The song off ‘the record’ was voted No. 1 by listeners in The Current’s Top 89 Songs of 2023 countdown. In words that turn the personal to universal, it holds space for admitting uncertainty about one’s own life and the world at large.

Here is a roundup of 15 of the biggest New Year’s Eve music events going on in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2023 Remembered from The Current. This two-hour musical tribute is a celebration of all sounds — from indie to influential — and a way to unite in paying homage to the artists who have shaped music history.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song (from any era) describes your 2023?

In a new segment on Radio Heartland called Classic Americana, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we look at singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss.

Hometown heroes Durry enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame with “Coming of Age” — their third song to be inducted — along with Londoners Blur, who end their 10-week run with “Barbaric.”

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.

Lizz Winstead, a Minneapolis-originated writer, comedian and activist, stopped at The Current Morning Show ahead of her two-night engagement at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis that looks back on the year that was.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what were your favorite albums of 2023?

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.