Today's top music news stories include tributes to Walter Becker, the closing of Club Jager, and Toni Basil suing Disney over 'Hey Mickey.'

For the first new Queens of the Stone Age album in four years, frontman Josh Homme once again reminds fans that he is someone who refuses to make the same album twice.

Walter Becker, the multi-instrumentalist who co-founded and co-led Steely Dan - one of the most popular and acclaimed groups of the 1970s - has died of an unspecified ailment at age 67.

Now, Now brought their friends, Lucius brought the charm, and Phantogram brought their hits to the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand for Music-on-a-Stick 2017.

The Minnesota State Fair has hosted a seed art competition every year since 1965. In 2016 and 2017, portraits of Prince have been numerous in the show. 'I believe that because of the following that Prince had, we're probably going to see those kind of things continue,' says Ron Kelsey, Superintendent of Crop Art at the State Fair. Read more about the seed art and view a photo gallery.

We're looking forward to broadcasting live from the Minnesota State Fair tomorrow 3-7 pm, which a special performance from singer/songwriter JD McPherson. In honor of JD, what musicians do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break who go by their initials?

Shredders, “Cult 45” P.O.S, Sims, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger are Shredders, a new side project from the Doomtree quartet. Their self-titled EP includes “Cult 45,” which they pair with a goofy stunt in this video directed by Mercies May. As Lazerbeak puts it, “We basically threw a fake birthday party in my backyard for all of our…

Jerry Reed passed away; Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract; Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for radio; U2 released their first record; Mick Jones left the Clash; Tina Turner had her first No. 1 hit; and influential punk and new wave act Blondie signed to Chrysalis Records, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include longtime 'Simpsons' composer Alf Clausen being let go, a debate over Prince's favorite color, and good news about Public Enemy.

This early recording - which actually predates the 'A Prairie Home Companion' radio show - has a sound that continues to inform the music and aesthetic of the program to this day.