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Seventy of the 84 Grammy categories were awarded during the afternoon presentation known as the Premiere Ceremony. Artists heard on The Current took home awards in several categories, including Best Rap Song, Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Americana Album.

From Kendrick Lamar’s literally incendiary opening performance to an In Memoriam segment that transitioned to a suicide prevention awareness song, this year’s Grammys strove to stand up and take notice of the myriad challenges facing the country and the world. In the end, though, the night’s biggest awards went to the feel-good dance music of…

Bob Dylan had already moved to New York by the time he released his debut album in 1962, but he spent his entire childhood and youth in his native state of Minnesota. That’s more connection than most places have to the most influential songwriter of the rock era, and the first rocker ever to win…

The 10-day series of free concerts known as Super Bowl Live kicked off Friday night in downtown Minneapolis, with thousands flooding the corner of Nicollet and 8th St. to hear the Frozen singer Idina Menzel belt out “Let It Go” and to catch their first glimpse of the spectacle lining Nicollet Mall. The opening ceremony began…

No major musician has ever been as proudly Minnesotan as Prince. He was born here, he played his most significant shows here, and he recorded most of his music here. The list of local destinations for Prince fans to visit could run into the dozens, but here are the top five you absolutely can’t miss.…

'Castles,' the new album from Lissie, releases March 23, 2018. In between shows at Icehouse in Minneapolis, Lissie and her band stopped at The Current to perform a couple tracks from the forthcoming album, as well as a hit from Lissie's 2016 release, 'My Wild West.'

Despite Lissie's different approach to songwriting this time around, all the trademark elements are there. Beautiful guitar-driven melodies, those soaring, soulful vocals and all the honesty you can handle.

It's Australia Day - the official national day of Australia. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Australian musicians do you want to hear?

It’s not that we really needed an excuse to celebrate our vibrant and history-making music scene in Minnesota, but the Super Bowl provided a pretty great one. Over the next week, hundreds of thousands of visitors will flood the Twin Cities in search of football, entertainment, and nightlife, and a very bright spotlight will be shined on…