03/22/21
Marcella Simien is a Memphis-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Louisiana. The daughter of zydeco legend Terrance Simien, her music blends Memphis soul with New Orleans funk to create something altogether new. Although the ongoing pandemic has kept Marcella from her regular slate of live performances, we caught up with the swamp-soul queen to ask…
03/16/21
The rap game is long overdue for a revamped playing field, and there is no shortage of female rappers to even the score in the male- dominant genre. More Memphis female rappers are not only rapping, but they are doing it well! Oftentimes, they stand out with staggering word play, bravado and captivating feature appearances.…
03/15/21
What do Billboard and OnlyFans have in common? They’re two places you can find Memphis hip-hop artist Tori WhoDat. Not long after her latest single “Heather Grey” got love from the legendary music magazine we got Tori to take a beat so we could hit her with Five Questions.
03/08/21
There’s no way our Women of Memphis Music playlist is definitive – even though it is literally three and a half hours of songs written by and featuring Memphis women music-makers, inevitably there are so many more that we missed. That’s the impact Memphis women have had on our music scene – since the beginning!
03/03/21
Women in Memphis have been gritting and grinding since the beginning and our music industry is no different. It’s not just the male artists and industry execs who have made Memphis soul the powerhouse that we all know and love. There are women, either at the forefront of it all or making magic happen behind the scenes, who have built the Memphis music industry from the ground up.
02/01/21
Corey Lou – “INNW (If Not Now, When?)” What do Justin Timberlake and Corey Lou have in common? Well for one, they both love the Stax Music Academy. (Okay, sure, who doesn’t?) We’re excited to bring you SMA alumnus Corey Lou’s brand new video for his single “INNW (If Not Now, When)”! Corey began his…
01/27/21
Issa big day, y’all. We’re so excited to have the exclusive first listen of new music from Jordan Occasionally! Press play to check out “Issaparty,” the lead single from Jordan’s debut album Indigo, dropping next month. Created in the confines of their bedroom during one of the most life-changing years of their life as…
01/14/21
Did you feel that vibration on Sunday, around 7 p.m.? No, it wasn’t the New Madrid finally shifting under our feet – it was the team at UNAPOLOGETIC., once again shaking things up with the launch of UndergroundAF radio. This new platform – which is really a platform inside a platform, since it lives in…
01/08/21
2020 was a roller coaster of a year for many of us, to say the least. However, there’s no doubt that Bluff City is resilient, inspired, and always grinding. Even during a PANDEMIC, our artists have still shown up, and never stopped doing what they love, reinforcing our spirits and hope with the music and…
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![The countdown is ON, Memphis! We’re officially 30 days out from the @unitememphis 5K + 1-Mile Walk/Run—and this year, we’re stepping into unity on 901 Day 🙌🏽
📍 Monday, September 1 | National Civil Rights Museum
🕘 Start time: 9:01AM
🎶 Food, music & fun to follow
Whether you’re walking or running, this isn’t just a race—it’s a movement. And there’s no better time to join in than now. 👟✨
🎓 COLLEGE STUDENTS: Be one of the first 100 to register using your .edu email with promo code NEXTGENUNITE and your ticket is just $10 (that’s a $32 savings 👀). Limit 2 per person, so tell a friend!
Let’s walk. Let’s run.
Let’s #UniteMemphis 💛
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