aisha Stephens, 35, of Syracuse, New York, died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend concert by the rapper GloRilla in western New York state.

Clinks of glockenspiels and bombastic symphonic tunes roared from the Snowden School gym as members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra joined the entire student body for the school’s third Orff Music Side by Side concert.

Better Than Ezra will headline a grand opening show as BankPlus Amphitheater christens its new season and renovated venue in April. The number of seats has more than doubled for a total of 9,800.

What started as a grassroots music television network in Memphis almost a decade ago grew into an international hub for Americana music. But now DittyTV plans to expand its global reach even more. 

WYXR’s “Stereo Sessions” gatherings return Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. with an album from New Zealand Trading Company, whose “legacy continues as a missing puzzle piece that links the heritage of two communities that aren’t as disparate as it may seem.”

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans called the fatal stampede “a tragedy of epic proportions” and promised a thorough investigation.

For more than two decades, the record label has developed artists, produced songs and released dozens of records. But the sale will allow it to work with a broader base of artists.

The Temptations come to Memphis — in the form of a Tony Award-winning musical. The tour brings home Jalen Harris, who portrays Eddie Kendricks in the Broadway show. 

The two East Memphis entities joined forces to commemorate not only Women’s History Month but specifically women in the arts. 

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s music program is expanding this fall to give students a hands-on industry experience.

Talibah Safiya is the first artist to release an album on the University of Memphis’ High Water Records label in almost 20 years. She’s an artist-in-residence at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, an entrepreneur and, with her husband, the founder of the Hood Homestead. 

A trumpeter will take the stage at Graceland, New Edition is bringing its New Jack Swing flare to the FedExForum and the Orpheum Theatre will host the soulful Patti LaBelle. Plus, a Georgia-based country-rock band will make an appearance at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way. 

It never looks great on paper, but you can always be guaranteed that great stuff will happen. Like a magisterial Jill Scott cracking jokes and dispensing love advice, Sturgill Simpson surprising with a lacerating, hard country-soul set or that time that a nervy Randy Newman surveyed the afternoon crowd and began playing an unedited version of “Rednecks.”

Scheduled performers include Earth, Wind & Fire, The Roots, The Lumineers, GloRilla, Jazmine Sullivan, and PJ Morton.

Who would you crown the King of Memphis rap? And, a Memphis author gives away free books.

Jazz Month at Crosstown Arts includes more than 40 jazz musicians and band performances, many of which are free.

WYXR’s Dowd Awards will honor Ekpe Abioto, Dr. O.T. Sykes, Lester Snell, Anita Ward, Dan Greer, and Phyllis and Helen Duncan.

Plus, Moneybagg Yo plans a Memphis lounge.

Memphis musicians Mario Monterosso, Carla Thomas, Kallen Esperian, Larry Dodson, The Coasters and Pete Molinari, among others, have recorded a new song to raise money for children in Ukraine.

The Grizzlies plan similar collaborations in the future.

This week, the Memphis Botanic Garden pairs Phillip Ashley Chocolates with whiskey, and Old Dominick pairs whiskey with the Super Bowl. Plus, Don Bryant and The Bo-Keys play the Halloran.

The concert, put on by the Iris Collective, features the work of Black and Chinese composers.

The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music hosted its first Honey Music Festival on Sunday, Feb. 5.