Jade and several other Current staffers are headed to Austin, Texas to experience one-of-a-kind festival South by Southwest this March. Here's a playlist Jade is using to get to know the artists she'll interview.

Today's top music news stories include Prince's involvement with Janelle Monae's new album, a final tour for Joan Baez, and Flea speaking out about opiate addiction.

Listen to BORNS play heart-stopping acoustic renditions of three songs from his new album 'Blue Madonna.'

On this day in 2010, The Current debuted a brand new exclusive song by Prince.

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.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Annie Mack visited The Current studio to record a session for The Local Show in preparation for her EP release show on March 9th.

We're excited that David Safar's New Hot show is moving to 2 hours starting tonight. That means double the musical discoveries, new artists and recent releases. Tune in 10 pm to midnight every Monday. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were released in the last six months?

Sales of the 45 RPM single outpaced the 78 for the first time, Nancy Sinatra sang about some aggressive boots, Johnny Cash was born, Michael Jackson had a No. 1 album with 'Thriller', and Tina Turner won big, Today in Music History.

Etta James was selected by the Current's listeners as one of the honorees in our celebration of Black History Month, which comes to a close this week. Here's an in-depth look at the singer's stormy life and career.

Today's top music news stories include the announcement of a Prince-inspired cookbook, the death of a Crystals singer, and Neil Young taking on Google.