Today's top music news stories include Solange claiming the top spot on the Billboard 200, rock royalty sharing a stage at Desert Trip, and a Prince guitar going up for auction.

Conor Oberst says he doesn't really like surprises, but his next album, 'Ruminations,' came about somewhat surprisingly. One of the heads at Oberst's label 'just really liked the recording and he suggested that we just put it out,' Oberst recalls. 'I thought it was an interesting idea.' Oberst visits The Current's studio to play songs from the new album and to chat with host Bill DeVille.

For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.

On their latest album, 'Little Seeds,' Shovels & Rope continue to stretch creatively. 'We're always kind of morphing and doing things a little bit different to stretch our legs,' says Michael Trent, co-frontperson with Cary Ann Hearst. Listen to Shovels & Rope's complete in-studio session, hosted by Bill DeVille on 'United States of Americana.'

For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.

Taking their name from a mashup of character names from 'The Music Man,' Marian Hill are touring in support of their debut full-length album, 'Act One.' While in town to play a show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Marian Hill visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Mac Wilson.

In honor of the release of David Bowie's 'Who Can I Be Now?' reissue campaign, The Current is giving away a 13-LP boxset including previously unreleased music and favorites like 'Station to Station' and 'Young Americans.'

We've followed Lizzo's career for the past four years - from the Chalice to her major-label debut, dropping today on Atlantic Records. Look back on a remarkable period in the life of one of Minnesota's most beloved artists.

The people Glass Animals' Dave Bayley met while on tour for the band's previous album formed the foundation for Glass Animals' new record, 'How To Be A Human Being.' In town for a show at the Myth Live Event Center in Maplewood, Minn., Glass Animals stopped at The Current for an in-studio session hosted by Mac Wilson, where Bayley provides the story behind the stories that inspired this new batch of songs.

For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.