Nathaniel Rateliff is back on the chart; Ray LaMontagne and Josh Ritter make debuts; Cloud Cult are inducted to the Hall of Fame; Lizzo bounces back; and Jason Isbell shoots to the top.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about 1996. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

Lana Del Rey has released an 11-minute video for her song “Freak.” Though Father John Misty does not perform on the song itself, he co-stars in the video, which features the pair going on a surreal odyssey together. (Paper) More new videos Mark Ronson and Tame Impala‘s Kevin Smith have also released a new video — for “Summer…

Farewell Milwaukee's Ben Lubeck has ventured out with a solo album of songs that read like a love letter to his father -- all through the eyes of someone who recently became a father himself. Ben Lubeck visited the Radio Heartland studio to play some songs from his album, 'Rented Rooms.'

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's listen to songs that feature incredible backup singers.

As Valentines Day is creeping up on us, wine expert Chuck Kanski visits The Current's Morning Show to talk about romantic wine parings that will make your holiday that much more harmonious.

Hip-Hop, History, and the Arts is a Twin-Cities-based arts program founded by Chadwick “Niles” Phillips that seeks to empower youth. It has been taught throughout the city to motivate aspiring musicians to take their careers further. During the summer of 2015, Phillips led a program at FAIR School Downtown — teaching students how to write…

Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with 'Come Fly With Me'; Carole King's 'Tapestry" was released; Paula Abdul started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Opposites Attract" (starring our own MC Skat Kat / Production Manager Derrick Stevens) and The Clash began recording sessions in London for their first album, Today in Music History.

Local hip-hop star Maria Isa will be curating a mix of Latin art at Mixed Blood Theatre on Feb. 19 along with Latina Theory and Radio Pocho, in preparation for the upcoming show DJ Latinidad’s Latino Dance Party. Featuring DJ Miguel Vargas, DJ Caña Brava, and other special guests, the event is part of Mixed…

Martin Courtney was looking to have a more acoustic-guitar-driven band on his solo effort, 'Many Moons.' Thanks to an arrangement between Real Estate's management company and Martin Guitar, Courtney was able to purchase a new acoustic guitar directly from the company. He describes it in the latest addition to The Current's Guitar Collection.