Today's top music news stories include Paul McCartney in character as a pirate, PWR BTTM sidelined by sexual misconduct allegations, and new music from U2.

Minneapolis musician Mike Michel is releasing a new album, 'On The Mend,' on May 20. After facing some serious health matters -- including some that cut to the very heart of Michel's life as a musician -- the road to the album's release has been painful, distressing, arduous, and ultimately uplifting.

Warner Bros. and NPG Records have released a double whammy for Prince fans today. “Our Destiny/Roadhouse,” two previously unreleased songs blended into one track, is the second track available for streaming from the upcoming Purple Rain album reissue. While the bones of the tracks were recorded at a June 7, 1984 show at First Avenue, Wendy…

Having released 13 albums and touring the world, Mason Jennings is trying his hand at a new medium. Jennings’s paintings will debut this weekend at Hang It Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis, alongside photography by longtime friend Benson Ramsey of the Pines. The opening reception for “Bears and Stuff” starts at 7 p.m. Friday. The Hawaiian-turned-Minnesotan has been “a…

It's Brian's birthday tomorrow and that means he gets to choose today's Coffee Break theme. So naturally - we're doing cats! For today's Coffee Break, what songs about cats do you want to hear?

“This feels pretty good,” said Daryl Hall as he leaned over his piano, grinning onstage at the Xcel Energy Center. “This is about as good as it gets. Are you feeling good, John?” “Are you kidding?” asked his longtime musical partner, rhetorically. “Thursday night in St. Paul? Yeah!” Yeah! From another band, that might have…

The Everly Brothers had a big hit; the Beach Boys' concert album hit No. 1; Lionel Richie said 'hello' to the No. 1 spot in the singles charts; we remember the great Ian McLagan, and Burt Bacharach was born, Today in Music History.

Brother Ali, “Never Learn” Brother Ali, dance duo Al Taw’am, and a whole lot of crew traveled to New Mexican worship and healing center Dar Al Islam to film this, a gorgeous song from Ali’s new album All the Beauty in This Whole Life. Allan Kingdom, “The Fusion (feat. Denzel Curry)” Directed by Yash, rapper Allan Kingdom…

Today's top music news stories include the collapse of a deal between Universal and the Prince estate, PWR BTTM responding to assault allegations, and a 'Buena Vista Social Club' sequel.

Emel Mathlouthi may not be a household name in the U.S. But to many people across the world, the Tunisian singer symbolizes political protest, having become famous for her song “Kelmti Horra” (“My Word Is Free”) during the Arab Spring revolutions of the early 2010s. Since that song and her identically titled debut album, she has…