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December 01, 2016

David Bowie, the XX and Joseph make debuts; Phantogram make a big leap up the chart; and Lizzo retakes the No.1 spot.

The Chart Show: Lizzo knocks Nathaniel Rateliff out of No.1 spot

The Chart Show: Lizzo knocks Nathaniel Rateliff out of No.1 spot

David Safar • Dec 1, 2016

David Bowie, the XX and Joseph make debuts; Phantogram make a big leap up the chart; and Lizzo retakes the No.1 spot.

Music News: Prince estate worth $200 million, court filings indicate

Music News: Prince estate worth $200 million, court filings indicate

Jay Gabler • Nov 30, 2016

Today's top music news stories include a valuation of Prince's estate, a Hamilton Drunk History with rock star cameos, and a forthcoming Marvin Gaye miniseries.

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1962

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1962

Daniel Nass • Nov 30, 2016

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1962. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

What's New on The Current: Prince, Rag'n'Bone Man, Alejandro Escovedo

What's New on The Current: Prince, Rag'n'Bone Man, Alejandro Escovedo

Jade • Nov 30, 2016

This week on What's New on The Current, Jade digs into 'Moonbeam Levels' from '1999' era Prince, an artist to watch in 2017 named Rag'n'Bone man and a new song from the legendary Alejandro Escovedo.

Mandolin Orange perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Mandolin Orange perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Mike Pengra • Nov 30, 2016

It seems impossible to want to improve on the sound of Mandolin Orange, but that's exactly what Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz did when the duo added more musicians to the mix. Playing songs from their new album 'Blindfaller,' Mandolin Orange stopped in to the Radio Heartland studio for a session hosted by Mike Pengra.

Coffee Break: Weird Wednesday

Coffee Break: Weird Wednesday

Nov 30, 2016

For today's Coffee Break, Jill and Brian want to get weird. So what songs do you want to hear that, as Jill puts it, are "weird but listenable"?

Bob Dylan will also skip White House ceremony for Nobel Prize winners

Bob Dylan will also skip White House ceremony for Nobel Prize winners

Jay Gabler • Nov 30, 2016

Bob Dylan swears he’s excited to be the first rocker to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature — it’s “amazing, incredible” — but he’s not going to be able to make it to Sweden next month to pick up his prize in person. Oh, and he’ll also be passing on a White House reception for this…

The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club: David Bowie's 'Lazarus' script

The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club: David Bowie's 'Lazarus' script

Jay Gabler • Nov 30, 2016

The script to David Bowie's musical 'Lazarus' has now been published in book form, and it's an essential aid to understanding the music icon's life and work in the last years of his life.

Darlene Love on Christmas, music, and joy

Darlene Love on Christmas, music, and joy

Jill Riley and Brian Oake • Nov 30, 2016

Music legend Darlene Love talked with Brian Oake and Jill Riley as she prepared for a very special holiday show at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

Today in music history: Remembering Dick Clark on his birthday

Today in music history: Remembering Dick Clark on his birthday

Nov 30, 2016

Simon & Garfunkel hosted their first TV special; Sly and the Family Stone were at No. 1 with 'Family Affair'; a block in NYC was renamed Joey Ramone Place; and Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand and creator of the American Music Awards was born.

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