Ending months of speculation, leaks, and rumors, Adele has made it official: her next album, which will indeed be titled 25 as previously speculated, will be released on Nov. 20 (as, also, previously speculated). Lead single “Hello,” with accompanying video, was released very early on Friday morning in the U.S. (That’s a slightly more convenient time in…

John Grant's 2015 album 'Grey Tickles, Black Pressure' is racing up the U.K. album chart, but that's not Grant's primary interest. 'All I want to know is: When can I have my house on Lake Superior?' he says. Grant lives in Reykjavik now, but loves the Midwest. Passing through the region on tour, Grant stopped in to The Current's studio for a session hosted by Mac Wilson.

Cloud Cult have announced their next album: The Seeker will be released on Feb. 12, and tonight at 6:00 p.m. on The Current, we’ll present the radio debut of the album’s lead single “No Hell.” The album, Cloud Cult’s first studio release since 2013’s Love, is the band’s first to be entirely recorded and produced at Earthology Records: Cloud…

Our colleagues at 'The Splendid Table' are celebrating 20 years of being public radio's 'program for people who love to eat,' so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what food songs do you want to hear? Send us your requests.

Ahead of his performance at the State Theatre opening for Grace Potter, Rayland Baxter stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with Mark Wheat about his new album, Imaginary Man.

The Beach Boys' song 'Good Vibrations' entered the singles charts; the Supremes had the No. 1 album; Bob Dylan returned to Duluth for a gig after a near-30-year absence; and Pearl Jam played their very first gig 25 years ago Today in Music History.

Eagles of Death Metal and Deerhunter make their chart debuts; My Morning Jacket and CHVRCHES are inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Kurt Vile returns to the top.

Singer Cory Wells has died, of undisclosed causes, at age 74. Wells was a founding member of Three Dog Night and one of the band’s three lead vocalists. “Cory was an incredible singer,” said bandmate Danny Hutton, “a great performer, he could sing anything. Cory was like a brother in so many ways. We had been together since 1965 and…

While visiting The Current's studio, Dan Wilson took a few minutes to talk about the guitar that has accompanied him on stages and in songwriting sessions since the turn of the century. 'The guitar is sort of a rough and ready, portable songwriting machine,' he says. Check out the full interview.

Going on 20 years as a band, The Current is giving away the ultimate platinum Wilco package: Star Wars on wax, a 224-page hardcover copy of Beyond the Fleeting Moment: Wilco Concert Posters 1994-2014 and a signed limited edition Florafauna silkscreen poster.