President and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia and former Executive Director of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation to succeed Barbara Newman, who will be retiring. [...]
B.B. KING’S BLUESVILLE ON SIRIUSXM JOINS FORCES WITH THE BLUES FOUNDATION Channel expands featured programming to be powered by The Blues Foundation Labor Day weekend programming kicks off with the 41st [...]
The Memphis Cultural Coalition was founded in 2016 to serve as a round table for arts and cultural organizations, working to build a more equitable and inclusive sector. The murder of George Floyd [...]
BLUES MUSIC AWARDS 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN VIRTUAL CEREMONY Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is the big winner with five awards, with multiple honors to Nick Moss and Sugaray Rayford. Presenters [...]
JOIN THE FACEBOOK PREMIERE JOIN THE YOUTUBE PREMIERE THE 41st BLUES MUSIC AWARDS SHOW WILL GO ON AS THE FIRST VIRTUAL BMA CEREMONY ON MAY 3, 2020 [...]
DONATE TO THE BLUES MUSICIANS EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND The Blues Foundation has been tracking the global situation and assessing how to move forward in light of the current coronavirus [...]
THE HOROJO TRIO AND HECTOR ANCHONDO COME AWAY WITH MULTIPLE VICTORIES AT THE 36th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE More than 800 musicians from around the globe gathered in Memphis January 28-February [...]
THE BLUES WORLD CONVENES IN MEMPHIS JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 1, 2020 FOR THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 36TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush, Blues Music Award winners Shemekia [...]
TOP NOMINEES RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS, CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM, BILLY BRANCH, SUGARAY RAYFORD, AND THE CASH BOX KINGS HOPE TO REIGN AT THE 41st ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS The winners will be revealed [...]
BETTYE LAVETTE, SYL JOHNSON, VICTORIA SPIVEY, EDDIE BOYD, GEORGE “HARMONICA” SMITH, BILLY BRANCH, AND RALPH PEER WILL BE CELEBRATED AS NEW BLUES HALL OF FAMERS ON MAY 6, 2020 Landmark recordings by B.B. King, Ruth [...]
