As Rex Orange County embarks on a new tour to support his album, 'Pony,' the English songwriter faces the scrutiny of any emerging artist making a major label debut.

Who are 'the beautiful ones' in the title of Prince's unfinished memoir? It could be very literal, the beautiful people. It could be about his parents, or his family more generally. It could encompass creative visionaries, or the African-American community, or everyone Prince was making music for, which is to say the whole human race. The most likely answer might be: yes, all of the above.

Pop juggernaut Ariana Grande joins the fun in this remix of the unstoppable 2016 song, with her own demand to be treated right.

Off-Brand Comedy – “Do The Kris Lindahl” If you’re not from the Twin Cities, you may not get the hype surrounding our local celebrity realtor. If you are from the Twin Cities, this man’s face has likely entered your eyeballs every day for months. Kris Lindahl’s ubiquity is the subject of this hilarious music video…

If you're a Halloween lover, you might be spending some time putting together your costume this weekend. But we're curious about what musicians we can come up with that are ALREADY set for a costume. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that wear outfits or costumes that they could trick-or-treat in?

The History Center of Olmsted County is holding a scary doll contest and we couldn't be more charmed by this. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dolls in one way or another?

The original demo for “Wanted Man,” a song from Johnny Cash’s 1969 live album At San Quentin, has emerged from the archives of Bob Dylan’s music vault. Originally written by Dylan for Cash in the late 1960s, the song is featured on the upcoming box set Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny Cash) — Travelin’ Thru, 1967-1969:…

The countdown for the annual Record Store Day Black Friday sale continues to count down with little over a month left, and some familiar names are on the list of vinyl exclusives: including Lizzo, J.S. Ondara, Hippo Campus, Paul Westerberg/Grandpaboy, and the Hold Steady. Record Store Day proper happens in the spring, but the vinyl-forward…

"Weird Al" was born today in 1959, making him 60 years old. Yankovic is known for his parody-style music which lampoons pop culture and contemporary artists. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that Weird Al has parodied?

2016 was a rough one. 'First Muhammad Ali died,' writes Patti Smith in her new memoir, 'then Sandy and Castro and Princess Leia and her mother.'