The Chart Show Ballot January 06, 2021 Vote every week for your top five tracks (and enter our weekly ticket giveaway while you're at it), then tune in Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. CT to see if your favorites make the Chart Show! Read More ›
Wellness Wednesday: Minnesota COVID-19 vaccine FAQ January 06, 2021 To talk about vaccination, Jill Riley called on an expert: Kris Ehresmann, Minnesota Department of Health director of infectious disease epidemiology. Read More ›
The Current's Top 89 of 2020 January 04, 2021 2020 is over! Check out the complete list of the year's Top 89 songs, as voted by you. Read More ›
Grammys postponed to March 14 due to pandemic concerns January 05, 2021 The 63rd Grammys will be postponed from their scheduled date of Jan. 31 due to safety concerns amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. After news of the postponement broke in Rolling Stone, the Recording Academy confirmed a new date: March 14. In a joint statement, the Recording Academy’s leaders and the awards ceremony producer said: After… Read More ›
Prince: The Story of Sign O' The Times, the complete series October 19, 2020 Prince: The Story of Sign O' The Times is an audio documentary series brought to you by The Current in collaboration with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, and Warner Records. Listen to the complete eight-episode series. Read More ›
Virtual Gig List: Live streamed concerts from your favorite artists June 26, 2020 As concerts are cancelled due to social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, artists are taking to live streaming intimate performances. We've got your watchlist. Read More ›
Get your selfies now: Building planned for Minneapolis lot where Prince stood for iconic music mural photo January 05, 2021 Every time there’s mural news in Minneapolis, Prince fans panic. “They’re not painting over that mural, are they?” No, they’re not…but your days to pose for a photo with the music-stave mural are now numbered. The Star Tribune reports that the downtown parking lot where Prince stood for that 1977 photo has been sold to a… Read More ›
How much is Prince’s music worth? Enough to pay a lot more estate taxes, says I.R.S. January 04, 2021 When Bob Dylan recently sold his publishing catalog for an estimated $300+ million, or when Stevie Nicks sold hers for a reported $100 million, some fans might have thought it strange that Prince’s entire estate, including all his rights to music compositions and recordings, totaled only $82.3 million in value. So did the I.R.S. The… Read More ›
Two new hosts joining The Current January 04, 2021 As the New Year begins, The Current welcomes two new hosts to the station. Read More ›
Three Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations January 04, 2021 The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas -- three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category -- share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot. Read More ›
Bartees Strange: Virtual Session December 23, 2020 Bartees Strange joins Jade for a virtual session to play songs from his latest record, Live Forever, out now on Memory Music. They'll also be talking about leaving places that prevent you from feeling free, covering The National and SAMIA, and what he's working on in his studio for his family this Christmas. Read More ›
Nilufer Yanya: Virtual Session December 22, 2020 Nilufer Yanya joins Sean McPherson to play songs from her new EP, Feeling Lucky? which was released earlier this month. They'll be discussing the freedoms of releasing EPs over albums, why she loves writing angry songs, and recalibrating to a year without live shows. Read More ›
Jade Bird: Virtual Session December 17, 2020 Jade Bird joins Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show to talk about moving to Austin, working with legendary Nashville producer Dave Cobb on her upcoming release, and what she's been up to this year. Read More ›
Interview: Matt Berninger of The National talks about 'Serpentine Prison' December 16, 2020 Last month Matt Berninger of The National released his debut solo record, 'Serpentine Prison' on Book Records, a new imprint formed by Berninger and Booker T. Jones with Concord Records. Jade caught up with Matt about working with Booker as a producer, and how he's been spending his free time lately. Read More ›
Josh Ritter: Virtual Session November 12, 2020 Josh Ritter joins The Current for a virtual session. Hear songs from his new EP, 'See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion,' plus a familiar favorite. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new stream January 06, 2020 We're celebrating the 15 years The Current has been on the air, so we took your favorite songs from the past decade and a half and made them into a brand new stream. Read More ›
Download The Current app January 29, 2018 Download The Current's app to hear a crisp, high-fidelity stream of our station (and our additional streams) wherever you go! Read More ›
Listen to The Current via Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Prince: The Story of 1999 bonus feature: Dr. Fink, 'When Prince sang live, he was just impeccable' January 03, 2020 Matt Fink - aka Dr. Fink - was one of Prince's first keyboard players and is a member of the Revolution. In conversation with Andrea Swensson, Dr. Fink reflects on performing, recording and touring with Prince. 'He was always transforming himself into something different with every record,' Fink says. 'There was always something new and original and exploratory.' Read More ›
Coffee Break: All eyes on D.C. January 06, 2021 This morning, we want to put the spotlight on Washington D.C. as all of President Trump's efforts to try to overturn the election results will go before Congress today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians and bands do you want to hear that come from D.C.? Read More ›
Wellness Wednesday: Minnesota COVID-19 vaccine FAQ January 06, 2021 To talk about vaccination, Jill Riley called on an expert: Kris Ehresmann, Minnesota Department of Health director of infectious disease epidemiology. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›