Memphis Cultural Coalition Joint Statement
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 [...]
BREAKING: Blues Music Awards winners announced in virtual ceremony; Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is the big winner with five awards
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 [...]
THE 41st BLUES MUSIC AWARDS SHOW WILL GO ON AS THE FIRST VIRTUAL BMA CEREMONY ON MAY 3, 2020
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 [...]
Blues Foundation COVID-19 Update for the Blues Music Awards
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 [...]
BREAKING: International Blues Challenge winners announced: The Horojo Trio and Hector Anchodo emerge with multiple victories in annual Memphis competition
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 [...]
NEWS: Blues world convenes in Memphis Jan. 28-Feb. 1 for The Blues Foundation’s 36th Annual Int’l Blues Challenge
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 [...]
BREAKING: 41st Annual Blues Music Awards Nominees Announced; Winners to be Revealed on May 7 at Memphis Gala Ceremony
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 [...]
NEWS: The Blues Foundation names Blues Hall of Fame 2020 inductees: Bettye LaVette, Syl Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Eddie Boyd, George Smith, Billy Branch, Ralph Peer, and more!
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 [...]
The Blues Foundation announces its 2020 Keeping the Blue Alive Award recipients
THE BLUES FOUNDATION LAUNCHES 40TH YEAR BY SALUTING ITS KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE HONOREES DURING INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE WEEK, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 1, 2020. The broad diversity found in this year’s nine “Keeping the Blues [...]
BREAKING: Blues Music Awards 2019 Winners Announced
SHEMEKIA COPELAND, MIKE WELCH, AND MICHAEL LEDBETTER SCORED BIG AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 40TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS First-time winners Ben Harper and Sugaray Rayford joined veteran BMA honorees Buddy Guy and Marcia Ball [...]