Today's top music news stories include the digitizing of thousands of 78 RPM records, musicians pleading for peace in Korea, and a near-record-setting run by 'Despacito.'

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on late-night TV, and this week's lineup includes Portugal. The Man; Run the Jewels; Pokey LaFarge and others.

The artist who calls himself King Leg is originally from Nebraska but has moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical dreams -- and they just might come true. Bill DeVille's DJ Pick of the Week is 'Great Outdoors,' the lead single from King Leg's forthcoming album

This weekend a white supremacist rally in Virginia turned deadly when a car plowed into counter protesters, killing one and injuring 19. We find it hard to think about anything else today, so let's put a Coffee Break together with songs that feature love and togetherness. What songs do you want to hear?

'It's still blowing my mind that I'm from a long way away, and my little song's being played in Minnesota,' says Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. 'It's amazing.' Amy Shark shared songs and stories when she visited The Current's studio for a session hosted by Jill Riley.

Purple has long been associated with Prince and widely recognized as his signature color. Purple was a feature in many elements of Prince’s life — including in the title of one of his most popular songs, “Purple Rain,” and the color of the motorcycle he rode in the iconic Purple Rain film. It was the…

Jerry Wexler passed away; The Beatles thought it best to say goodbye to Pete; Sonny & Cher had a hit with 'I Got You, Babe'; Michael Jackson secured the rights to the Beatles' back catalogue; Foo Fighters made their TV debut; and guitarist Slim Dunlap was born in Plainview, Minn., Today in Music History.

I’ve been away on vacation. Where? Well, let’s just call it “the Black Lodge.” (Okay, it was Madeline Island.) What did I miss on Twin Peaks? A lot. Three episodes have aired since my last recap. I won’t detail everything that’s happened, but here are some of the major developments as the season closes in on…

For any music fan it's exciting to see how the sausage gets made, and Dan Wilson has been making some of the most powerful and successful sausage for musicians across genres for the past 15 years.

Radio Heartland is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Erik Koskinen and Kari Arnett at the Hook and Ladder Theater in Minneapolis on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.