Photography by Kendrick Hunt & Christopher Caldwell
The 45th annual Blues Music Awards were held on May 9, and the red carpet was rolled out to honor the best in blues. The grand hall at the Renasant Convention Center was filled with over 1,000 guests as 25 awards were presented and more than a dozen performances by the blues’ biggest artists. The Blues Foundation produces the annual event and is home to the Blues Hall of Fame Museum. A cutting-edge new exhibit was recently unveiled at the headquarters on South Main utilizing an AI hologram of blues legend Taj Mahal. It is only the second exhibit of its kind in America, and Taj acts as a virtual tour guide through the hall of fame. A great addition as Memphis continues to make music history! blues.org