Lizzo has just dropped a new track, “Basement Queens,” in collaboration with Sad13 — that would be the new pop moniker of Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. The track is available exclusively on Google Play. Why? Because its creation was sponsored by Google. In the video below, watch Lizzo and Dupuis — who had never…

Jack White was in the audience during Madonna‘s Saturday night show in Louisville, Ky. — but he wasn’t very animated during the performance. That’s according to the Material Girl herself, who spoke to White from onstage. “Don’t be laid back, just ’cause you’re famous,” said Madonna sassily. “I’m famous too, you know.” In response, White smiled…

The Cactus Blossoms: You’re Dreaming The Cactus Blossoms’ first studio LP, You’re Dreaming, will be out Friday, and the harmonizing duo will be at The Current’s 11th Birthday Party this coming Saturday, Jan. 23. The brothers are still thriving with swinging vintage-style country tracks that are foot-tapping beauties. Check out “Traveler’s Paradise,” above. The Blossoms will…

As February is approaching, we are looking to you to help select our featured artists for Black History Month. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what African-American musical icons do you want to hear?

Each week on the Local Show, we’ll meet a new person from the Minnesota music community who has some fresh discoveries to share in a feature called “Ask a Cool Person.” These people will come from all corners of the scene, including record store clerks, recording studio engineers and producers, artists, writers, bookers, photographers, and…

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jade and Sean McPherson about the top 15 most edited articles on Wikipedia, and a pair of new fan videos out there for movie buffs.

In June 1982, the Replacements released their EP Stink on Minneapolis label Twin/Tone Records. It opened with “Kids Don’t Follow,” it closed with “Gimme Noise,” and it gave fans of the rapidly-rising local band all the sardonic bluster they loved. The very first thing you heard on the EP, though, wasn’t music — it was a vignette…

Glenn Frey, Guitarist For The Eagles, Dead At 67 A founding member of one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, Frey was remembered by bandmate Don Henley as "funny, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented and driven."

Blackstar, the last David Bowie album to be completed and released during the late icon’s lifetime, has now become his first-ever number one album on the Billboard 200. As the newly-released Blackstar bumps Adele‘s 25 from the top slot for the first time since the latter album’s debut, the greatest-hits compilation Best of Bowie lands at number four on the chart…

A collaboration among Doomtree producer Lazerbeak, Kill The Vultures' Crescent Moon, and No Bird Sing's Joe Horton, Mixed Blood Majority's sophomore album is far more than a side project; rather, it brings out the best in each member of the group.