Wednesday’s ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville also saw tributes to Dolly Parton, Todd Snider, Raul Malo, and Tom Petty.

There is a lot of great live music coming up this fall in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here is a selection of big shows hitting our area stages.

Songwriter, guitarist, and producer Cory Wong talked with The Current’s Morning Show about his recent live album, multiple collaborations, hosting a podcast, and the MODE by Flickr photography festival.

Out Friday, Sept. 4, exclusively as part of Bandcamp Friday, the eight-track digital mixtape features artists on the Sub Pop roster covering classic songs by Minnesota artists, such as Prince, Hippo Campus, the Replacements, and more.

Steven Hyden’s latest book, ‘Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of The Strokes (And Rock ‘N’ Roll)’ is out Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77. He passed away Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family by his side.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Alex Lambert talked with host Jill Riley about finding his sound in Nashville, gardening, and performing at The Current Happy Hour Series in Two Harbors.

Spotify, one of the largest streaming companies in the world, says it will soon start labeling AI profiles posing as human artists.

tofusmell, the project of musician Rae Chen, talked with host Jill Riley about his new album All My Time, moving from Florida to Winnipeg, and performing at The Current Happy Hour Series.

The 24-song set frequently got the audience singing and clapping along, whether to longtime favorites or to songs from Mumfords' latest album, Prizefighter.