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September 21, 2021

Here is the logical end of the arc that began with 'Old Town Road': Lil Nas X has covered Dolly Parton's 'Jolene.'

Watch Lil Nas X cover Dolly Parton's 'Jolene'

Watch Lil Nas X cover Dolly Parton's 'Jolene'

Ann Powers • Sep 21, 2021

Here is the logical end of the arc that began with 'Old Town Road': Lil Nas X has covered Dolly Parton's 'Jolene.'

Americana Fest returns to Nashville after COVID pause last year

Americana Fest returns to Nashville after COVID pause last year

Luke Taylor • Sep 21, 2021

Radio Heartland's Mike Pengra and United States of Americana's Bill DeVille reflect on the 2021 Americana Music Association's Americana Fest, which takes place in Nashville this week.

Coffee Break: Gratitude

Coffee Break: Gratitude

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 21, 2021

Today is World Gratitude Day. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that express gratitude do you want to hear?

Sarah Dash, singer and co-founder of LaBelle, dies at age 76

Sarah Dash, singer and co-founder of LaBelle, dies at age 76

Jaclyn Diaz • Sep 21, 2021

Sarah Dash is best remembered as the singer and co-founder of the all-female singing group LaBelle, best known for their 1974 hit 'Lady Marmalade.'

Fugees announce reunion tour (but it’s going to mean a road trip for Minnesotans)

Fugees announce reunion tour (but it’s going to mean a road trip for Minnesotans)

Jay Gabler • Sep 21, 2021

Yes, you read that right: the Fugees are getting back together. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel have announced a world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their hit album The Score. The news comes 15 years after the band’s breakup. “The Fugees have a complex but impactful history,” said Hill in a statement.…

Coffee Break: New Nashville

Coffee Break: New Nashville

Sep 20, 2021

Inspired by this week's Album of the Week feature on Adia Victoria - we'd like to dive into the new generation of artists coming out of Nashville. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - which recent artists out of Nashville would you like to hear?

Questlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ set

Questlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ set

Cecilia Johnson • Sep 20, 2021

“This is the first time I’ve been here in daylight,” Questlove said, reclining in the middle of a purple couch on Paisley Park’s soundstage. Fair enough: Since Prince passed in 2016, Paisley parties have started and ended much earlier than they used to. But they’re still worth the hike out to Chanhassen, especially when they…

Album of the Week: Adia Victoria, 'A Southern Gothic'

Album of the Week: Adia Victoria, 'A Southern Gothic'

Jill Riley • Sep 20, 2021

Nashville's Adia Victoria has returned with her third full length album, 'A Southern Gothic', and Jill Riley caught up with the singer-songwriter about her recent performance at the Water Is Life festival, putting together the record with producer T Bone Burnett, and the changes she's seen in the Nashville music scene over the years.

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine talk vulnerability in collaborating on 'A Beginners Mind'

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine talk vulnerability in collaborating on 'A Beginners Mind'

Mac Wilson • Sep 17, 2021

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine join The Current's Mac Wilson to discuss their upcoming record, 'A Beginner's Mind,' the scores of movies they watched as the record came together, and the vulnerability required in collaborative songwriting.

PaviElle speaks her truth on 'Sovereign'

PaviElle speaks her truth on 'Sovereign'

Sean McPherson • Sep 17, 2021

'It's about the healing, the healer, the nurturer, the warrior, the priestess, the revolutionary,' PaviElle says about the new album. 'All these facets of me that I had to come back to myself and find so that I could step into my next level.'

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