BORNS' album, 'Dopamine', came out on Oct. 16, 2015, and he's been touring in support of it. When BORNS -- aka Garrett Borns -- passed through the Twin Cities while on tour, he visited The Current to record a Theft of the Dial with host Mark Wheat.

A teaser for his forthcoming album of the same name, listen to David Bowie's adventurous new 10-minute track "★" ("Blackstar").

A new memoir by Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein is a must-read, says Andrea Swensson.

Adele‘s new album 25 hits stores on Friday, in what may possibly become the biggest record launch in music history — as least in terms of immediate sales. The current record for sales in a single week is held by *NSYNC, who moved 2.4 million copies of No Strings Attached during the first week it was available, in 2000; projections are for 25 to…

Carly Simon revealed this week that the second verse of her 1972 hit, 'You're So Vain,' is indeed about Warren Beatty. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are about or that name-check celebrities? Send us your requests.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jim McGuinn (in for Jill Riley) and Sean McPherson to talk about arts events with a particularly Minnesotan appeal.

Well, I wouldn't say this is on the level of a surprise David Bowie album, but I have my own little surprise news to share with you guys.

Carl Perkins recorded 'Blue Suede Shoes'; B.B. King kicked off a European tour; U2 released 'Achtung Baby'; David Crosby had a successful liver transplant; and the Supremes scored their seventh No. 1 single, Today in Music History.

Just when we think we know what we’ve come to expect from the Pines — the title and album art for their new album, Above the Prairie, just might be the Pinesiest thing they’ve released so far — or consider brushing them off as another in a long string of Americana bands, they put out…

Wolf Alice and Leon Bridges are back on the chart; Foals and Dawes are inducted to the Hall of Fame; and two locals get the No.1 and No.2 spots for the first time ever.