Hurt and anger over the death of George Floyd in police custody have spread from Minneapolis around the world. Artists are sharing grief and calls for action in memory of a man who came to the Twin Cities from Houston, where he was a member of the hip-hop scene.

Over the weekend of May 15-17, The Current hosted Sounds Like Home: a virtual festival of Minnesota music.

Over the weekend of May 15-17, The Current hosted Sounds Like Home: a virtual festival of Minnesota music.

Protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent last night and early this morning in Minneapolis. The only thing we can think of to do for this morning's Coffee Break is play a set of songs for you around the theme of "peace, love and understanding". Let us know what you'd like to hear.

Gladys Knight was born; The Dark Side of the Moon eclipsed both in the U.K. and the U.S.; Depeche Mode's singer had surgery; and Ike and Tina Turner send Phil Spector into seclusion, Today in Music History.

Watch the North Carolina-born Americana star perform four songs in quarantine from her home in Ireland.

Nick Cave waltzes onto the chart with "Cosmic Dancer" this week.

Suzi Quatro burst onto the music scene in 1973 and singlehandedly re-wrote the rulebook for women in rock and roll. In the run-up to the North American release of a documentary on Quatro's life, Quatro spoke with The Current's Mary Lucia in a wide-ranging, highly personal and deeply fascinating interview.

A planned IPO for Warner Music is evidence of a streaming-fueled rebound for the recording industry. Meanwhile, Laura Marling's livestreams suggest that rarity, rather than ubiquity, could be the key to some artists' income right now. Also today: Black Dresses break up after online harassment, steel guitarist Bucky Baxter dies, and Billie Eilish releases film slamming body-shaming.

Over the weekend of May 15-17, The Current hosted Sounds Like Home: a virtual festival of Minnesota music.