Today's top music news stories include the death of Pam the Funkstress, Lorde canceling an Israel show, and the death of a 'Sound of Music' star.

Earlier this month, the New Standards (pianist and vocalist Chan Poling, bassist and vocalist John Munson, and vibraphonist Steve Roehm) threw their 11th annual holiday show at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. Now, you can hear it for yourself right here.

Tune in to The Current on Christmas Eve and Day for a twist on the traditional holiday music. You'll hear a refreshing mix of holiday music, from classic favorites to new takes on old standards. This year, make your holidays rock -- with The Current.

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!