The nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame have been announced, with the possibility of making history for one of the nominees. Author Haruki Murakami will donate a record collection of more than 10,000 records to his alma mater. A Willie Nelson tribute will be held next year. Vampire Weekend's new album will come out in 2019 and we reflect on the unique Iceland Airwaves festival.

Peter Mayer has a new record called 'Catching Rain,' another collection of originals by Mayer, complete with choruses and backbeats to sing and clap along to. Mayer stopped in our studio to play a few songs and to talk about the thinking behind the new album.

There are so many examples of band names that include words that could describe various geographical features. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands whose names could be features on a map?

David Bowie appeared on 'Cher'; Morrissey stopped a concert; The Beatles worked on a George song; Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, and Bonnie Raitt was born, Today in Music History.

Over this past summer, I was on my family’s boat with my little brother, 14, and my younger cousin, 17, and it was my turn to play DJ and I put on Tash Sultana, thinking that it would be a crowd-pleaser. But as I played the first song and began explaining how cool I thought…

Three big inductees to our Chart Hall of Fame: CHVRCHES and Hippo Campus both for the 8th time putting them at Numbers 9 and 10 respectively on the All Time Hall of Fame Chart. And Janelle Monae for the 4th time placing her just outside the Top 40!

Greta Van Fleet's publicist has responded to Pitchfork's infamous pan of the band's new album - and her response might surprise you. Also in the news today: Live Nation and Guitar Center are booming, Jack White responds to reports of homophobia at a concert, Nick Cave interviews Marianne Faithfull, and a Beyonce boost proves too little, too late in a widely-watched Senate race.

Enter for your chance to win a complete deluxe box set of Bob Dylan, 'More Blood, More Tracks - The Bootleg Series Vol. 14' from Columbia Records, Legacy Recordings and The Current. It's your chance to own a piece of Dylan's music history that's firmly rooted in Minneapolis.

We've been running down election results and analysis today with MPR News Reporter Tim Nelson. A lot of races from yesterday's Midterm Elections were close and we're still a very divided country. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs can we play for you that reflect how you feel today?

An oral history, newly published in paperback, attempts to settle some of the many mysteries surrounding Bob Marley.