NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sheryl Crow about her latest album, 'Threads,' and why this will probably be her last.

Lizzo ripped it up at Monday's MTV Music Video Awards with a 4 minute rendition of "Truth Hurts" and "Good as Hell" in front of a giant inflatable booty. As Minnesotans love to claim Lizzo as our own, we can now claim that booty as our own as it was made by a local company. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate butts, booties, rear ends, etc?

The spirited energy of the Turf Club on a Wednesday was succinctly conveyed in one of Alex Lahey’s catchy tunes: “So what, you’re here/ Every day’s the weekend.” Complete with shouted choruses, emphatic head bobbing, and plenty of dancing, Lahey transformed an otherwise typical weekday night into an honorary weekend. The Australian singer-songwriter released her…

On Freaque‘s debut EP Decompose, Gabriel Roderick’s voice is mixed so that if you close your eyes, you might imagine that he is sitting right beside you. Say, on a porch swing just after dusk as bats swing low in the sky. You look over a wide expanse of field, and he gestures to things in…

Though she didn't technically take home any awards, Lizzo won the MTV Music Video Awards.

Lizzo's Minnesota ties went next level, when the biggest thing on her stage at Monday's VMAs was an inflatable booty that was made in a Twin Cities suburb.

We have THREE dream-related history items for you this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dreams?

Will Birch's 'Cruel To Be Kind' is as enjoyable and unassuming as its subject, cult hero singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.

The Marvelettes released, 'Please Mr. Postman'; Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill recorded 'Stand By Your Man'; the Jackson's broke a record for concert-ticket sales; Green Day picked up a bunch of MTV awards; and Devo released their debut album, Today in Music History.

This last weekend, Mary Lucia revisited a documentary she hadn't seen when it first came out. 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' was produced by Alex Gibney, who has done a whole host of great documentaries, and it goes far beyond what you might already know about Janis Joplin.