In an hour-long special, MPR News host Tom Weber looks back on the year we lost Prince: his busy final months, the day of his tragic death, and the avalanche of tributes and celebrations that followed. What does 2017 have in store for Prince's legacy and estate?

Lil Yachty is from nowhere near the Midwest — the “bubblegum trap” star hails from Atlanta — but he’s basically a hometown sweetheart thanks to his song “Minnesota.” Today, St. Paul’s Allan Kingdom dropped a remix of our state’s eponymous song, laying throaty raps over the plinky beat and shouting out Purple Rain. The first lines? “I been…

Staying up until midnight on Dec. 31 can be a tough task -- particularly for the little ones! That's why Rock the Cradle Radio has set up a New Year's countdown every hour on the hour starting at 5 p.m. And Mac Wilson has recorded a stream-able New Year countdown you can listen to at any time. Happy New Year from The Current and from Rock the Cradle Radio.

Today in Music History: Bob Dylan recorded two songs for his 'Blood on the Tracks' album at Studio 80 in Minneapolis, "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles was the No. 1 single in the country; Emerson, Lake & Palmer broke up; today is the birthday of not one, but two of The Monkees.

We asked, you voted! All December long, you -- the music lover -- voted for your favorite music videos released in 2016, and the results are in!

We asked, you voted! All December long, you -- the local music lover -- voted for your favorite Twin Cities concerts of 2016, and the results are in!

We asked, you voted! All December long, you -- the music lover -- voted for your favorite albums released in 2016, and the results are in!

We asked, you voted! All December long, you -- the music lover -- voted for your favorite new artists that emerged in 2016, and the results are in!

We asked, you voted! All December long, you -- the music lover -- voted for your favorite new local artists that emerged in 2016, and the results are in!

Today's top music news items include Run-D.M.C. suing retailers for copping their look, memories of Debbie Reynolds, and an album announcement from Dan Auerbach.