Elvis Costello and SoundwavesArt Foundation launch fundraiser for Stax Music Academy
Elvis Costello has long been a fan of Stax Records (his 1980 cover of Sam & Dave’s “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down” stayed at number four on the UK Pop Chars for eight weeks) and he has visited the Stax Museum and Stax Music Academy many times over the years, including a recent […]
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Stax Music Academy celebrates Juneteenth with plans for a “Songwriting Showdown” to allow Memphis-area teens a chance to add their voices to movement for racial equality
From the haunting 1939 Billie Holiday classic “Strange Fruit” protesting the lynching of blacks in America, to protest songs of the 1960s like the Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid,” to releases in the wake of recent killings of African-Americans including H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe” and Trey Songz’s “2020 Riots: How Many Times,” music […]
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Stax Music Academy & MMI receive $50,000 grants each from Lewis Prize for Music COVID-19 Community Response Fund
The Lewis Prize for Music — a creative arts philanthropy — announced today the recipients of its COVID-19 Community Response Fund. A total of $1.25 million will be awarded to 32 Creative Youth Development (CYD) organizations across the U.S. that have adapted and responded to the pressing needs of the young people they serve […]
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