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May 18, 2017

The music world is mourning Chris Cornell, a "singular and unmatched talent."

Music News: Chris Cornell remembered by peers and fans

Music News: Chris Cornell remembered by peers and fans

Jay Gabler • May 18, 2017

The music world is mourning Chris Cornell, a "singular and unmatched talent."

Hear Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit's Tender Ballad, 'If We Were Vampires'

Hear Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit's Tender Ballad, 'If We Were Vampires'

Ann Powers • May 18, 2017

Wedding songs are hard, but marriage songs are harder. In this new one from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Isbell confronts reality, the downsides of shared days and the resilience that helps a couple overcome them. Listen to the new song.

Gaelynn Lea to play the State Department

Gaelynn Lea to play the State Department

Jackie Renzetti • May 18, 2017

Since winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, Duluth violinist and singer Gaelynn Lea has landed gigs across the country, including a TEDx Talk at Yale University and in-studio performances at public radio stations. Her venues have ranged from schools to restaurants to a decommissioned Masonic temple. Last summer she played with Murder of Crows bandmate…

Review and photos: The 1975 bask in the love at Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Review and photos: The 1975 bask in the love at Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Maia Jacobson • May 18, 2017

Besides getting recognized by three people as the “girl with all the glitter” from a recent Hippo Campus concert, seeing the 1975 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium last night was exactly what I expected it to be. I remember first hearing about them from some cool girls in high school, but I didn’t love their first single “Chocolate,”…

Want to run Paisley Park?

Want to run Paisley Park?

Lillian Speakman • May 18, 2017

Ever dreamed of getting paid to work in the space that Prince called home, while helping to ensure his lasting legacy? Well, now’s your chance: just last week, Paisley Park posted a new job opening. The museum is looking for a full-time general operations manager to help coordinate with the Paisley Park corporate staff and oversee the…

Watch Chris Cornell’s haunting cover of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

Watch Chris Cornell’s haunting cover of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

Lillian Speakman • May 18, 2017

This morning, we woke to the sad news of the passing of Chris Cornell Wednesday night. As we remember Cornell’s life and music, we also continue to mourn the death of another music great: Prince. In 2015, Cornell recorded a haunting cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” during a visit to the studios of SiriusXM. Cornell was best…

Chris Cornell, Soundgarden frontman, dies at 52

Chris Cornell, Soundgarden frontman, dies at 52

Jay Gabler • May 18, 2017

Chris Cornell, whose band Soundgarden helped to shape the sound of the '90s, has died at age 52.

Toki Wright embraces a new identity as Mamadu

Toki Wright embraces a new identity as Mamadu

Andrea Swensson • May 18, 2017

In addition to his regular roles running the multimedia music company Soul Tools Entertainment, hosting KFAI’s Saturday-night show of the same name, writing articles for Insight News, and serving as the department head of the hip-hop program at McNally Smith College of Music, Toki Wright has spent significant time touring the world as an official…

Musicheads Essentials Artist: A Tribe Called Quest

Musicheads Essentials Artist: A Tribe Called Quest

Sean McPherson • May 18, 2017

A Tribe Called Quest are important because they changed the path of hip hop twice in a matter of three LPs.

893 Essential Artists: Musicheads Essentials

893 Essential Artists: Musicheads Essentials

Derrick Stevens • May 18, 2017

From among the 893 Essential Artists, we've selected 45 artists to spotlight and to go a little deeper with Musicheads Essential features.

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