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February 10, 2022

In just their second week on the Current Chart Show, Minnesota’s Cloud Cult jumped from #11 to #1 with their new single “One Way Out Of A Hole”.

The Chart Show: Cloud Cult rising into the troposphere

The Chart Show: Cloud Cult rising into the troposphere

Feb 10, 2022

In just their second week on the Current Chart Show, Minnesota’s Cloud Cult jumped from #11 to #1 with their new single “One Way Out Of A Hole”.

Throwback Thursday: Relive the '00s with The Current

Throwback Thursday: Relive the '00s with The Current

Feb 9, 2022

On Thursday, February 10, The Current is looking back at the music of the aughts. Here are some of The Current staff members’ personal memories from the decade.

Betty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77

Betty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77

Andrew Limbong • Feb 9, 2022

Betty Davis, the pioneering funk singer and fashion icon who was married to jazz great Miles Davis, has died at age 77.

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition

Rina Torchinsky • Feb 9, 2022

The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.

Coffee Break: Best Original Song nominees that didn't win Oscars

Coffee Break: Best Original Song nominees that didn't win Oscars

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 9, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs nominated for Best Original Song — that didn't win the Oscar — do you want to hear?

Musicheads Essential Artist: Ray Charles

Musicheads Essential Artist: Ray Charles

Derrick Stevens • Feb 8, 2022

Ray Charles was a groundbreaking and iconic pianist, composer, bandleader, and vocalist, and he is a Musicheads Essential artist

Musicheads Essential Artist: Little Richard

Musicheads Essential Artist: Little Richard

Bill DeVille • Feb 8, 2022

Little Richard, an iconic piano-pounding singer and songwriter who helped shape rock and roll, is a Musicheads Essential Artist. 

Ten Minnesota artists to warm your heart this February

Ten Minnesota artists to warm your heart this February

Diane, Cecilia Johnson and Jay Gabler • Feb 8, 2022

Chopped vocals, pirouetting piano, booming bass, delicate reverb, peaceful singing and more sounds of the season from ten Minnesota artists you need to know about.

Coffee Break: Rock the Garden 2019 artists

Coffee Break: Rock the Garden 2019 artists

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 8, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who played at Rock the Garden 2019?

'The Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' nab the most 2022 Oscar nominations

'The Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' nab the most 2022 Oscar nominations

Andrew Limbong • Feb 8, 2022

Jane Campion's and Denis Villeneuve's films got the highest amount of nominations, 12 and 10 each. Drive My Car, from Japan, got nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature.

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