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January 04, 2021

When Bob Dylan recently sold his publishing catalog for an estimated $300+ million, or when Stevie Nicks sold hers for a reported $100 million, some fans might have thought it strange that Prince’s entire estate, including all his rights to music compositions and recordings, totaled only $82.3 million in value. So did the I.R.S. The…

How much is Prince’s music worth? Enough to pay a lot more estate taxes, says I.R.S.

How much is Prince’s music worth? Enough to pay a lot more estate taxes, says I.R.S.

Jay Gabler • Jan 4, 2021

When Bob Dylan recently sold his publishing catalog for an estimated $300+ million, or when Stevie Nicks sold hers for a reported $100 million, some fans might have thought it strange that Prince’s entire estate, including all his rights to music compositions and recordings, totaled only $82.3 million in value. So did the I.R.S. The…

Two new hosts joining The Current

Two new hosts joining The Current

Jan 4, 2021

As the New Year begins, The Current welcomes two new hosts to the station.

Coffee Break: Top Songs of the Top 89

Coffee Break: Top Songs of the Top 89

Jill Riley • Jan 4, 2021

End of year lists have been published for us to peruse and the chaos of the holidays has mostly settled so let's take a look back at 2020 in music and reflect on our favorites. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break what were your top picks from the Top 89 countdown?

Three Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

Three Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

Mandalit del Barco • Jan 4, 2021

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas -- three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category -- share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.

Album of the Week: Fleet Foxes, 'Shore'

Album of the Week: Fleet Foxes, 'Shore'

David Safar • Jan 4, 2021

A surprise release for their fans, Fleet Foxes' sixth studio album is one of the perfect headphone listens of the past year.

Bluegrass band Sister Sadie embodies tradition, but bends it too

Bluegrass band Sister Sadie embodies tradition, but bends it too

Jewly Hight • Jan 1, 2021

This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-women band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

Revered rapper MF Doom, a London-born legend with Minneapolis ties, dies at 49

Revered rapper MF Doom, a London-born legend with Minneapolis ties, dies at 49

Jay Gabler • Dec 31, 2020

British-American rapper MF Doom, one of the most respected and innovative hip-hop stylists of his generation, has died at age 49. In a statement from his wife Jasmine shared on the artist’s social media channels, she wrote that the man born Daniel Dumile in London “transitioned October 31, 2020.” A cause of death has not…

Coffee Break: 2020 in a nutshell

Coffee Break: 2020 in a nutshell

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Dec 31, 2020

What songs, in your opinion, represent your feelings about the year 2020? Let us know for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Best music books of 2020

Rock and Roll Book Club: Best music books of 2020

Jay Gabler • Dec 31, 2020

From penetrating biographies to fascinating time capsules to icons' memoirs, 2020 had no shortage of fantastic books about music. Jay Gabler picks the top ten.

Every Bob Dylan studio album, reviewed by the Current staff

Every Bob Dylan studio album, reviewed by the Current staff

Staff • Dec 31, 2020

There have been all too many unhappy surprises in 2020, but one of the happy ones was that Bob Dylan released a surprise album: his first studio album of new original songs in eight years. Rough and Rowdy Ways won widespread acclaim, marking yet another chapter in the astonishingly long and successful career of Minnesota’s legendary…

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