Today's top music news stories include a Smash Mouth and Car Seat Headrest reciprocal covers project; the death of Pearls Before Swine leader Tom Rapp; and a legal victory for Taylor Swift.

Send NPR Music a video of you or your band playing an original song behind a desk (any desk). You could win a chance to play your own Tiny Desk concert and tour the U.S.

After announcing a 'little break' in October 2016, Trampled By Turtles are back with a new single, 'Kelly's Bar,' along with the announcement of a new album and upcoming shows.

Today is Mardi Gras - also called Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday. In the United States, the city of New Orleans has become practically synonymous with Mardi Gras, marked by parades, parties, costumes and lots of music. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have a New Orleans flavor?

It’s easy enough to sound sweet. Beautiful voices grace an inventory of folk projects, especially those fronted by women; you’ll see adjectives like “dulcet” and “mellifluous” used to describe their voices, with sugar baked right into the words. But sweetness sounds best up against a snarl — some complexity and tension. Lena Elizabeth, part of…

Frank Sinatra starts his own record label; Led Zeppelin are awarded for their lifetime achievement; country music says 'adios' to one of its brightest stars, Waylon Jennings; and Adele cleans up at the Grammys, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include a film role for James Hetfield, a Parkinson's diagnosis for Glenn Tipton, and a dropped sexual battery investigation involving Seal.

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings, and find performance videos as the week progresses.

Our friend Looch has been out sick recently. She shares this message with listeners as she recovers from a recent appendectomy.

Rock the Cradle is a day of music and fun for kids and their grownups. On Sunday, Feb. 11, thousands of folks of all ages gathered at Mia and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis for the 13th annual Rock the Cradle, co-presented by The Current and Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.