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June 07, 2016

We assembled a ballot of all the Prince songs in our library -- more than 300 tracks -- and asked you to vote for your top picks. Be sure to listen on June 7, Prince's would-be 58th birthday, from 2 to 6 p.m., as we count down your 58 favorites.

The top 58 favorite Prince Songs

The top 58 favorite Prince Songs

Jun 7, 2016

We assembled a ballot of all the Prince songs in our library -- more than 300 tracks -- and asked you to vote for your top picks. Be sure to listen on June 7, Prince's would-be 58th birthday, from 2 to 6 p.m., as we count down your 58 favorites.

Alan Freed reflects on the moment the Minneapolis Sound took over the world

Alan Freed reflects on the moment the Minneapolis Sound took over the world

Alan Freed • Jun 7, 2016

It’s just a few sleeps ahead of More Funk ’16 – Old School ’80s and the Mplsound at First Avenue, the funk flo’ filla party I’m organizing along with DJ Cowboy, Dean Vaccaro, Roy Freedom and the ace First Ave crew. On deadline, I look online for some inspiring funk to drive home this Current…

Music News: Rare footage of Prince playing basketball surfaces

Music News: Rare footage of Prince playing basketball surfaces

Staff • Jun 7, 2016

Rare video of Prince playing basketball has surfaced in the form of a music video shot in 2000 by David Schwartz, who remembers “he was a trash talker.” (Billboard) Meanwhile, Judge Kevin Eide will decide by Thursday “whether music-industry specialists should be hired to help manage estate assets for potential heirs” of Prince, reports the Star Tribune. Carlin Q.…

The Current on Prince: From First Avenue to Paisley Park and beyond

The Current on Prince: From First Avenue to Paisley Park and beyond

Jay Gabler • Jun 7, 2016

“Isn’t the sky beautiful tonight?” That’s how Prince greeted The Current’s program director Jim McGuinn, who reported on his summer 2010 visit to Paisley Park in one of the first Prince stories ever published on The Current’s website. The Current was launched in 2005, and Prince became a supporter of the station. He showed that support…

Coffee Break: Songs Prince wrote for others

Coffee Break: Songs Prince wrote for others

Anna Reed • Jun 7, 2016

Though he was a Jehovah's Witness and didn't celebrate holidays, it's hard not to think about Prince today, on what would have been his 58th birthday. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that Prince wrote for others?

Today in Music History: Remembering Prince on an important day

Today in Music History: Remembering Prince on an important day

Jun 7, 2016

Radiohead's guitarist played too hard, The Who opened their rock opera, and we celebrate Prince's birthday, Today in Music History.

Dave Chappelle and friends pay tribute to Prince at Minneapolis Juke Joint

Dave Chappelle and friends pay tribute to Prince at Minneapolis Juke Joint

Leah Garaas • Jun 7, 2016

Sure, there are plenty of obscenities. There’s alcohol. There’s a venue easily accessible by public transit in the heart of the city. And instead of the entertainer radiating confidence, confidence feels in-your-face. But there is the ambiance of a last-minute, spontaneously planned event. There’s a pre-show deejay set where hundreds of phoneless folks eagerly and…

Oregon trio Joseph perform in The Current studio

Oregon trio Joseph perform in The Current studio

David Safar • Jun 6, 2016

Joseph are a trio from Portland, Ore., comprising sisters Natalie, Allison and Meegan Closner. Besides their tight, sibling harmonies, their family ties create something intangible. 'There's also this entire lifetime of shared experience,' Natalie says. '[We're] bringing the spirit of that into the music as well.' Discover the music of Joseph in this session hosted by The Current's David Safar.

Music News: ABBA reunite for first time in 30 years

Music News: ABBA reunite for first time in 30 years

Staff • Jun 6, 2016

On Sunday, Swedish pop icons ABBA celebrated the 50th anniversary of their band’s founding by performing together for the first time since the mid-1980s. All four members of the group were in attendance at a Stockholm gala celebrating the group, and when Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad started singing their song “Me and I,” Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson joined in…

Governor Dayton declares June 7 to be Prince Day in Minnesota

Governor Dayton declares June 7 to be Prince Day in Minnesota

Jay Gabler • Jun 6, 2016

Tomorrow, June 7, would be Prince’s 58th birthday. In honor of the occasion, Gov. Mark Dayton has declared it Prince Day in the state of Minnesota. In the proclamation (below), Gov. Dayton encourages Minnesotans to wear purple on Tuesday in Prince’s honor. Click here to read about more ways Minnesotans are celebrating the occasion —…

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