Toronto band The Beaches were in town for a show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis when they visited The Current studio to perform a three-song acoustic set of music from their new album, Blame My Ex.

With less than 10 days until the release of her new album, Cowboy Carter, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter discusses the moment that inspired her to delve into country music.

The 21-year-old stirred up cathartic sing-alongs during a sold-out Xcel Energy Center set.

Our Album of The Week is the self-titled album from Bleachers.  

Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs resulting from one-off collaborations do you want to hear?

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight a groundbreaking Black artist in country music, Charley Pride.

This week on the Chart Show, Waxahatchee’s “Right Back To It” feat. MJ Lenderman rises to No. 1, while new songs by Kacey Musgraves and IDLES make their Chart Show debuts.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what power pop songs do you want to hear?