Today's top music news stories include a couple of iconic items going up for auction, word of a new Cyndi Lauper musical, and a typically eye-popping video from Bjork.

'Today, I woke up thinking how people are feeling powerless over other people's pain; more specifically, communities in which people may fear the police,' writes Mary Lucia. 'If you happen to be having a lot of indifferent feelings right now about people's disconnection from each other, follow Officer Tommy Norman, and let me know what you think.'

It's official. U2 is coming to US Bank Stadium on Friday, September 8 as a part of their Joshua Tree Tour. In honor of this epic announcement, what songs that either mention deserts, desert-related things, or have a desert vibe do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

This Wednesday, June 7, marks the 59th anniversary of Prince’s birth. While recognizing that Prince himself did not celebrate his birthday in his later years, we know that many people (including his sister, who’s promising a “big surprise”) will be thinking of the late legend on this day, and so Andrea Swensson and I have assembled…

“What do U get when U mix Empire with Kingdom Come?” That’s the riddle being posed by Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, who has been using her Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts to tease a “big surprise” that will be revealed on Wednesday, June 7. Prince was born on that date 59 years ago, and many…

The Rolling Stones change a lyric for Robert Kennedy; The Beatles stepped into Abbey Road studios for the first time; Roy Orbison put out his first major hit; and David Bowie released 'Ziggy Stardust', Today in Music History.

Today, Minnesota is buzzing about the show U2 have just announced for U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 8. As we anticipate the upcoming show, we thought we’d look back on U2’s second local show: at First Avenue on Feb. 21, 1982. They’d previously played the venue in 1981 — when it was still known as…

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.