From the music filled streets of Nairobi, Kenya to his new home in the winter wonderland of Minnesota, J.S. Ondara has come along way in a very short space of time to sit atop our chart.

Singer-songwriter Hozier talks with Jay about his highly-anticipated sophomore album 'Wasteland, Baby!' Also in the news today: Dave Grohl lends a throne, radio stations pull Michael Jackson music, R. Kelly gives angry interview, 'Shallow' hits number one, and an upcoming documentary focuses on Other Music.

Thirty years ago, Prince was in a particularly prolific period. What are his best tracks as producer, collaborator, or musician from 1989?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have words repeated many, many times?

Robin Green was the first woman writer to land on the masthead of Rolling Stone. In a freewheeling memoir, she looks back on an era that defined a generation.

Smokey Robinson was the first male Motown act to score a No. 1 single; Liam Gallagher got in a kerfuffle Down Under; Sylvia Robinson was born; The Go-Go's went to No. 1 for six weeks; and Pearl Jam opened the floodgates with single "World Wide Suicide", Today in Music History.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by The Current's Assistant Program Director, Lindsay Kimball, to talk about what you'll hear on The Current on Friday, March 8: International Women's Day.

Today is Mardi Gras, and we take a look at the musical tradition of Fat Tuesday. Also, a fake Rihanna album climbs the charts, Jack White rebuilds a baseball stadium, and a Beatles fan finally returns a magazine from 1968.

As per our tradition for Fat Tuesday, what songs do you want to hear that embody the New Orleans sound for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

We've got a full 24 hours of music by women-identifying artists on Friday, March 8, and we've invited some of our friends to join the fun.