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December 12, 2020

An artist with numerous hits and awards, Pride is also remembered as one of country music's first Black superstars. 'I've tried to go onstage and do 110 percent every time I go on,' Pride said in 2012. 'And I think I'm a pretty nice fellow.'

Country legend Charley Pride has died at age 86

Country legend Charley Pride has died at age 86

Luke Taylor • Dec 12, 2020

An artist with numerous hits and awards, Pride is also remembered as one of country music's first Black superstars. 'I've tried to go onstage and do 110 percent every time I go on,' Pride said in 2012. 'And I think I'm a pretty nice fellow.'

Top 89 of 2020: Mac Wilson, host

Top 89 of 2020: Mac Wilson, host

Mac Wilson • Dec 11, 2020

Host Mac Wilson shares his favorite songs of 2020.

Coffee Break: Sisters

Coffee Break: Sisters

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Dec 11, 2020

This morning we aired a conversation between Jill and two members of The Staves - Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor - about the new record 'Good Woman' and about how they are keeping busy during 2020's unexpected downtime. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from groups that have sisters in them?

The Staves talk about 'Good Woman' and how they've spent time during quarantine

The Staves talk about 'Good Woman' and how they've spent time during quarantine

Jill Riley • Dec 11, 2020

Camilla and Jessica Staveley-Taylor of the Staves connect with Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show to talk about the new record, 'Good Woman,' and about their shared fandom of 'Dawson's Creek' and its theme music.

Hear Sturgill Simpson's 'Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions'

Hear Sturgill Simpson's 'Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions'

Lyndsey McKenna • Dec 11, 2020

Simpson's latest surprise release features reinterpretation of tracks from 2016's 'A Sailor's Guide to Earth,' plus a previously unreleased cut co-written by Merle Haggard.

Stream Taylor Swift's new abum, 'Evermore'

Stream Taylor Swift's new abum, 'Evermore'

Lyndsey McKenna • Dec 11, 2020

Ahead of its surprise release, Swift referred to the album as folklore's sister record on social media. 'To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs,' she said.

Top 89 of 2020: Jade, host

Top 89 of 2020: Jade, host

Jade • Dec 10, 2020

Midday host Jade shares her favorite songs, albums, and covers of 2020.

Coffee Break: Happy Hanukkah

Coffee Break: Happy Hanukkah

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Dec 10, 2020

Hanukkah begins tonight at sunset - a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication that is observed for eight nights and days. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Hanukkah, light, candles or miracles?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year'

Jay Gabler • Dec 10, 2020

Michael Jackson. Madonna. Prince. Every year has good music, but somehow 1984 reached an apex of pop excellence. In a wide-ranging new book, Michaelangelo Matos examines how the magic happened.

The Chart Show: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Debut

The Chart Show: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Debut

Dec 10, 2020

This year might be remembered as a year of great covers which you'll hear in the posthumous release from Sharon Jones featuring the classic Mickey Newbury song, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" which debuted this week.

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