The Current’s Happy Hours for 2024 kicked off on a beautiful afternoon on Thursday, May 30, in Minneapolis.

By bringing you Good News each Monday evening at 8 p.m., I hope to turn those happy endorphins up to 11 with a hand-picked song and a story to inspire our community to amplify goodness.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you like to hear that describe how you are feeling?

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 the legendary drummer, singer, actor and music producer Levon Helm.

St. Vincent climbs back to No. 1 while Minnesota’s Laamar enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks in the chart with “Say My Name.” New song debuts this week come from girl in red and Royel Otis, along with the latest album cut from Kacey Musgraves and the lead single from Billie Eilish’s new album.

Best friends Becky Shaheen and Laura Lou comprise the Twins of Franklin, who just released their second album, This Life. To mark the album’s release, they visited The Current studio to record a session for Radio Heartland.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about staying alive or keeping hope alive would you like to hear?

Get your outdoor live music fix this summer at amphitheaters, festivals, stadiums, parks, rooftops, block parties, patios, and more in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and a few outside our borders.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about birds would you like to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs featuring s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g would you like to hear?