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December 21, 2021

If you’re heading out this New Year’s Eve, there are celebrations planned across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are over a dozen festive options.

New Year's Eve 2021: Celebrations in Minneapolis and St. Paul

New Year's Eve 2021: Celebrations in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Sheila Regan and Jay Gabler • Dec 21, 2021

If you’re heading out this New Year’s Eve, there are celebrations planned across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are over a dozen festive options.

Motown founder and Kennedy Center Honoree Berry Gordy shares stories of Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross

Luke Taylor • Dec 21, 2021

Gordy tells CBS how he considered Ross an "artist that you dream about," and he shares his initial reluctance to release Gaye's masterpiece "What's Going On."

The Fellowship of the Rockers

The Fellowship of the Rockers

Ann Powers • Dec 21, 2021

The new documentary Get Back, cut from 50-year-old footage of Beatles recording sessions by director Peter Jackson, offers a chance to look at one moment when the myth of the "band guy" took shape.

Top 89 of 2021: Jim McGuinn, program director

Top 89 of 2021: Jim McGuinn, program director

Jim McGuinn • Dec 21, 2021

Program director Jim McGuinn shares his favorite songs of 2021.

Songs for the winter solstice

Songs for the winter solstice

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Dec 21, 2021

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for the winter solstice?

Top 89 of 2021: Julian, Urban Alternative Project content director

Top 89 of 2021: Julian, Urban Alternative Project content director

Julian • Dec 20, 2021

Julian, content director of The Current and KMOJ’s upcoming Urban Alternative Project, shares his favorite songs of 2021.

Songs to help escape the work week

Songs to help escape the work week

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Dec 20, 2021

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, let’s escape the work week. What songs do you want to hear that showcase what you’d rather be doing right now?

Amanda Shires wants out 'For Christmas'

Amanda Shires wants out 'For Christmas'

Steve Inskeep and Vince Pearson • Dec 20, 2021

The fiddler, singer and songwriter's new Christmas album takes a realistic measure of the season.

Album of the Week: Genesis Owusu, 'Smiling With No Teeth'

Album of the Week: Genesis Owusu, 'Smiling With No Teeth'

Zeke • Dec 20, 2021

Smiling With No Teeth is a work of art. It pulls inspiration from innovators across the musical landscape, from Prince to Talking Heads, Erykah Badu to Andre 3000.  

Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly and Bono gamble big for superstardom in 'Sing 2'

Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly and Bono gamble big for superstardom in 'Sing 2'

Mandalit del Barco • Dec 20, 2021

In a sequel to the 2016 hit animated film, koala-bear mogul Buster Moon and his talented troupe try to land a dream booking, by promising to enlist a reclusive superstar.

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