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July 07, 2022

The battle for the number one spot stays close between Arcade Fire and Lizzo for another week with Arcade Fire stay at #1 with “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid),” plus debuts from Minnesota’s Ondara, and more.

The Chart Show: Ondara, Madison Cunningham, and Djo debut

The Chart Show: Ondara, Madison Cunningham, and Djo debut

Jul 7, 2022

The battle for the number one spot stays close between Arcade Fire and Lizzo for another week with Arcade Fire stay at #1 with “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid),” plus debuts from Minnesota’s Ondara, and more.

EHN JEY used pandemic pause to perfect full-length debut

EHN JEY used pandemic pause to perfect full-length debut

Ali Elabbady • Jul 6, 2022

With ‘Needs & Non-Negotiables,’ the multi-hyphenate singer/songwriter and producer, formerly known as Nick Jordan, provides a fully realized vision.

Coffee Break: Lilith Fair Performers

Coffee Break: Lilith Fair Performers

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Jul 6, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Lilith Fair performers?

 10 Twin Cities ice cream shops as music genres

10 Twin Cities ice cream shops as music genres

Darby Ottoson • Jul 5, 2022

Scorching summer days call for frozen treats, and there are many top-tier ice-cream shops to choose from in the Twin Cities metro. Next time you’re weighing your options, consider this assessment of 10 shops classified as music genres. 

Listen to Thundercat's take on 'Fly Like An Eagle'

Listen to Thundercat's take on 'Fly Like An Eagle'

Reanna Cruz • Jul 5, 2022

Thundercat takes on a classic-rock staple that is somehow both incredibly cool and uncool, for Minions: The Rise of Gru.

Coffee Break: Going Solo

Coffee Break: Going Solo

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Jul 5, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists who went solo?

25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music

25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music

Lisa Weiner • Jul 5, 2022

Lilith Fair brought an eclectic array of women's music to millions of fans and was the top grossing music festival of the 1990s.

Album of the Week: Metric, 'Formentera'

Album of the Week: Metric, 'Formentera'

Jade • Jul 4, 2022

Metric’s eighth studio full-length is a pulsing, disco shimmer of an album to distract from the daily toil.

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

Stephen Thompson • Jul 2, 2022

This year's song of the summer comes to you from 1985.

5 protest songs that have taken on new meaning post-Roe

5 protest songs that have taken on new meaning post-Roe

Ari Shapiro, Noah Caldwell and Jonaki Mehta • Jul 2, 2022

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, many have turned to music to express the emotion that has overwhelmed them in this moment. We examine five songs and what they mean today.

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