Haven’t signed up for TSA PreCheck because you just don’t fly that often? Well, now you have another incentive: people who have signed up for the expedited security program will be able to access certain music festivals and concerts via shorter lines, thanks to a partnership between promoter Live Nation and the company that handles…

On Sunday Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner known as "The Fastest Man Alive", won the mens 100 meter race at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. So for today's Coffee Break, what "fast" up-tempo songs do you want to hear in honor of Usain Bolt?

Chance the Rapper and Francis and the Lights went straight from their joint Eaux Claires appearance to New York City, where Monday morning they performed their collaboration “Summer Friends” on Good Morning America. (Billboard) Prince’s divorce records will be made public A Hennepin County judge has agreed to the Star Tribune’s request to unseal the records of Prince’s…

It's National Relaxing Day - a day to slow down, take a break from fast-paced life and rejuvenate the mind with some sweet, precious downtime. However you are planning to celebrate today, let's get things kicked off with songs that feature various forms of relaxing for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

A lot of news came out of the Eaux Claires festival this weekend: an entire new album premiered live by Bon Iver, a surprise visit by Chance the Rapper, and onstage collaborations galore. One detail that escaped many fans’ notice in the flood: GAYNGS are coming back, in a new configuration. The Minneapolis-based supergroup — anchored…

'Fishing Blues,' Atmosphere's ninth album in 18 years, features Ant's solid production that provides grounding beats for Slug, who may be more than confessional than ever on some of these tracks.

Members of Prince’s family gathered on Saturday afternoon at Paisley Park for a private memorial service, as fans gathered outside. The service followed an informal memorial gathering at the venue shortly after Prince’s April 21 death, and precedes a major official memorial concert on Oct. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium. (WCCO) New graffiti on a Lake…

If Eaux Claires day one was all about new music, day two was for the legends. The talent on today’s stages wowed attendees from near and far; from gospel to rock to neo-soul, pros showed the audience how it was done. Like the first day’s, this line-up had variety. Mavis Staples, musical history-maker, dazzled her crowd with…

It’s been a smooth first day at Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, the sequel to last year’s premier Eaux Claires (a.k.a. the renaissance of Bon Iver). The lines have been short, the water has been plentiful, and the music has been incredible. All day long, I sampled songs around the festival, picking up pieces of sets here and there before moving along.…

For an artist who has achieved a global footprint not just as the man behind Bon Iver but also as the artist responsible for pushing big-name hip-hop acts like Kanye and Chance the Rapper to meld gospel with Auto-Tune, Justin Vernon could have his pick of any collaborator, any studio, any city in the world. But…