Propelled into the spotlight with her Tiny Desk Contest win in 2016, we caught up with Gaelynn Lea about her role as a popular touring musician and public figure.

On the day rapper, entrepreneur and activist Nipsey Hussle is memorialized in Los Angeles, MPR News' Jeffrey Bissoy shares an interview he did with Hussle at the Blacks in Technology conference on October 2018. Bissoy also reflects on Hussle's legacy in music and in the broader community.

Elvis Costello and Blondie announce a 2019 joint tour; Loretta Lynn celebrates her 87th birthday with a big Nashville bash; most hits are written by groups of people, not individual artists; Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers cheekily cover Oscar-winning song from 'A Star Is Born'; and a Queen musical that debuted in London in 2002 is coming to America later this year, buoyed by the popularity of 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' [Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); Jack White & Margo Price - "Portland, Oregon"; Sam Fender - "That Sound"; Better Oblivion Community Center - "Shallow"]

Mick Jagger's heart-valve replacement surgery postpones Rolling Stones' tour. A number of musicians will appear in an upcoming zombie film from director Jim Jarmusch. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted a new class of honorees, including an underwhelmed Robert Smith. And heartfelt tributes are pouring in for the late musician and community leader Nipsey Hussle, who died in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Artists celebrate musician Scott Walker's career and influence, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stands by its induction of Michael Jackson, artists celebrate Scott Hutchison, and Lil Wayne's notebook is up for sale for a pretty penny.

For International Women's Day, Margo Price talked with The Current's Jill Riley about pregnancy, the wage gap, and Price's upcoming projects.

Today is Mardi Gras, and we take a look at the musical tradition of Fat Tuesday. Also, a fake Rihanna album climbs the charts, Jack White rebuilds a baseball stadium, and a Beatles fan finally returns a magazine from 1968.

Jay talks with Jenny Lewis about her upcoming album 'On the Line,' an absorbing LP about love and loss recorded with an all-star (or should that be all-Starr?) backing band.

During the time between their studio session and their sold-out gig at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Mandolin Orange took time to talk about the guitar they play, a Herringbone guitar made by the Pre-War Guitars Company in North Carolina.

From the early 1960s to this very day, Stax recording artist William Bell has crafted soul classics with a clarity, passion and grit that is truly unparalleled. Last week Sean McPherson sat in the backstage of the Dakota with the soul legend and discussed soul music with him.