L.A.'s famous Viper Room has been sold and may close; a new study finds that shockingly little music-industry revenue goes to musicians; and HGTV outbid a very disappointed Lance Bass for the 'Brady Bunch' house. Other news involves Gaga in Vegas, a Notorious B.I.G. murder investigation film pulled from release; and a potential 'Hey There Delilah' TV show.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by Bill DeVille, who went to the Jack White show at the Armory in Minneapolis last night. The show was awesome -- but Mary and Bill talk about White's no-phones concert policy. What do you think of locking up phones at concerts?

Although The Current's Mark Wheat is still feeling perfectly satiated following a month of excellent soccer of the 2018 World Cup finals, the English Premier League's 2018-19 season kicks of this Friday, Aug. 10. With that in mind, Mark invites you to join The Current's fantasy league, and he offers some tips on building your team.

It's National Night Out - the annual community-building campaign that promotes neighborhood camaraderie and safety. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around friendship, neighbors and building communities?

Dez Dickerson was born; Elton John and Kiki Dee weren't breaking hearts with their hit single; The Quarry Men played an early gig at Liverpool's Cavern Club and were told to 'cut out the rock'; Herman's Hermits had a No. 1 in the U.S. charts; and the Bee Gees scored their very first U.S. No. 1 hit, Today in Music History.

Beyonce forced Vogue to make long-overdue history; Dionne Warwick has responded to the new documentary about her cousin Whitney Houston; and two German men tried to flee their retirement home to attend a heavy-metal concert. Other headlines include the death of a model who starred in a Lady Gaga video, new music from Vampire Weekend, and a statement from Demi Lovato.

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Beyoncé had a very good Feb. 8, 2004. She won five out of the six Grammy awards for which she’d been nominated, including Best R&B Song with “Crazy In Love” — and she spent five spirited minutes performing with Prince. During their performance, which launched the televised portion of the 46th Grammy Awards, Prince and Beyoncé ran…

In honor of Jack White being in town tonight for a sold-out show at The Armory, what songs do you want to hear that he has covered?

This past Saturday was the best day of the year…the best day for me as a person in recovery and a music lover. HazelFest! I used to seek comfort from the bottle (I think that’s a song lyric), and never did I find it. Now there are places I can go to feel that comfort: they…