Vote for your 10 favorite songs of the year right here or scroll to the bottom for write-in voting. When you vote, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a Blue Ox Music Festival 2026 Prize Pack – a pair of General Admission festival passes with a Car Camping pass to the event – which will be held June 25-27, 2026, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

The Current’s 21st Anniversary Celebration featuring Brigitte Calls Me Baby and Joseph at First Avenue on Friday, January 23.

Ratboys plays a MicroShow at Cloudland in Minneapolis on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Supported by Voodoo Ranger.

The Current Happy Hours schedule for 2025, presented by Renewal by Andersen and Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Drive Sober, Drive Smart Campaign.

Join The Current, Carbon Sound, Radio Heartland, The Local Show, and all of our friends at the MPR Booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Thursday, Aug. 21, through Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 1).

The Current’s Rock the Cradle presented by M Health Fairview Pediatrics on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children’s Theatre Company

The 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now celebrates the biggest songs played on The Current that were released in the past 20 years, as voted by you. Choose the top songs from 20 years of The Current.

The results are in: These Minnesota artists received the most votes and support from 112 members of the local music industry.

We’ve identified 64 of the best albums of 2005 to go head-to-head to determine the top record of the year. Vote for your favorite albums now!

Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour stops in Mankato, Minnesota, on Friday, April 4, 2025.