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June 07, 2018

The Canadian singer-songwriter will be honored at the Americana Music Association's annual awards program on Sept. 12, 2018, in Nashville.

k.d. lang to receive the Americana Music Association's 2018 Trailblazer Award

k.d. lang to receive the Americana Music Association's 2018 Trailblazer Award

Luke Taylor • Jun 7, 2018

The Canadian singer-songwriter will be honored at the Americana Music Association's annual awards program on Sept. 12, 2018, in Nashville.

Caroline Rose rocks, in The Current studio and the 7th Street Entry

Caroline Rose rocks, in The Current studio and the 7th Street Entry

Jade and Jay Gabler • Jun 7, 2018

Arriving in Minnesota to kick off a headlining tour, Caroline Rose and her band played songs from their acclaimed album 'Loner' in The Current studio before heading to the 7th St Entry to cap the day with a sold-out show.

Coffee Break: Killer Queen

Coffee Break: Killer Queen

Anna Reed • Jun 7, 2018

Today in 1977, The Sex Pistols made a mockery of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee by playing punk rock from a boat on the Thames River. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention a "queen"?

Today in Music History: The Sex Pistols mock the Queen

Today in Music History: The Sex Pistols mock the Queen

Jun 7, 2018

Radiohead's guitarist played too hard; The Who opened their rock opera; Bret Michaels had a run-in with his set; we remember Prince on an important occasion; and The Sex Pistols mock the Queen, Today in Music History.

Prince ‘Piano & a Microphone 1983’ album to be released on Sept. 21

Prince ‘Piano & a Microphone 1983’ album to be released on Sept. 21

Jay Gabler • Jun 7, 2018

This spring, Prince’s estate announced that an album of previously unreleased recordings would be released in the fall. Today, marking the 60th anniversary of the icon’s birth, Warner Bros. made it official: on Sept. 21, they’ll release a nine-track, 35-minute album recorded at his Chanhassen home studio in 1983. The songs on Piano & a Microphone…

Prince’s birthplace is now a site for recovery from opioid addiction

Prince’s birthplace is now a site for recovery from opioid addiction

Jay Gabler • Jun 7, 2018

“Did you know Prince was born in your office?” Saul Selby was joking with a colleague — but his estimate probably wasn’t more than a few dozen feet off. We were standing in the east wing of the third floor of a South Minneapolis building that used to be Mount Sinai Hospital. The best available…

The Chart Show: The highest new entry is from God's Favorite Customer

The Chart Show: The highest new entry is from God's Favorite Customer

Mark Wheat • Jun 7, 2018

Leon Bridges is inducted into the Hall of Fame this week, along with debuts from Ray LaMontagne, Dawes, and The Decemberists.

Music News: Father John Misty plays a bank robber in 'Hotel Artemis'

Music News: Father John Misty plays a bank robber in 'Hotel Artemis'

Jay Gabler • Jun 6, 2018

Today's top music news stories include Father John Misty playing a bank robber, the death of 'the grandfather of rap,' and Bruce Springsteen announcing plans to play the Tonys.

Listen to Looch: is timing everything?

Listen to Looch: is timing everything?

Mary Lucia • Jun 6, 2018

This week, Mary Lucia considers the importance of timing when it comes to artists' careers. Were artists like Big Star, PJ Harvey, and Supergrass simply ahead of their time? What bands can you think of that either benefitted from, or perhaps lost out, due to the elusive nature of timing?

Hear two unreleased Jason Isbell songs for the first time

Hear two unreleased Jason Isbell songs for the first time

Stephen Thompson • Jun 6, 2018

'The Assassin' and 'Whisper' are from a deluxe reissue of Isbell's 2007 solo debut, Sirens of the Ditch, due out July 13.

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