Today's top music news stories include a planned tour for A Tribe Called Quest, a 'Last Waltz' tribute tour, and the death of the man who wrote 'Drift Away.'

It's Give to the Max Day - an online fundraising event for Minnesota nonprofits and schools. If you haven't already received emails from your favorite organizations asking you to donate, poke around and see what you'd like to support. But for now, what songs about giving and generosity do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Como Zoo, in St. Paul, has welcomed a new baby giraffe — and his name is Prince. Making his first appearance before the public today, Prince stands 6’6″ and weighs 160 pounds. The giraffe was named by Gretchen and David Crary, who have been the most generous donors to the zoo on Give to the…

The Four Seasons had a hit with 'Big Girls Don't Cry'; The Who launched a second tour of North America; The Commodores went to No. 1 with 'Still'; singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley was born in Anaheim, Calif.; and Patti Smith won a National Book Award, Today in Music History.

When you need to get away from it all, music can really take you there.

Gillian Welch and partner David Rawlings sift through their musical archives and select 21 tracks that document their early- to mid-'90s rise, before they emerged as leaders of an ascendant Americana scene.

David Bowie, Regina Spektor and Green Day make debuts; Phantogram make a big upward move; Dawes are inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Lizzo's "Worship" makes it to No.1.

Today's top music news stories include recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the breakup of the Presidents of the United States of America, and a thank-you concert for President Obama.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 2007. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

This week on What's New on The Current, Jade talks about A Tribe Called Quest's timeless final record, a song off the late Leonard Cohen's album released just weeks before his death, and a quirky song from Devendra Banhart.