Our Vision: Stax Music Academy exists to nurture and present the next generation of great Soul Communicators from the greater Soulsville region, holistically equipping them to excel and to impact the world through the universal language of music. In light of the current state the world and our community is in, we believe that vision […]
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In 2019, Stax Music Academy garnered national attention when Levi’s and Justin Timberlake generously donated a brand new, state-of-the-art songwriting lab. It happened again in December when Ellen Degeneres invited students from the music academy to be guest performers on her show, The Greatest Night of Giveaways, and gave one Stax Music Academy student a cash […]
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By Bob Mehr As part of the kickoff to its 20th anniversary year, Stax Music Academy will present a special Black History Month concert. The event, titled “Let’s Do It Again,” will take place Feb. 25 at the Rose Theatre on the campus of the University of Memphis. Like most SMA concerts, the show’s set […]
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On Thursday, December 12, 2019, the Stax Music Academy was featured on the final night of NBC’s three-night holiday special, “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways,” during which Ellen DeGeneres and a host of her celebrity friends surprised people with incredible unexpected gifts. Celebrities included Michelle Obama, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Timberlake, Robert Downey Jr., Melissa McCarthy, […]
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