FINALLY... someone hangs on to the top spot for more than one week this year! Sharon Van Etten will be playing The Mainroom on Saturday night and then our MicroShow at The Warming House on Sunday morning.

Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash has been named a Polar Music Prize laureate for 2019. Also in the news today: '80s one-hit wonders team up for tour, acclaimed Drake mixtape to get digital release, Black Star's coming back, Carly Rae Jepsen teases a new track, and...why are the charts so weird these days?

Last fall, Peter Hook came into the studio for a wide-ranging conversation about Joy Division, his book, New Order and his relentless tour schedule with Peter Hook and the Light.

Trace a timeline on historic moments in Black music history.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear where there is a note that is sustained for a long time by a singer or instrument?

Ted Fox first published his history 'Showtime at the Apollo' in 1983. Now, to honor the historic theater's 85th anniversary, the book has been rewritten in graphic-novel format.

Feist was born; Frank Sinatra starts his own record label; Led Zeppelin are awarded for their lifetime achievement; country music says 'adios' to one of its brightest stars, Waylon Jennings; and Adele cleans up at the Grammys, Today in Music History.

Rainbow Kitten Surprise have been to Minneapolis three times in the last two years; first at the 7th St Entry, next First Ave, and then the Palace Theatre last night. Every show was sold out. The success story of RKS (how fans refer to them) is one that many bands hope for and few bands…

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by Bill DeVille to talk about a new documentary, 'Remastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke,' now available on Netflix. The documentary looks heavily at Cooke's remarkable career in music -- tragically cut short by a death that remains largely shrouded in mystery.

Pearl Jam have been named official ambassadors for this year's Record Store Day, April 13. Also in the news today: Garth Brooks joins the Pirates for spring training, Tidal introduces mute feature, Grammys post-game updates, TikTok takes heat for low payments to artists, and an atonal bluegrass song goes viral.