Prince would’ve had his 58th birthday on June 7 of this year, and although he might not have celebrated that date as a Jehovah’s Witness, it’s one of the most centralizing days for the world to honor him. The Twin Cities will be a gathering place this weekend for fans and friends of Prince; like Chicago,…

Throughout the 1990s, Prince lashed out against his label, Warner Brothers, with gestures so grand – the unpronounceable glyph he substituted for his name, the word “slave” he emblazoned on his cheek – they could overshadow the music he recorded. But though the career-making, radio-dominating, era-defining hits of the ‘80s were behind him, Prince’s sound…

It's National Donut Day! Though there are exactly zero donuts in the Morning Show studio, let's imagine what it would be like if we had some. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "whole" or "holes" in the lyrics?

Hi-Fi Cali, “Ocean Love” Bora York’s Chris Bartels and Bjorn Nilsen are Hi-Fi Cali, an electronic project with an EP on the way this fall. In this video, they play their song “Ocean Love” (which comes out June 10). Taylor J, “Heaven Like” Taylor J makes a set of steps his stage in this engaging music video.…

Elvis Presley graduated from high school; Aretha Franklin got big respect on the singles chart; Fine Young Cannibals had the No. 1 album in the U.S.; and Curtis Mayfield was born, Today in Music History.

On Thursday night, roughly 9,000 Florence and the Machine fans watched as the band’s frontwoman, Florence Welch, somehow sprinted from the stage to the back of the arena in about three seconds flat. It was a faster pace than most arena-sized superstars could ever meet, even when they strap on harnesses and fling themselves across the…

First and foremost, I’d like to thank The Current for the opportunity to be part of the Local Current DJ in Residence project. Thanks Kelsey for guiding me through the process smoothly. Throughout the four weeks I transformed from Greg Grease to the Mellow Motivator, playing only the best local jams! When asked to do the…

Prince released many of his albums in novel ways; '20Ten' even came with copies of the newspaper. Discover which albums are on Tidal, which were released physically, and which are on iTunes inside.

Before their May 2016 show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, The Kills sat down for a chat with Jade, in which they talked about their new album, their creative friendship and keeping their albums 'vulnerable and honest.' They also performed a few songs from their new album, 'Ash & Ice.'

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced their 16th studio album. Skeleton Tree will be released Sept. 9, and will debut in a one-night-only feature film called One More Time With Feeling that will be screened the preceding night at theaters across the country — including the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis and Zinema 2 in Duluth. “The project…