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August 10, 2023

The Barbie movie has hit a BILLION dollars at the box office, and all of that pink has pushed music from the soundtrack to The Current Chart Show this week.

The Chart Show: Billie's ballad buoyed by 'Barbie' box office billion

The Chart Show: Billie's ballad buoyed by 'Barbie' box office billion

Jade • Aug 10, 2023

The Barbie movie has hit a BILLION dollars at the box office, and all of that pink has pushed music from the soundtrack to The Current Chart Show this week.

Hear new music from OK Go, Oister Boy, Jorja Smith, Stephen Sanchez, Danger Mouse, and MJ Lenderman

Hear new music from OK Go, Oister Boy, Jorja Smith, Stephen Sanchez, Danger Mouse, and MJ Lenderman

Jade and Diane • Aug 10, 2023

This week hear new songs from OK Go, Minneapolis punk band Oister Boy, Jorja Smith, Danger Mouse and Jemini, Stephen Sanchez and MJ Lenderman.

The National bring unmatched intimacy to the Armory

The National bring unmatched intimacy to the Armory

Joel Swenson and Darin Kamnetz • Aug 10, 2023

The indie-rock titans linked up with New Zealand band the Beths for their Minneapolis performance on Wednesday.

Coffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '10s edition

Coffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '10s edition

Jill Riley • Aug 10, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which 2010s-era hip-hop songs do you want to hear?

Hip-hop at 50: The counter-counterculture

Hip-hop at 50: The counter-counterculture

Chaz Kangas • Aug 10, 2023

This week marks 50 years of hip-hop. Today, we look back on music from Juggaknots, Company Flow, Dr. Octagon, R.A. the Rugged Man, and 50 Cent.

Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of 'Searching for Sugar Man' documentary, dies at 81

Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of 'Searching for Sugar Man' documentary, dies at 81

The Associated Press • Aug 9, 2023

Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81. 

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Associated Press • Aug 9, 2023

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who, in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” mined and and helped reshape American music, died Wednesday at 80. 

'Searching for Sugar Man' tells story of Rodriguez, the unaware rock star

'Searching for Sugar Man' tells story of Rodriguez, the unaware rock star

Euan Kerr • Aug 9, 2023

The 2012 film "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the bizarre story of what happened decades later when some fans went on a hunt for their idol. Revisit this feature from MPR News, republished in light of the passing of Rodriguez at age 81.

Coffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '00s edition

Coffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '00s edition

Jill Riley • Aug 9, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which 2000s-era hip-hop songs do you want to hear?

Hip-hop at 50: The hip-hop heart of Texas

Hip-hop at 50: The hip-hop heart of Texas

Chaz Kangas • Aug 9, 2023

This week marks 50 years of hip-hop. Today, we look back at recordings by Texas innovators UGK, Paul Wall, Disco Al, Geto Boys, and DJ Screw.

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