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WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities are back at the White House following a pop-culture backlash during the Trump years, when just about anyone considered high-wattage refused to show up. Rocker Elton John is bringing his farewell tour to the South Lawn on Friday, the White House announced Tuesday, one week after singer James Taylor and hosts […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A museum that will honor R&B icons from like Aretha Franklin, James Brown and B.B. King is in the works for a small town in north Mississippi. The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame announced that Marks, Mississippi will soon be the “official home” of R&B as they plan for a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81. Dozier died “peacefully” Monday at his home near […]

DETROIT (AP) — The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy’s best friend — Smokey Robinson was among those who visited the newly improved Motown Museum site on Monday night for an event […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s going to be a “Beautiful Day” for the band U2 and four other artists when they receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors in December. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that the Irish rock band along with actor George Clooney, singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are more questions than answers as a community struggles to make sense of the shooting death of a four-year-old boy in Germantown. Investigators have released new information about the shooting involving a four-year-old boy in Germantown. They believe it might have been an accidental shooting. It’s something community leaders believe is happening far too often. “It makes […]

Bonnaroo officials have released a full schedule for the four-day music festival with some activities starting as early as Tuesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local leaders are planning a community walk against violence this weekend in Soulsville. This event is coming on the heels of another record year of violence in the city of Memphis. Organizers said this is not a just another walk but a movement. They believe if they’re able to reach one person then it will be worth […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old girl is dead after being shot at Cedar Run Apartments Friday evening, sparking a flurry of emotions across the city. Read the original story here. “It’s stupid, it’s ignorant and it’s crazy,” community activist Stevie Moore said. It has also become Memphis’ reality. At least eight children have been murdered […]

is hoping for justice after their request for a death certificate opens an investigation into how three young black men died, more than 30 years ago.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been one week since three children were injured in a shooting outside a library in Whitehaven. 11-year-old Broderick Smith is mobile just seven days after being critically shot outside the Whitehaven public library. He was rushed to Le Bonheur’s ICU on picture day. “I just remember it was a school fight, and then […]