In this trusted place U can erase Every tear that ever rolled down your weary face These lines from Prince’s song “U Make My Sun Shine” are scrawled across a wall just inside the entrance to Paisley Park, enlarged so much that the font is slightly pixelated, cascading down around tourists as they step inside.…

This morning just before 9 a.m., Joel Weinshanker stepped out of the front door of Paisley Park. Wearing a purple tunic and obviously both emotionally and physically exhausted, the facility’s manager welcomed the first fans to the museum that Prince’s home and studio has now become. Promised surprises, fans got a big one right away: the music…

Today's top music news stories include word of a new Rolling Stones album as well as a collaboration-filled new John Legend album, and the solo debut of Amber Coffman (Dirty Projectors).

It's German-American Day - a day to celebrate German American heritage and commemorate the day 13 German families first immigrated to Philadelphia. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what German-American bands or musicians do you want to hear?

George Harrison had his first A-side with the Beatles; Cher topped the singles chart; Australia lost its King of Rock n Roll, Johnny O'Keefe; Bob Dylan had his 12th Top-40 hit; and bassist Tommy Stinson, who rose to prominence with the Replacements, was born in Minneapolis Today in Music History.

While the questions about permanent status linger, Paisley Park opened its doors as a museum to visitors for the first time this morning. Select media, like Today show’s Al Roker, had access in days leading up to Paisley Park’s October 6th opening, and a short briefing was held at 8:45 a.m. this morning for media…

Angel Olsen, Local Natives, Saint Motel, Warpaint, Kings of Leon and Kungs all make debuts; Glass Animals move up big time; and the Head and the Heart and Chance The Rapper are inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Today's top music news stories include the death of the man who wrote some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits. There's also news of a Weezer reissue, and a slew of new music videos.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 2002. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

Los Angeles-based band the Record Company stopped by The Current to perform songs off their album Give It Back to You live in-studio.