As we head into Christmas weekend, what are your favorite Christmas songs that you want to hear?

Student 1, “Paint” This song is so good, y’all. “Paint” is a stand-alone single (produced by Psymun), but Picked to Click finalist Student 1 will be back with a debut album as soon as summer 2018. He performs at the 7th St Entry with Finding Novyon on Jan. 13. Collapsing Stars, “The Storm” Song of…

Today in Music History: Madonna went No. 1 with "Like A Virgin", one-time Faces drummer Kenney Jones became the permanent replacement for the recently deceased Keith Moon in The Who, and Joe Cocker died of lung cancer at age 70.

Today's top music news stories include a scholarship honoring Chris Cornell, the death of a Casablanca Records founder, and the sale of Rolling Stone.

Photographer Jacob Blickenstaff documented Sharon Jones for years both on- and off-stage. Here, he shares archival shots of the dearly departed star.

The Hennepin County Library just made it easier to listen to your favorite local artists — and maybe discover some new ones, too. Last week, the Hennepin County Library launched MnSpin, an online streaming and download service that contains over 50 albums by local artists. The project captures the diversity of today’s local scene, representing…

It's winter solstice today - the shortest day and the longest night of the year. We're looking at only about 8.5 - 9 hours of daylight today in Minnesota with a sunset happening between 4 and 4:30 pm. So what better way to celebrate this dark, short day with a set of as many songs under 2 minutes as we can cram into a Coffee Break!

On Dec. 14, McNally Smith College of Music announced that it would shut down the next week due to lack of funds, and as of Dec. 20, the school is officially closed. Since the announcement, community members near and far have wondered how they can help affected students, staff, and faculty, many of whom have…

Today in Music History: The Supremes made their last TV appearance together with Diana Ross, Lionel Richie started a four-week run at No. 1 with 'Say You, Say Me', Elton John and David Furnish formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage, and Frank Zappa was born.

The doors at 132 E. Superior St. opened again Friday for the first sneak peak at SOUND: Duluth, the new restaurant and venue set to occupy the upper two floors of Duluth’s historic city hall. The space has a tumultuous recent history, having undergone a $2.4 million renovation prior to opening as Tycoon’s in late…