Indie-rock band Porcupine perform a set of original songs in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio on April 10, henceforth known as Minnesota Music Day.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention “cruel” or its synonyms would you like to hear?

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we feature Ma Rainey, also known as “The Mother of the Blues.”

Kacey Musgraves rises to No. 1 this week with “Deeper Well,” just ahead of local favorites, Bad Bad Hats, whose latest, “My Heart Your Heart,” jumps to No. 2, while Gary Clark Jr.’s “Maktub” enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks of votes.

Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Britpop songs do you want to hear?

Taylor Swift, whose latest album is now the first to surpass one billion Spotify streams in a single week, has smashed another record as well.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs produced by Tony Visconti would you like to hear?

Check out a limited-edition poster, shirt, and hat created specially for Minnesota Music Month 2024.

"I'm not playing with persona," St. Vincent says of All Born Screaming. "It's a really a record about life and death and love. That's it. That's all we got."