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03/08/21

Women of Memphis Music: The We Are Memphis Music Playlist

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! 

Music

03/03/21

Run This Town: Women in Memphis Music

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. 

Music

02/01/21

Premiere: Corey Lou – “INNW (If Not Now, When?)”

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…

Music

01/27/21

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Jordan Occasionally – “Issaparty”

  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…

Music

01/14/21

Radio City: Unapologetic takes us Underground

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…

Arts

01/08/21

Memphis Music Year in Review 2020

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…

Arts

12/10/20

5 Women DJs Making Noise in the 901

By Brianna Smith-Herman Female DJs in Memphis have an enriched history! They have always played a critical role in music and dance and, upon closer inspection, women have defied the odds all along. Beyond building careers as vocalists and dancers, they also were risk-taking label managers, scene-defining DJs, visionary artists, and producers. Women are blossoming…

Music

11/27/20

Premiere: SB Surfsup – “Mode” 

If you’re gearing up for another perfect fall weekend in Memphis, we’ve got your soundtrack courtesy of fresh music from SB Surfsup. We’re excited to premiere his new track “Mode” right here on We Are Memphis Music!  Here’s what SB had to say about “Mode” – “I made ‘Mode’ because I was back to myself again,…

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