Voters awarded Dessa the top spot for the second week in a row, and debuts came in this week for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings as well as Minnesota's own Now, Now.

Today's top music news stories include megastars flocking to pop-up venues around the time of the Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake commenting on his 2004 halftime performance with Janet Jackson, and Paul McCartney joining Muse members for a Beatles tune.

The origins of Bully's lineup can be traced to The Stone Fox, a now-defunct venue in Nashville. 'We were all at that place at the same time, were friends and had similar tastes in music,' says Bully frontwoman and bandleader Alicia Bognanno. Read more about how the band members found one another, and why friendship is the most important ingredient in the lineup.

Edwin Hawkins, the gospel singer behind "Oh Happy Day", passed away this week at the age of 74. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a choir - gospel or otherwise?

Conor McPherson's play 'Girl from the North Country,' now published in book form, tells the story of a desperate group of characters in a Duluth guesthouse during the Great Depression. It incorporates 17 songs by Bob Dylan.

Today in Music History: The Smiths bassist turns 54, The Rolling Stones put out their first EP, Jimi Hendrix couldn't pay his bill, and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 59 today.

Rock ‘n’ roller JD McPherson is headlining night two of our 13th Birthday Parties on Jan. 20, and he has a 13-year-old daughter of his own. As The Current heads into teenagerhood, we thought we could use some expert advice. So we asked JD: what it’s like to be a rock ‘n’ roll parent, and…

Welcome to the residency bonanza of January 2018! We made it to the New Year, and with its first month comes a slew of residencies: weekly shows helmed by locals Metasota, jeremy messersmith, Charlie Parr, the Cactus Blossoms, and Andrew Broder. We’ll be posting photos and a brief recap of a night each. If you were…

Today's top music news stories include Leslie Odom Jr. singing at the Super Bowl, allegations of sexual misconduct against Seal, and the indictment of a former Ataris bassist.

Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries passed away suddenly yesterday at the age of 46. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Irish musicians?