Given the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick and other players who've taken a knee, Rihanna was not about to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show. Plus, new releases from Elle King, Greta Van Fleet, Empress Of, Khalid, and Brandi Carlile.

Appealing to fans, James Taylor works to feed those affected by Hurricane Florence. Elsewhere, Mumford and Sons release a new video for their song, 'Guiding Light,' featuring the faces and voices of their fans; a soundtrack for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is coming out on vinyl; a suspect is arrested in connection with the vandalism of a David Bowie statue; Panic! At the Disco cover Outkast; a complex conspiracy has been alleged over Kurt Cobain's guitar; and a robot dog gets down to 'Uptown Funk.'

In an exclusive interview with Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis, hip-hop artist Sole2Dotz talks about his new album, 'Misfit.' With its autobiographical themes and its exploration of topics such as mental health, 'Misfit' -- and the artist behind it -- is at once vulnerable and strong.

While in Nashville back in September, Bill DeVille met singer-songwriter John Hiatt at Black River Entertainment for a conversation about his latest album, 'The Eclipse Sessions.' Because DeVille and Hiatt have known each other for some 30 years, they also got to a bit of reminiscing as well. Listen to the complete conversation and read highlights from their chat.

Jon Langford is a true renaissance man: a musician, a visual artist, a producer. Founder of the Mekons and a student and propagator of Americana and roots music, the Welsh-born, Chicago-based Langford stopped at The Current for a fun and free-flowing conversation with Mary Lucia.

While in Nashville just a couple weeks ago, Bill DeVille met Ashley Monroe at Black River Entertainment for a conversation about Monroe's latest album, 'Sparrow,' and about what it was like to record at RCA Studio A in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb.

Batiste, the band leader for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' sits at the piano and demonstrates his 'everything in the pot' style of playing.

Sting -- formerly with the Police, a solo artist for many years, and a frequent collaborator with tons of artists -- has most recently collaborated with Shaggy on a new album, '44/876.' Ahead of their show at the Armory in Minneapolis, Sting connected with The Current's Brian Oake to talk about the album and its influences, and about working with Shaggy. 'Performing with Shaggy is a joy in itself,' Sting says.

Morris Hayes has it all: candor, a sense of humor, and musical chops that earned him the title of keyboardist, then musical director in Prince's band. He sat down with Purple Current host Sean McPherson for a marathon interview about Prince albums from 1995-2010, plus miscellaneous other stories he remembered as they went. Due to overwhelming demand, we're publishing the full interview album by album.

Morris Hayes has it all: candor, a sense of humor, and musical chops that earned him the title of keyboardist, then musical director in Prince's band. He sat down with Purple Current host Sean McPherson for a marathon interview about Prince albums from 1995-2010, plus miscellaneous other stories he remembered as they went. Due to overwhelming demand, we're publishing the full interview album by album.