Elton John cancels Friday's Alabama show; scheduled to play Saturday in Memphis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Elton John, who is scheduled to play in Memphis Saturday night, canceled a concert that was set for Friday in Birmingham.
View ArticleJustin Bieber's monkey quarantined in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said Saturday.
View Article"Memphis Soul" at White House: Stax students with legends at workshop
First Lady Michell Obama hosted workshop for students that included Justin Timberlake, Ben Harper, Mavis Staples, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite.
View ArticlePresident Obama on "Memphis Soul" at White House: "Can you dig it?"
The "Memphis Sound" honored with dancing, laughing and serious cultural appreciation.
View Article'Memphis Soul' Gets Supersized
Memphis soul will be supersized when the PBS special “In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul” is shown on the big screen Tuesday night at the Malco Paradiso, 584 S. Mendenhall.
View ArticleSteve Cohen: Twitter posts to Cyndi Lauper ruse to promote Memphis music
Cohen claims "gotcha!" to national media convened in his office.
View ArticleCountry singer Billy Currington charged with making threat
Country singer Billy Currington has been indicted in Georgia on charges that he threatened bodily harm to a man older than 65.
View ArticleTwo Memphians advance to final phase on 'The Voice'
Memphians Kris Thomas and Sarah Simmons will compete in the final phase of the hit music competition “The Voice” that begins next week.
View ArticleJustin Timberlake to play FedExForum in November
Justin Timberlake will bring his 20/20 Experience World Tour to Memphis' FedExForum on Nov. 18. Tickets for the Memphis show go on sale May 17 at 10 a.m.
View ArticleDickinson brothers kick off Levitt Shell spring concert season
Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1963, Jim Dickinson became the first independent promoter to stage a show at the city-owned Overton Park Shell.
View ArticleTaylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
Taylor Swift won eight of 11 Billboard Music awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red."
View ArticleFormer Sun Records artist Jerry McGill dead at 73
Jerry McGill lived a wild, messy, often violent existence on the road, but his end came quietly in an Alabama hospital.
View ArticleTony Bennett concert rescheduled, Levitt Shell show canceled, due to rain
The Memphis Botanic Gardens has announced that the Tony Bennett concert scheduled for Saturday night as part of the "Live in the Garden" series has been rescheduled for Sunday due to inclement weather.
View ArticleFrom rockabilly to rap, Roland Janes is binding figure for Memphis’ musical...
In the world of Memphis recording, he’s like air and water: an essential element.
View ArticleSteely Dan to play Mud Island Sept. 6
Jazz-infused rock band Steely Dan will bring their "Mood Swings 2013: 8 Miles To Pancake Day" to Mud Island Ampitheatre on Sept. 6. Tickets go on sale on June 28 at 10 a.m.
View ArticleBland celebrated by dignitaries, fellow musicians at funeral service
It was not one, but a multitude of Bobby “Blue” Blands who were hailed and mourned during funeral services at First Baptist Church — Broad on Thursday.
View ArticleLevitt Shell announces lineup for "Stars in the Park" concert
A collective of roots and Americana stars have been announced for the Levitt Shell’s annual fundraising concert “Stars in the Park.”
View ArticleSun Records veteran, country music visionary "Cowboy" Jack Clement dead at 82
Like the final image in the last reel of an old western, the cowboy has ridden off into the sunset.
View ArticleChris Herrington to become Entertainment Editor at The Commercial Appeal
Chris Herrington, longtime music and film editor and Memphis Grizzlies reporter for the Memphis Flyer, begins a new job Sept. 23 as Entertainment Editor of The Commercial Appeal.
View ArticleCSI actor to bring band to Memphis for benefit concert to help build wounded...
After being wounded in Afghanistan December 13, 2011, Marine Cpl. Christian Brown was awarded the Purple Heart while lying in a hospital bed in Bethesda, Md. As Brown, who stepped on an improvised...
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