John Legend has joined the rarified EGOT club, along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Also, rapper Mac Miller has died at 26, saddening fans and peers from across the music world. In other news, Les Moonves is out at CBS; the Cardi B/Nicki Minaj beef got physical; SXSW's keynote speakers have been announced; and Paul McCartney 'surprised' Grand Central Station.

On Friday, Sept. 7, the Hip-Hop world learned that Pittsburgh rapper, Malcolm James McCormick, better known as Mac Miller, passed away at the age of 26. Contributor and longtime Mac Miller fan Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis shares his thoughts on the loss of the rising rap star. 'Mac's death felt personal,' Bissoy-Mattis writes. 'It feels like I lost a friend.'

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. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music.

On Monday, Aug. 6, a select group of The Current's listeners were treated to a #MicroShow with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, who performed at the Turf Club (capacity 350) in St. Paul. The band's generous set includes seven songs from their latest release, 'Tearing at the Seams,' plus a favorite from their breakout self-titled album from 2015.

We're excited for Dessa to join us at 9 am today to talk about all of the many things she has going on from music to her book to her Minnesota Orchestra shows to her South Africa tour to her whiskey and ice cream! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that have interests in other areas beyond music?

'Sweet Child O' Mine' hit No. 1; Rod Steward recorded his first single; the Beatles hit No. 1 with 'Revolver'; the New York Dolls called it quits; 'Maniac' was No. 1 in the singles charts; and Nirvana released a song that took the charts by storm, Today in Music History.

The Red Herring Lounge’s annual Super Big Block Party has become an annual highlight of Duluth’s music calendar. Photographer Andy Witchger captured the excitement at the 2018 installment this past Saturday. Solomon Communist Daughter Static Panic Heiruspecs Lissie Hippo Campus

Have you ever been so hung up on an old flame that you’ve contemplated using experimental brainwave technology to extract your love for them from your thoughts, Eternal Sunshine-style? Or wondered what it would be like to tour, perform, and make art alongside someone who you know you can no longer be with but who nevertheless…

There might not be a more consistent voice in indie rock by an artist with a career that spans over two decades and multiple Grammy nominations. On the new album, Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard sings about the changing landscape of home and reflects on the relationships orbiting his life.

The soul singer's posthumous album Black Velvet is due out Nov. 9.