The music world is preparing for the Super Bowl: the game, the halftime show, the ads.

Romantica's new album 'Shadowlands' comes out Feb. 10. Treat yourself to a first listen right now.

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this morning in the wee hours of the day at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa, Punxsutawney Phil saw his own shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention shadows and darkness?

This February, The Current is celebrating Black History Month by celebrating four artists chosen by our listeners. We’ll be playing their music on the radio and sharing features online. For the first week, we’re featuring the late Sharon Jones. Sharon Jones was an unstoppable force. I try to check out concert footage of artists I…

Ever wonder about all that stuff plugged into that DJ's card table setup? Yeah! So did we!

Today in Music History: The Beatles played their first professional gig outside of Liverpool, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City, Graham Nash was born, and CBS apologized for the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson slip at the Superbowl.

Jarvis Johnson, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, has recently introduced a resolution commemorating the tenth anniversary of Prince’s Super Bowl halftime show. With this year’s Super Bowl coming up on Sunday, many are remembering Prince’s legendary 2007 performance at Super Bowl XLI in Miami Gardens, Fla. This year’s Super Bowl is taking place in…

Travel can be enough of an adventure on personal vacations. But when you need to tour for a living, there’s even more at stake. Laughing while they remember language barriers and culture shock, three Minnesotan musicians share the ups and downs of life on the road. Sims In 2014, I played 10 shows in the…

Arcade Fire are the highest new entry; Hippo Campus, Old 97's, Cage the Elephant and Wilco make debuts; and the xx remain at No.1 as they are inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Today's top music news stories include a Nirvana classic covered by 1,200 musicians (yes, at once); two forthcoming babes for Bey; and an upcoming Nas biopic.