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January 03, 2017

Today's top music news items include New Year's Eve performances by Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney, as well as Sleater-Kinney paying tribute to George Michael and David Bowie.

Music News: What happened to Mariah Carey on New Year's Eve?

Music News: What happened to Mariah Carey on New Year's Eve?

Jay Gabler • Jan 3, 2017

Today's top music news items include New Year's Eve performances by Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney, as well as Sleater-Kinney paying tribute to George Michael and David Bowie.

DJ Pick of the Week: Bill DeVille - Hurray For The Riff Raff, 'Rican Beach'

DJ Pick of the Week: Bill DeVille - Hurray For The Riff Raff, 'Rican Beach'

Bill DeVille • Jan 2, 2017

Hurray For The Riff Raff's next album, 'The Navigator,' is expected on March 10, 2017. Its lead single, 'Rican Beach,' sounds nothing like anything the band have recorded before. 'Rican Beach' is Bill DeVille's DJ Pick of the Week for Jan. 2, 2017.

Album of the Week: The Lemon Twigs, 'Do Hollywood'

Album of the Week: The Lemon Twigs, 'Do Hollywood'

David Safar • Jan 2, 2017

The Lemon Twigs debut album leans away from the synth-driven soft rock that's trendy with their peers and instead celebrates the most familiar riffs and rhythms of bands like Wings, Big Star and Supertramp. 'Do Hollywood' is our Album of the Week.

Top 89 of 2016: Local Songs

Top 89 of 2016: Local Songs

Jan 2, 2017

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

Prince remembered: Looking back on the year we mourned his death and celebrated his legacy

Prince remembered: Looking back on the year we mourned his death and celebrated his legacy

MPR News Staff • Dec 31, 2016

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?

Allan Kingdom remixes Lil Yachty’s “Minnesota,” teases new album

Allan Kingdom remixes Lil Yachty’s “Minnesota,” teases new album

Cecilia Johnson • Dec 31, 2016

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…

Celebrate the New Year when you want with Rock the Cradle Radio!

Celebrate the New Year when you want with Rock the Cradle Radio!

Mac Wilson • Dec 31, 2016

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: Dylan recorded two 'Blood on the Tracks' songs in MPLS

Today in Music History: Dylan recorded two 'Blood on the Tracks' songs in MPLS

Dec 30, 2016

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.

Top 89 of 2016: Music Videos

Top 89 of 2016: Music Videos

Cecilia Johnson • Dec 30, 2016

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!

Top 89 of 2016: Twin Cities Concerts

Top 89 of 2016: Twin Cities Concerts

Dec 30, 2016

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!

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