After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother in Los Angeles, and frequently stayed with her father Elvis at Graceland in Memphis.

[4] Upon the deaths of her grandfather in 1979 and her great-grandmother in 1980, she became Elvis' sole heir; on her 25th birthday in 1993, she inherited the estate, which had grown to an estimated $100 million.

[12] In his review of the album, the Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn wrote that it had a "a stark, uncompromising tone" and that "Presley's gutsy blues-edged voice has a distinctive flair".

[13] Pat Benatar and Presley performed at VH1 Divas Duets, a concert to benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 22, 2003, in Las Vegas.

Presley co-wrote 10 songs,which she received credit for, and recorded covers of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" (the album's first single, which hit No.

[17] The video for "Dirty Laundry" was directed by Patrick Hoelck and singer George Michael made a cameo appearance in it.

Directed by Mandy Stein, the film shows Deborah Harry, the Dickies, X, Eddie Vedder, Presley, and Red Hot Chili Peppers as they stage a benefit concert to celebrate the Ramones' 30th anniversary and raise money for Cancer research.

[25] Presley appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to perform the song with the Harlem Gospel Choir, using vintage footage of her father.

[31] AllMusic described the album as "a stronger, more mature, and more effective work than one might have expected" and noted "Presley is finally developing a musical personality that truly suits her".

Listening beyond the media static, Lisa Marie Presley is a Southern American folk music artist of great value.

"[35] In 2018, Presley was featured on the title track of the compilation "Where No One Stands Alone", a collection of her father's gospel songs, which sold over 300 million copies.

[38][37][39] In addition to preparing the memoir, Riley narrated its audiobook version, which includes “Never-before-heard recollections” through Presley's voice.

[43] Presley joined Oprah Winfrey and her Angel Network and was active in the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas.

Presley's final destination was the Grand Casino Convention Center in Mississippi to distribute the supplies to people who had lost everything.

A host of hometown stars gathered to see Presley, Justin Timberlake, Isaac Hayes, and David Porter honored by the Memphis chapter of the Recording Academy.

[49] On June 24, 2011, Presley was officially honored by the governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam, who proclaimed a day of recognition for her charitable efforts.

[57][58] After an early abortion that Presley later claimed was "the stupidest thing she has ever done,"[59][60] the couple had two children: a daughter, Riley Keough (born May 29, 1989, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California),[61][62] and a son, Benjamin Storm Keough (born October 21, 1992, at Humana Women's Hospital in Tampa, Florida).

[66] Later that year, Keough considered seeking custody of their two children due to child molestation charges against Michael Jackson, who Presley married after their divorce.

[77] In addiction Presley commented on her relationship with Keough: "Ultimately this is a good message to send out to people: You don't have to put your crap on your kids even if you are not together.

[91] In an October 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Presley revealed that she and Jackson had attempted to reconcile intermittently for four years following their divorce and that she had traveled to different parts of the world to be with him.

I’ve never felt like that around another human being.." Lisa Marie Presley told Oprah Winfrey that she was the last person standing over Michael's casket.

[97] On January 22, 2006, in Kyoto, Japan, Presley married for a fourth time, to Michael Lockwood, her guitarist, music producer, and director.

[103] The couple had a home in England at Coes Manor, Rotherfield, East Sussex, where Presley enjoyed life out of the limelight.

Presley, along with friend and fellow Memphian and Scientologist Isaac Hayes, opened the Literacy, Education and Ability Program (LEAP) in October 1997.

[110][111] For her efforts to help US children learn study skills, Presley received the Humanitarian Award from the Church of Scientology-supported World Literacy Crusade on January 5, 2002.

[113] On September 26 of that same year, Presley addressed a US congressional hearing in opposition to the use of medication in treating ADHD, stating: "I have spoken to children who have been forced to take a cocaine-like stimulant to control their behavior.

Children have been wrenched from their family's care simply because their parents favored an alternative, drug-free approach to addressing educational and behavioral problems.

[122] On August 16, 2024, Missouri woman Lisa Jeanine Findley was arrested for a scheme which involved, among other things, using a fradulent claim about Presley owing money in order to illegally force the sale of Graceland.

[125] However, Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC was not a real company, and the identity thieves made a habit of using forgeries of recently deceased people in order to make money through fraud schemes.

Her heart was restarted after CPR was administered en route to West Hills Hospital[130] in Los Angeles,[131] but she died later that day at the age of 54.