Smokey Robinson was the first male Motown act to score a No. 1 single; Liam Gallagher got in a kerfuffle Down Under; Sylvia Robinson was born; The Go-Go's went to No. 1 for six weeks; and Pearl Jam opened the floodgates with single "World Wide Suicide", Today in Music History.

The Current, Carbon Sound, and Radio Heartland are excited to present Minnesota Music Month this April. We’ll celebrate on air, online, and with four shows in St. Paul, all featuring local music performances to celebrate our thriving Minnesota music community.  

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that describe your feelings about public media would you like to hear?

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

His death was confirmed Tuesday by Sam Sheffield-West, the funeral director at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels in Edina, Minnesota.

New tracks from the Dalmatian Club, Lazerbeak, Betty Won’t, Deep Fakes, and more.

Elvis made his television debut; Barbra Streisand had her second No. 1 hit; Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' started a seven-week run at No. 1; R.E.M. cleaned up at the Rolling Stone Awards; and Patsy Cline passed away, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from women who helped pioneer rock music would you like to hear?

Register for your chance to win tickets to the Premiere party for STAGE on Monday, April 7, at TPT in Studio A. Kiss the Tiger will perform an acoustic set.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that celebrate Mardi Gras would you like to hear?