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November 11, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Grammy-nominated works from this year would you like to hear?

Coffee Break: Grammy Nominations

Coffee Break: Grammy Nominations

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 11, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Grammy-nominated works from this year would you like to hear?

Craig Finn plays songs, talks about the nonfiction that feeds the fiction in songwriting

Jill Riley • Nov 11, 2024

On a visit to The Current, Craig Finn plays a solo acoustic set, then shares what informs his songwriting and what motivated his podcast, That’s How I Remember It.

Michael Kiwanuka visits The Current to talk about 'Small Changes'

Bill DeVille • Nov 10, 2024

Kiwanuka’s fourth full-length album drops Friday, Nov. 15, and it features a keyboardist who is very special to Twin Cities music fans: Jimmy Jam.

2025 Grammy nominations: The complete list

2025 Grammy nominations: The complete list

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento • Nov 8, 2024

Read the list of nominees for each of the 94 Grammy categories.

Beyoncé leads nominees for 2025 Grammy Awards

Beyoncé leads nominees for 2025 Grammy Awards

Sidney Madden • Nov 8, 2024

With 11 nominations for COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé now has more than any artist in Grammy history. Her competition includes Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone.

Coffee Break: Cosplay

Coffee Break: Cosplay

Nilufer Arsala • Nov 8, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs related to a piece of pop culture would you like to hear?

Classic Americana: Joni Mitchell

Classic Americana: Joni Mitchell

Mike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Nov 8, 2024

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on an iconic singer-songwriter who grew up in Saskatoon before settling in Laurel Canyon — and who staged a jaw-dropping comeback in 2022.

The Chart Show: MJ Lenderman's "She's Leaving You" moves into the Chart Show Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: MJ Lenderman's "She's Leaving You" moves into the Chart Show Hall of Fame

Nov 7, 2024

It’s Lenderman’s first Hall of Fame entry under his own name, while Toronto band The Beaches pick up their second HOF induction. Meanwhile, Hozier claims the No. 1 spot, displacing Bon Iver after two weeks.

Been Stellar play a three-song set at The Current

Nov 7, 2024

Been Stellar bring a gritty, hard-working, DIY ethos to their music.

Coffee Break: Celebrating Quincy Jones

Coffee Break: Celebrating Quincy Jones

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 7, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that Quincy Jones worked on would you like to hear?

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