Prince has announced that, at least initially, his new album HitNRun will be released exclusively on Jay Z‘s streaming service Tidal. “After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay Z and the team he has assembled at Tidal recognize and applaud the effort that real musicians put in2 their craft 2 achieve the very best they can at this…

With her first album, the British singer-songwriter gained fans and famous friends. Her second record, Blood, is infused with more intensity

On the singer's new album, a departure from the rootsy sounds of her albums with the Nocturnals, pop-rock music gets a real kick in its cherry-red pants.

Happy Friday! The Pizza Luce Block Party and Square Lake Festival are just around the corner, as are plenty of other opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy some sun-soaked tunes this weekend. To get you up to speed on the latest in local music, here are five just-released videos from the Land of Sky Blue…

On the day Dr. Dre releases his 'Compton' album, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are either a) named after a city; or b) from an album with a city title? Send us your requests.

MPR News Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jill RIley and Sean McPherson to talk about a new film that centers on a tour that the late author David Foster Wallace made in the late 1990s. The film stars Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Web bonus: Stephanie shares audio from David Foster Wallace's actual 1996 interview on MPR News.

August not only marks the beginning of the dog days of summer, but also the fourth round of Local Current’s DJ in Residence! Here at the Current, we’ve been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to spin tracks from other local musicians. So…

The Quarry Men played an early gig at Liverpool's Cavern Club and were told to 'cut out the rock'; Herman's Hermits had a No. 1 in the U.S. charts; Elton John and Kiki Dee weren't breaking hearts with their hit single; and the Bee Gees scored their very first U.S. No. 1 hit, Today in Music History.

Enter for a chance to win The Twin/Tone Years, a four-LP reissue box set featuring 49 remastered tracks off the Replacements first four releases.

The Australian band's soulful, Motown-worthy punk poetry sounds simple and direct on its second album, whose innate momentum makes even the calmest moments feel tense.