Wednesday, April 21, marks the five-year anniversary of the passing of Prince. Starting on Monday, April 19, Purple Current will pull out all the stops to give you an audio home to honor Prince's life and music.

Lake Street Dive join The Current for a virtual session to play songs from their latest record, 'Obviously'. Rachael Price and Akie Bermiss join Bill DeVille to talk tour bus memories, comedy in lyrics, how their latest record came together.

Middle Kids join The Current to play songs from their latest record, 'Today We're the Greatest'. Frontwoman Hannah Joy catches up with Maddie about the themes of reflection and space on the record, writing on the road in America, and recording in a studio for the first time.

In a biweekly series of features, we're inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: Rebel Queens, a band of self-described 'vintage rock and rollers' out of Minneapolis.

LaTonya Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said the last time she talked to her brother they sang their favorite song to each other, "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon. That story has us thinking about our special songs with meaningful people in our lives.

This week's batch of new music features artists from around the USA, as well as two African artists and a transatlantic collaboration between a Rolling Stone and a Foo Fighter.

Arcade Fire have released a new original 45-minute song called "Memories of the Age of Anxiety" for the meditation/sleep app Headspace. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for a meditative morning?

Meg Remy, the artist behind the acclaimed musical project U.S. Girls, is the author of a new memoir titled 'Begin By Telling.' Jay Gabler connected with Remy to talk about her powerful book and about what's next for U.S. Girls.

Legendary producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are Musicheads Essential Artists.

What do Carmen Sandiego, Lauryn Hill, and Terry Gross have in common? They’re all among Dessa’s influences, according to her latest single. “Terry Gross” is part of Dessa’s “IDES” series of new tracks, and we’re proud to premiere the lyric video. The track is produced by Doomtree’s Paper Tiger and Lazerbeak along with Andy Thompson;…