In July, five Twin Cities rappers participated in an online national hip-hop competition, Coast to Coast, sponsored by LUM, an upstart music and creatives platform. Artists from 32 locations competed, and the Minnesota team won! J. Plaza, part of the team, talks about the experience.

Today is Phoebe Bridgers 27th brithday! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Phoebe Bridgers songs, collaborations, and covers do you want to hear?

On Friday, Aug. 13, a plaintiff identified publicly only as “J.C.” filed suit against Bob Dylan in New York. The suit seeks compensatory damages for lasting emotional, physical, and financial injury stemming from sexual abuse that allegedly took place at the Chelsea Hotel in 1965, when the plaintiff was 12 years old and Dylan was…

Today we celebrate Madonna's birthday and mourn Aretha Franklin's passing. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which queens of music do you want to hear?

Now on their third album, Jungle sounds confident and joyful. The bombastic freedom of finding happiness in darkness and pushing through adversity pulses through 'Loving in Stereo'.

The Grammy-winning Americana artist was acclaimed for her warm, distinctive voice and her poignant lyrics.

Leon Bridges returns with his third studio release, 'Gold-Diggers Sound,' whose name comes from the East Hollywood studio in which it was recorded. The Current's Mac Wilson had the chance to catch up with Bridges in an interview about writing the new record, some of his recent collaborations with fellow Texans Khruangbin, and the Australian electronic group The Avalanches.

It's a Cover 2 Cover weekend here on The Current. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what surprising covers do you want to hear?

“Just wait until the summer when they let me out the house,” sings Lizzo on her new single “Rumors,” a typically unabashed celebration of independence and confidence. The song, a first taste of Lizzo’s “new era,” in her own words, is the first musical collaboration between the Hustlers costars and Lizzo’s first single since 2019.…

In a regular series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: folk group Maygen and the Birdwatcher. They’ll be releasing their debut album, Moonshine, with a show at Icehouse on Oct. 10. Maygen Lacey (lead vocals/guitar): I’m pretty much terrified of performing live. So, my Maygen Lacey solo stuff was always studio things and collaborations…