Today's top music news stories include a SpongeBob SquarePants musical, Roger Waters commenting on the Radiohead in Israel controversy, and criminal charges in the Oakland warehouse show fire.

Celebration 2017, a four-day event at Paisley Park last April, drew plenty of Minneapolitans to Prince’s home. That said, most of the long weekenders hailed not from the Twin Cities or outstate Minnesota, but from far-flung states and even other continents. Such was the case of Belgians Stijn Vandeputte and François Vidal, plus their Italian/Brazilian friend Nicola…

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on late-night TV. Here's who you can watch for this week.

Use this form to enter The Current's Beth Ditto #MicroShow giveaway between 12:30 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 5 and 11:59 p.m. CDT on Thursday, June 8, 2017.

On May 16, 2017, a select group of The Current's listeners were treated to a #MicroShow with Father John Misty, who performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Listen to the songs and see performances from that intimate gig here.

'The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness' is the lead single from the National's forthcoming album, 'Sleep Well Beast,' out Sept. 8, 2017. 'This is the aggressive and fresh sound of The National,' writes Jade about the new single. It's the DJ Pick of the Week for June 5, 2017.

A sold-out Fitzgerald Theater crowd hung on Chastity Brown‘s every note on Friday night as she celebrated the release of her Red House Records debut, Silhouette of Sirens. “I’m so touched to see y’all here,” Brown said during the encore, clearly inspired by the energy of the adoring audience. She was joined on stage by…

In honor of Sunday's "One Love Manchester" benefit concert, what Manchester bands do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Richard Butler was born; Elvis Presley's televised gyrations caused a stir; Roy Oribson went to No. 1 with 'Running Scared'; U2 performed and recorded at Red Rocks; Paul McCartney released an album with a side of coffee; and Bob Dylan graduated from Hibbing High School, Today in Music History.

When Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, there was only one requirement. Dylan didn’t even have to travel to Stockholm (and in fact he missed the public ceremony, though he later stopped by to collect his prize in a private ceremony). He did, though, have to deliver a Nobel Lecture — even if…