Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on late-night TV. This week's lineup includes Portugal. The Man; Sufjan Stevens; Run the Jewels; Car Seat Headrest; and a double-bill of Ryan Adams and Jenny Lewis. See the complete lineup.

Today's top music news stories include reports of R. Kelly leading an abusive 'cult,' continuing controversy over Radiohead's upcoming Israel gig, and details on a much-anticipated Smiths reissue.

Queens of the Stone Age's new single, 'The Way You Used To Do,' is Brian Oake's DJ Pick of the Week for July 17. 'This is unlike any Queens of the Stone Age song that has come before,' Brian says, 'but it's an AMAZING one.'

Jack White and T Bone Burnett took 20 of today's best artists and had them record through a 100-year-old instant record machine. You can win a 3 LP copy of this impressive, historic compilation.

After releasing their first new music in five years, Now, Now visit The Current's studios to do an interview and live performance on the Local Show.

When Mitski performed last night at the Triple Rock, she mostly stood stock still at a stage-left mic surrounded by monitors, plucking a bass and keening into her vocal mic. Meanwhile, guitarist Patrick Hyland and drummer Casey Weissbuch whipped up furious storms of sound, storms that Mitski herself seemed to be both summoning and weathering.…

In Minnesota, summer = travel. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention cities and places do you want to hear?

The Beatles released 'All You Need Is Love'; John Coltrane passed away; Simple Minds made their live debut; Virgin Records signed Keith Richards to a solo deal; Bono received the French government's highest cultural honor; and we salute Billie Holiday, who became one for the ages, Today in Music History.

Maybe Agent Cooper is better off in his stupefied “Dougie” state. He’s a publicly celebrated hero, he’s winning points with the boss, and the spark is back in his marriage. Meanwhile, all of the supposedly lucid men and women around him are being drawn into a tightening web spun by the evil Mr. C. Episode…

Out on Virgin Records, Beth Ditto's powerful 'Fake Sugar' is the Album of the Week. 'The record not only shines on a light on her physical voice, but her lyrical voice in dealing with love, life, and where she stands as a person at this stage of creative existence,' writes Jill Riley.