Mac Wilson sat down with Jay and Jade to share his speculations about Sunday's Grammy Awards, including changes to the nomination process, predictions for this year's winners, and some lesser-known artists that could take home awards. Joni Deutsch of Charlotte public-radio station WFAE interviewed Adrian Stallings and Veronica Cordle of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame to talk about three North Carolinian artists that the Recording Academy will honor this year.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands do you want to hear that reference a club, group, or organization?

'TCB' by The Supremes with Temptations went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Keith Knudsen, drummer for The Doobie Brothers died of chronic pneumonia, Queen released "Killer Queen", and R.E.M. held their first recording sessions, Today in Music History.

Baby Boys – “Kinky Toe” Here’s a cool new band for you: Baby Boys, aka Jake Luppen and Nathan Stocker from Hippo Campus plus Caleb Hinz of the Happy Children. In writing and recording their five-song EP I’m Set (out March 1), the trio sought a low-pressure environment and the freedom to have fun. “Kinky Toe” is their…

George Harrison and Michael Jackson were interviewed together in 1979, and the BBC has just unearthed the audio. Also in the news today: PledgeMusic puts crowdfunding on hold, and the man who first booked Bob Dylan in NYC dies at 90. Plus, new releases from Ariana Grande, LCD Soundsystem, Bob Mould, and...Marvin Gaye!

A new project comprising Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah, Our Native Daughters' music shines new light on African American women's stories of struggle, resistance and hope. Ahead of their forthcoming album release, listen to a powerful new single, 'Black Myself.'

Today is #InternationalClashDay - where music lovers all over the world celebrate the music and message of U.K. punk band The Clash. Let's explore the world of The Clash for today's 9:30 Coffee Break -- what song by The Clash, or a Clash-adjacent band, means the most to you?

Paul Simon had a No. 1 song, John Lennon's solo project was climbing the charts, The Clash played their first show in the U.S., the Beatles first landed in the U.S., and Shocking Blue's "Venus" goes No. 1, Today in Music History.

Perhaps every day should be International Clash Day, but today in particular marks a special installment in KEXP’s annual celebration of “the only band that matters.” 2019 is the 40th anniversary of the band’s seminal release London Calling, and, as the Seattle station puts it, “all across the globe, we’re celebrating music as a tool for social…

Sharon Van Etten tops the chart ahead of her upcoming First Avenue & MicroShow performances.