Today's top music news stories include the announcement of this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees; benefits for Puerto Rico; and more musical tributes to Tom Petty.

Homi, a Minneapolis tech startup, recently took the innovative step of partnering with local rapper Momoh as a way to attract and connect with diverse communities while allowing Momoh to grow his fan base. The partnership seems to be working, and as Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis writes, the forthcoming album from Momoh and other Black Bag Entertainment artists looks to rise to new levels.

Update: “Almost Like Praying” is out, and it features all 22 of its vocalists reciting the names of all 78 towns in Puerto Rico, from Adjuntas to Yauco. Lin-Manuel Miranda begins the song by quoting West Side Story: “Say it loud and there’s music playing/ Say it soft and it’s almost like praying.” Without coincidence, the lyrics…

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the class of 2018, presenting one of its more sonically diverse group of first-time nominees.

Today in 2012, Adele posted her new theme to "Skyfall", the 23rd film in the James Bond series. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were used as movie or TV theme songs?

Brian Connolly was born; Olivia Newton-John had her first U.S. No. 1 single; Johnny Marr started rehearsing with the Pretenders; Roger Daltrey announced the Who were re-forming; Beatles fans snapped up the group's co-written autobiography; and Temptations co-founder Eddie Kendricks passed away in Birmingham, Ala., Today in Music History.

Picking a favorite Tom Petty song is like sitting in front of a table laden with the most delicious foods and having to only choose one, so when it came to picking just a handful of songs to share on Wednesday night’s tribute to Tom Petty at the Turf Club, even narrowing them down led…

With 'Beast Epic,' an organic and earthy folk album, Sam Beam aka Iron & Wine appears to be back to what he is best at.

Chart Show voters came out in full support for The War On Drugs, landing them at the top of the lineup. Grizzly Bear saw a debut with 'Three Rings'.

Today's top music news stories include Discogs reaching a milestone of nine million vinyl releases cataloged; Jason Aldean canceling shows out of respect for Las Vegas victims; and continued Tom Petty tributes.