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July 09, 2020

The country trio changed their name from Lady Antebellum last month, saying they were 'regretful and embarrassed' by racist history. But they're now in a legal fight with a Black artist over the moniker.

Lady A the band sue Lady A the singer

Lady A the band sue Lady A the singer

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jul 9, 2020

The country trio changed their name from Lady Antebellum last month, saying they were 'regretful and embarrassed' by racist history. But they're now in a legal fight with a Black artist over the moniker.

Coffee Break: Happy Birthday, Jack White

Coffee Break: Happy Birthday, Jack White

Jesse Wiza • Jul 9, 2020

Today Jack White turns 45 and we're going to celebrate his wide ranging catalog. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Jack White would you like to hear?

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Courtney Love

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Courtney Love

Jul 9, 2020

Bill Haley and His Comets hit No. 1 with a seminal rock 'n' roll song; Johnny Cash signed to Columbia Records; Declan MacManus became a full-time musician; Cheap Trick got their only No. 1 single; and Courtney Love was born, Today in Music History.

‘A guy can only take so many walks with his dog’: Minnesota musicians get back onstage, at a distance

‘A guy can only take so many walks with his dog’: Minnesota musicians get back onstage, at a distance

Lydia Moran • Jul 9, 2020

Last Friday, a stream of vehicles rolled into the parking lot outside Burnsville City Hall, parked in spaces marked with chalk, and lowered their windows. Some patrons opened chairs and umbrellas to protect against the heavy afternoon heat, placed dinner trays on laps, and sat alone or in familial clusters waiting for the show to…

The Chart Show: Beyonce Makes an Entrance

The Chart Show: Beyonce Makes an Entrance

Jul 9, 2020

Beyonce debuts on the chart this week with her surprise release, "Black Parade".

Music News: Artists doing whatever it takes to sustain themselves as pandemic pressures grow

Music News: Artists doing whatever it takes to sustain themselves as pandemic pressures grow

Jay Gabler • Jul 8, 2020

The shock has faded, and the long scary slog has set in. How can artists sustain themselves over the course of a pandemic that could last well into next year? Today, we look at ways people in the music world are struggling to keep their heads above water.

Coffee Break: Make You Sweat

Coffee Break: Make You Sweat

Jesse Wiza • Jul 8, 2020

We've got an excessive heat warning in the Twin Cities today, high humidity with heat indices around 103* F. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "sweat" in the lyrics or title?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Amiri Baraka's classic 'Blues People'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Amiri Baraka's classic 'Blues People'

Jay Gabler • Jul 8, 2020

Every once in a while for the Rock and Roll Book Club, we set new titles aside and go back to spotlight a classic. There are few music books more essential than Amiri Baraka's 1963 'Blues People: Negro Music in White America.'

Today in Music History: TLC goes No. 1 with 'Waterfalls'

Today in Music History: TLC goes No. 1 with 'Waterfalls'

Jul 8, 2020

Elvis Presley's 'That's All Right' got a debut spin on a Memphis radio station; the RIAA issued its first Gold Record; Bill Withers had a No. 1 hit with 'Lean on Me'; the Go-Go's released 'Beauty and the Beat'; and TCL went No. 1 with 'Waterfalls', Today in Music History.

Coffee Break: Happy 80th Birthday Ringo!

Coffee Break: Happy 80th Birthday Ringo!

Jesse Wiza • Jul 7, 2020

Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles, turns 80 today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature Ringo?

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