Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton has been awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical, a retelling of the Founding Father’s story, has won near-universal critical acclaim and become the hottest Broadway ticket of the 21st century (as well as, possibly, keeping Alexander Hamilton’s face on the ten-dollar bill). The Pulitzer Prize for Music went to…

Ahead of six release shows of their new live album, Davina and the Vagabonds stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with The Local Show's Andrea Swensson.

'All my songs are personal on some level; it's just a matter of how much that personal thing is buried.' Bird says that on the new album, 'Are You Serious,' his private world has bubbled to the surface.

Following a ship-naming contest for Britain's Natural Environment Research Council that saw 'Boaty McBoatface' float to the top, we're wondering what songs you'd like to hear that reference boats or ships. Send us your requests.

Michael Jackson got surgery, John Lennon released a cover, 19-year-old Declan McManus played his first show, and the legendary Motown production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland were inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, Today in Music History.

'Patch the Sky' is one of the most upbeat albums of Bob Mould's career, but it's also an album dominated by reflection and the haunting nature of the past. Despite that, 'Patch the Sky' is anything but a downer -- and it's anything but nostalgia.

Prince is alive and well — and he has a new purple piano. That’s what fans learned Saturday night at Paisley Park, where Prince threw a dance party and made a brief appearance to let everyone know he’s perfectly fine after a reported hospital visit on Friday. “Wait a few days before you waste any prayers,”…

Record Store Day 2016 is Saturday, April 16. In the run-up to the big day, a number of staff people at The Current shared what they'll be looking for along with some of their favorite finds from years past. You can also see when and where you can meet folks from The Current as they visit Twin Cities record stores on Saturday.

Prince is back home in Chanhassen resting up after what TMZ reported as an “emergency landing” and hospitalization in Moline, Ill., early Friday morning. Despite the scare, Prince’s camp told the Star Tribune that “all’s good.” The gossip site sent social media into a tizzy after breaking the news and providing conflicting reports on Prince’s…

Tomorrow is Record Store Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention vinyl, records, wax, 45s, turntables and so forth? Send us your requests.