Women are the majority on the chart for the first time; local acts playing The Current's 11th birthday parties hold on; CHVRCHES are the first inductees to the 2016 Hall of Fame; and David Bowie gets his second posthumous No.1.

With advance tickets for two intimate “Piano & a Microphone” shows on Thursday night sold out, Prince has just announced a Friday night show in what he’s now calling a “gala weekend” — and announced the release of additional walk-up tickets for Thursday’s shows. Funk legend Larry Graham — known for playing with Sly and…

The two members of the vaunted U.K. band provide a few tunes for the next time your dinner party turns into a real-life game of Clue. Discover some new music, on a menu prepared by Savages, in this feature from American Public Media's Dinner Party Download.

Jan. 20 has officially been declared David Bowie Day in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio planned to read a proclamation at Wednesday night’s performance of Lazarus, a piece of musical theater Bowie debuted in his last months. (Pitchfork) Producer Mark Saunders has shared audio from a 1985 session where David Bowie sings an outtake in voices…

There is something unmistakable about that chugging electric guitar and that voice —Paul Westerberg’s personality manages to transcend whatever project he’s working on and become untethered from time. The twist this time around, though, is that the Replacements frontman not only sounds re-energized, but downright happy. A lot of that contentedness seems to be the result…

The Dalai Lama will be undergoing prostate treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester followed by a period of rest. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, send us your suggestions for peaceful songs.

Joe Alton visits The Current's Morning Show to talk about growth in the world of neighborhood breweries.

Lizzo has just dropped a new track, “Basement Queens,” in collaboration with Sad13 — that would be the new pop moniker of Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. The track is available exclusively on Google Play. Why? Because its creation was sponsored by Google. In the video below, watch Lizzo and Dupuis — who had never…

The Beatles' debut U.S. album, 'Meet The Beatles', was released; Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat; The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Supremes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and Etta James died at age 73, Today in Music History.

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