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January 27, 2020

Do you love Neil Young? Then we have the giveaway for you. Here's your chance to win a signed vinyl copy of Neil Young's 39th studio album 'Colorado,' plus an autographed poster for the documentary about making the album too. Oh, and a Crosley Turntable to boot.

Giveaway: Autographed Neil Young 'Colorado' LP, 'Mountaintop' poster, Crosley turntable

Giveaway: Autographed Neil Young 'Colorado' LP, 'Mountaintop' poster, Crosley turntable

Jan 27, 2020

Do you love Neil Young? Then we have the giveaway for you. Here's your chance to win a signed vinyl copy of Neil Young's 39th studio album 'Colorado,' plus an autographed poster for the documentary about making the album too. Oh, and a Crosley Turntable to boot.

Music on TV this week: Caroline Polachek; Michael Stipe; William Prince; Billie Eilish

Music on TV this week: Caroline Polachek; Michael Stipe; William Prince; Billie Eilish

Luke Taylor • Jan 27, 2020

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings and find performance videos as the week progresses for a curated listening experience. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music.

Coffee Break: The Grammys

Coffee Break: The Grammys

Jesse Wiza • Jan 27, 2020

Last night Billie Eilish swept the show, winning 5 awards. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Grammy winners do you want to hear?

Today in Music History: Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed 'Instant Karma!' in a day

Today in Music History: Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed 'Instant Karma!' in a day

Jan 27, 2020

Elvis Presley's single, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released by RCA Records, Frank Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall in New York City for Martin Luther King, Stevie Wonder had his first No. 1 hit in a decade with "Superstition", and John Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed his new single "Instant Karma!", Today in Music History.

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Andrew Broder announces stacked First Ave benefit show featuring Hippo Campus and many more

Caleb Brennan • Jan 27, 2020

This Saturday, noise artist and musical curator Andrew Broder is presenting a huge benefit called “Better Not F_ck This Up: A Benefit Show For the Helpers.” The concert is being hosted by First Avenue and proceeds will go to a plethora of nonprofits, including Voices for Racial Justice, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Minnesota Indian Women’s…

Billie Eilish sweeps Grammys in ceremony clouded by controversy and mourning

Billie Eilish sweeps Grammys in ceremony clouded by controversy and mourning

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jan 27, 2020

By the end of the 62nd Grammy Awards on Sunday evening, a major star had been crowned: 18-year-old singer Billie Eilish, who swept all four of the night's biggest prizes - Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year - along with honors for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Album of the Week: Drive-By Truckers, 'The Unraveling'

Album of the Week: Drive-By Truckers, 'The Unraveling'

Bill DeVille • Jan 27, 2020

Three and a half years since their last album, Drive-By Truckers have returned from their longest break yet. The band that recorded the anthem "Hell No I Ain't Happy," still isn't. On their latest record, the band has become a vital mouthpiece in this complicated world.

D'Angelo's masterpiece at 20: Sean McPherson runs the 'Voodoo' down

D'Angelo's masterpiece at 20: Sean McPherson runs the 'Voodoo' down

Sean McPherson • Jan 25, 2020

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of D'Angelo's breakout album 'Voodoo,' Sean McPherson describes how the record help him forge his personal path as a musician, fan and explorer of music.

You Need To Know: FruitPunchLoverBoy, a rap-singing Best New Band

You Need To Know: FruitPunchLoverBoy, a rap-singing Best New Band

Fiona Boler • Jan 25, 2020

Although you may have heard otherwise, FruitPunchLoverBoy is a band. Not the stereotypical boy band with a long-haired, mysterious drummer or way-too-cool-for-school guitarist, no, this is a band of creatives. A collective, one may say, centered around a larger-than-life voice. This voice is able to ferry you through the realm of emotions – from the…

Cold War Kids play a stripped-down set in The Current studio

Cold War Kids play a stripped-down set in The Current studio

Mac Wilson • Jan 24, 2020

The year 2020 finds Cold War Kids in a new creative chapter: they've released the first in a planned trilogy of albums titled 'New Age Norms,' and they've dropped an acoustic EP, 'Strings & Keys.' Ahead of their sold-out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett and Matt Schwartz visited The Current studio to play songs and to talk with host Mac Wilson.

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