This coming Labor Day weekend, Paisley Park will be giving amateur musicians a chance to showcase their skills in a battle-of-the-bands event entitled Musicology. It’s inspired by the competitions held among high school students in North Minneapolis community centers and parks during the 1970s, which helped pave the way for Prince and other artists like André Cymone,…

According to the internet, July 7 is Tell the Truth Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention truth or honesty in the lyrics?

In the mid-2000s, Prince had returned to the mainstream spotlight in a way he hadn’t since the 1980s. His battle with his longtime label, Warner Bros., was over. He had reclaimed his birth name, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was living out in Los Angeles, throwing star-studded purple parties…

Taylor J, “Five Times” Taylor J takes over the Uptown Five Guys with rich videography by @13TwentyThree. The polished track is one of 12 on Who Would’ve Thought, the rapper’s debut album, out since June. C.M.J. feat. Cappie, “Wilted Hopes” Andre Mariette sounds like he’s nodding to Mura Masa on this steel-drum-saturated beat, which C.M.J. scooped up for…

You know the music that you don’t understand but you think might understand you? The lyrics that hit your brain in a Rorschach-test splatter? If not, listen to emerging artist Dua, and you will. Dua (who uses they/them pronouns) is a poet, actor, and artist who never thought they could sing. But through practice and…

Can you feel it in the air? It's International Kissing Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention smooching?

Today's top music news stories include a new band featuring Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) and the 411 on JAY-Z's 4:44.

Have you ever done anything for 24 hours straight other than binge-watch 'Game of Thrones'? The Icelandic artist Asegir will record stripped-down versions of his songs (and some covers) directly to 7" vinyl.

This morning for today's Vinyl Tap, Sean brought in an album called 'Back in Time' by the band Back in Time featuring the song "Back in Time". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have the same song, band and album name?

Andrew Flory's new book 'I Hear a Symphony' tells the story of Motown in a way that spotlights its social and musical context, arguing that Berry Gordy helped lead the charge for demolishing the walls between black and white music in mid-century America.