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April 06, 2021

The morning after winning two Grammy awards, R&B singer H.E.R. received an Oscar nomination for the song 'Fight For You' from the film 'Judas and the Black Messiah.'

H.E.R. is a self-described 'soul baby' with a social conscience

H.E.R. is a self-described 'soul baby' with a social conscience

Elizabeth Blair • Apr 6, 2021

The morning after winning two Grammy awards, R&B singer H.E.R. received an Oscar nomination for the song 'Fight For You' from the film 'Judas and the Black Messiah.'

Coffee Break: Dewey Decimal

Coffee Break: Dewey Decimal

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Apr 6, 2021

Today is National Library Workers' Day, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference topics in the different classifications of the Dewey Decimal system? Be sure to tell us which class your suggestion is associated with.

Coffee Break: Multiple leads

Coffee Break: Multiple leads

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Apr 5, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that had multiple lead singers?

Album of the Week: Lana Del Rey, 'Chemtrails Over the Country Club'

Album of the Week: Lana Del Rey, 'Chemtrails Over the Country Club'

Jade • Apr 5, 2021

In a year where everyone was stuck at home daydreaming about where they would go once they could, this wanderlust-filled album hits all the right notes.

Ivers, enthusiastic new Minneapolis band, introduce themselves

Ivers, enthusiastic new Minneapolis band, introduce themselves

Sylvia Jennings • Apr 2, 2021

After the success of our recent series of first-person local artist profiles, we're inviting more up-and-coming Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: young Minneapolis band Ivers, who've been working with producer Whistler Allen (of Hippo Campus).

Coffee Break: 4-3-2-1

Coffee Break: 4-3-2-1

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Apr 2, 2021

Tomorrow is April 3, 2021, making the date 4/3/21. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that either count up or count down?

Tune-Yards perform songs from 'sketchy.' in a virtual session

Tune-Yards perform songs from 'sketchy.' in a virtual session

Maddie • Apr 2, 2021

Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of Tune-Yards join Maddie for a virtual session to play songs from their latest record, 'sketchy.' The three of them discuss the band's first time scoring a film, how martial arts movies played a role in their creative process, and thinking of themselves as athletes in the studio.

Music You Should Know: six fresh tracks for April 1

Music You Should Know: six fresh tracks for April 1

Apr 1, 2021

From "Heels" to "Summertime" feels, we're sharing six new tracks you should know.

Coffee Break: Devo Day

Coffee Break: Devo Day

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Apr 1, 2021

The city of Akron, Ohio has declared today Devo Day in support for the band's possible induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Devo Day?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing'

Jay Gabler • Apr 1, 2021

Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing' is one of the most unassuming music memoirs you're likely to read: a gentle meditation on life in the London folk-rock scene (which he helped invent) in the late 1960s and early '70s.

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