October 11, 2019According to Prince's estate, President Trump had promised not to use any of the icon's music during his campaign. Save This Story
Prince's estate condemns Trump's use of 'Purple Rain' at campaign rallyAnastasia Tsioulcas • Oct 11, 2019According to Prince's estate, President Trump had promised not to use any of the icon's music during his campaign.
Coffee Break: Body positivityAnna Weggel • Oct 11, 2019Lizzo is back at The Armory tonight, and we played a bunch of Lizzo songs and side projects for Wednesday's Coffee Break, so we wanted to play songs this morning that embody a topic that is important to her. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around body positivity?
Friday Five: Dua Saleh, Poliça, and more new Minnesota music videosCecilia Johnson • Oct 11, 2019Dua Saleh – “Sugar Mama” Performing “Sugar Mama” from their 2019 EP Nūr, Dua Saleh sings, gazes, and spits into a spinning camera. Of the video, Saleh tells Pigeons & Planes, “The contrastingly bright and dark imagery […] is a nod to the sentiment of the song. It’s playful enough to not take itself too seriously,…
Today in Music History: 'Candle In The Wind 1997' hits No. 1 Oct 11, 2019Muddy Waters was almost killed in a car crash; Aretha Franklin stepped onto a stage; and The Sex Pistols recorded their first single, Today in Music History.
Giveaway: Record shopping with Frank Turner Oct 10, 2019Before he takes the stage on Friday, October 18, Frank Turner is going record shopping with a lucky fan. Could it be you?
Kind Country bring cosmic bluegrass into the Radio Heartland studioMike Pengra • Oct 10, 2019Kind Country's latest album, 'Hard Times,' released in spring of this year. The band brought their self-described 'cosmic American music' into the Radio Heartland studio.
New Prince mural towers over North Loop in downtown MinneapolisKayla Song • Oct 10, 2019On the side of the 424 building on Washington Avenue in the North Loop neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis, you might have seen the beginnings of yet another mural of Minnesota music icon Prince. You can thank the Floyd’s 99 Barbershop for the commission. Many Floyd’s 99 Barbershops all over the country have murals on the…
Coffee Break: John Prine coversAnna Weggel • Oct 10, 2019Happy 73rd birthday to John Prine who was born today in 1946. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what John Prine covers do you want to hear?
Photos: Lizzo dazzles Armory in Minneapolis homecoming showJay Gabler • Oct 10, 2019For several years, it felt like Minnesota had Lizzo all to ourselves. Now we’re sharing her with the world, but whenever she returns, it feels like a homecoming. Last night, in the first of two shows this week at the Armory in Minneapolis, she was feeling the love with a radiant performance. Photographer Mary Mathis…
The Chart Show: Record Setting Homecoming Week with Lizzo!Mark Wheat • Oct 10, 2019Lizzo hits her ninth week on the chart with "Like A Girl," tonight ahead of her two-night sold out stint at The Armory.
