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GloRilla nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rap Song

Music

Kendrick Lamar uses Arkansas couple's eBay listing as cover art

Kendrick Lamar's new song went viral, but its cover art features sneakers from a couple in North Little Rock. Here's how it changed their lives forever.
Music

Johnny Cash becomes first musician honored with statue at US Capitol

The Cash statue is one of two new statues in the Capitol from the state of Arkansas.
Music

Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to celebrate the city's biggest icons

The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts will soon host Memphis' biggest music night of the year.
Music

How one local Music Therapy program taps into growing job market, and treat mental health in the Mid-South

According to a recent study, high enjoyment of certain music can effect positive change toward treating depression symptoms.
Health

How University of Memphis' Music Therapy Program helps people address their mental health

According to a recent study, high enjoyment of certain music can effect positive change toward treating depression symptoms.
Entertainment

Former Elvis Presley bodyguard visits Memphis for the first time in 47 years | Elvis Week 2024

Elvis’s former bodyguard and personal karate instructor, Dave Hebler, has come to Memphis for the first time in decades for Elvis Week 2024.
Nation World

'The father of rock ‘n’ roll' barely made any money from some of the biggest hits of the 20th century

Although his contributions to music were largely overlooked for decades, Crudup has received flashes of recognition in recent years.
Local News

Second Annual DOWD Awards to honor musical excellence in Memphis

The DOWD awards recognize individuals whose contributions extend beyond musical excellence into the realms of community service and cultural enrichment.
Nation World

Scooter Braun says he’s no longer a music manager, will focus on Hybe duties and his children

He will focus his attention on a new role: As a board member of Hybe, and CEO of Hybe America, the South Korea entertainment company.
Nation World

ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

Their melodic disco pop has sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide.
Music

Come out to Court Square for Sunset Jazz, a free concert series in Memphis!

Sunset Jazz is held annually, every 2nd Sunday of May through October. It showcases Memphis' finest jazz artists.