Today's top music news stories include the appointment of Tina Tchen to head a Recording Academy diversity task force; a guilty plea for a Fyre Festival organizer; and payouts to families of Las Vegas music festival shooting victims.

From midnight to 11:59 p.m. on March 8 The Current will play nothing but songs fronted by musicians who identify as women. Get the schedule of hosts and special features.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were released posthumously - as in, after the musician had passed away?

This year, Record Store Day is taking place on April 21. Artists releasing Record Store Day exclusives include Prince, Dessa, David Bowie, Courtney Barnett, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead, just to name a few. Fans of Prince can pick up a seven-track single LP version of 1999 this Record Store Day. This version of 1999 has been…

Smokey Robinson was the first male Motown act to score a No. 1 single; Liam Gallagher got in a kerfuffle Down Under; Sylvia Robinson was born; and The Go-Go's went to No. 1 for six weeks, Today in Music History.

One chapter in the long and complicated history of Duluth’s NorShor Theatre is the role it played as a rock venue and casual hangout for the city’s burgeoning music scene of the late ’90s and early 2000s when heavy hitters like Low, Trampled By Turtles, and Charlie Parr were just starting their careers. Following that…

Just before the release of her father's posthumous album 'Don't Play With Love,' Prince's half-sister Sharon Nelson tells The Current how she found their dad's old sheet music, who wrote the "Purple Rain" melody, and why Prince's costumes may have resembled a stripper's.

Today's top music news stories include memes inspired by Sufjan Stevens's Oscars jacket, the death of Tower Records' founder, and a rare Prince record selling for top dollar.

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.

A longtime Nashville-based songwriter, Caitlyn Smith is now performing her own songs from her own album, 'Starfire.' Smith, who grew up in Minnesota, began her music career performing at the Minnesota State Fair and in Twin Cities music venues. An appearance on 'Live From Here' and an in-studio session at The Current helped bring a couple more of Smith's dreams to life.