Discover MusicOn a new album, 'Heterosexuality,' Shamir tackles the trauma of being oneselfA Martínez and Victoria Whitley-Berry • Feb 10, 2022Shamir's new album, 'Heterosexuality,' confronts how the public viewed him back in 2014, when his debut single nearly made him a pop star at the age of 19.
Chart ShowThe Chart Show: Cloud Cult rising into the troposphere Feb 10, 2022In just their second week on the Current Chart Show, Minnesota’s Cloud Cult jumped from #11 to #1 with their new single “One Way Out Of A Hole”.
News and InterviewsThrowback Thursday: Relive the '00s with The Current Feb 9, 2022On Thursday, February 10, The Current is looking back at the music of the aughts. Here are some of The Current staff members’ personal memories from the decade.
In MemoriamBetty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77Andrew Limbong • Feb 9, 2022Betty Davis, the pioneering funk singer and fashion icon who was married to jazz great Miles Davis, has died at age 77.
News and InterviewsPeople who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition Rina Torchinsky • Feb 9, 2022The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Best Original Song noms that didn't winJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 9, 2022For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs nominated for Best Original Song — that didn't win the Oscar — do you want to hear?
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Rock the Garden 2019 artistsJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 8, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who played at Rock the Garden 2019?
News and Interviews'The Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' nab the most 2022 Oscar nominationsAndrew Limbong • Feb 8, 2022Jane Campion's and Denis Villeneuve's films got the highest amount of nominations, 12 and 10 each. Drive My Car, from Japan, got nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature.
In MemoriamGeorge Crumb, an influential and deeply American composer, has died at age 92Anastasia Tsioulcas • Feb 7, 2022The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday.
News and InterviewsFor Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for filmTerry Gross • Feb 7, 2022Greenwood says writing the music for The Power of the Dog allowed him to experiment by mixing a banjo and a string quartet. He also recently scored Spencer and Licorice Pizza.