It wouldn’t be a true Prince show if there wasn’t some last-minute drama and uncertainty leading up to the main event. With news that Christina Aguilera and Anita Baker wouldn’t actually appear breaking just as doors opened (joining John Mayer, who canceled on Tuesday), and an elongated soundcheck that kept fans pinned in the hallways…

Today's top music news stories include a new live music venue at the MSP airport, reactions to Bob Dylan's Nobel win, and a memoir announcement from Elton John.

First, the Minnesota Wild changed their goal song to “Let’s Go Crazy.” Today, the Xcel Energy Center unveiled a permanent Prince memorial display, which the official tribute page says includes a “replica Minnesota Wild jersey with Prince’s glyph that was presented to the artist in 2004.” The memorial can be seen at Gate 1 of…

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.

Fans from around the world are gathering in the Twin Cities today to celebrate the life and music of Price with a tribute show at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature these tribute artists?

Don Everly had to cancel a U.K. tour; Muse took legal action against Celine Dion; Ronald Isley owed back taxes; Ringo Starr finally called a halt to fan mail; and Michael Jackson had his second No. 1 single, Today in Music History.

It’s official: Mayor Chris Coleman has declared today Prince Day in the St. Paul, as the city prepares to welcome thousands of fans to tonight’s tribute concert at the Xcel Energy Center. Governor Mark Dayton jumped on as well, declaring it Prince Tribute Day in the State of Minnesota — and then, not to be…

Bob Dylan, the Minnesota native who has transformed the expressive possibilities of popular music through his singular career as a singer-songwriter, has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy said the award recognizes Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” The prize is, in effect, a…

Sylvan Esso, Phantogram, Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers make debuts; Wilco is inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Bon Iver holds on to No.1 for the fifth week.

Today's top music news stories include the musical history of viral debate star Ken Bone, the latest on Paisley Park, and some happy news for Janet Jackson.