This week we celebrate both Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross' birthdays, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break we're celebrating ladies with soul. Which female-fronted soulful tunes would you like to hear?

Thursday means a batch of cool new tracks for you. We've got music from Michigander, Robert Finley, Beabadoobee, Jungle, Bachelor and Yusra J.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what recent additions to the National Recording Registry do you want to hear?

Wisely, biographer Sandra B. Tooze doesn't try too hard to explain the genius of the Band's Levon Helm: she just lets the stories pile up like great performances.

This week sees two acts reaching Chart Show Hall of Fame Status: Sault and SZA. Plus, Black Pumas remain at the top with their Kinks cover featuring sweet harmonies from Lucius.

Mary Lucia calls Bad Brains 'possibly the most exciting live band ever,' and the film 'Finding Joseph I: The HR from Bad Brains Documentary,' looks at the life of Bad Brains' enthusiastic and spellbinding frontman, H.R., aka Human Rights.

Emilio Estevez joined The Current's Jill Riley for a conversation about returning to the iconic role of Gordon Bombay in the new Disney+ series 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.' After all these years, how's Gordon doing? It sounds like he's going to need a little help.

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that center around loneliness and isolation?

Rhythm Nation 1814, the 1989 Janet Jackson album that served as a statement of purpose for a generation, is one of 25 recordings that have been added to the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress announced today. “We wanted Rhythm Nation to really communicate empowerment,” said co-producer “Jimmy Jam” Harris in a statement. “It…

Liquor Lyle’s, a 58-year-old bar that’s been a longtime hangout for members of the music, entertainment, and media scene at the northern edge of South Minneapolis, will not reopen under its present ownership, reports Axios. General manager Jeremiah Kline told reporter Nick Halter that “the owners, after going back and forth over the past year,…