Released 35 years ago this week, one of the most ambitious albums ever conceived connected the stars of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and pop as only Jones could.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from musical royalty would you like to hear?

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

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on Bonnie Raitt, an acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist whose career built slowly but surely to include 21 studio albums and 15 Grammy Awards … so far.

Valerie June also gains Chart Show Hall of Fame status with “Friendship” feat. Carla Thomas, and Billie Eilish goes to No. 1 following two nights at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from an artist or band’s debut album would you like to hear?

On Nov. 11, 2024, Pitchfork announced that after running for 19 years the festival would not return in 2025. This decision, which was “not made lightly,” brought back memories of music discoveries galore, as well as some sobering realities of a world without this one-of-a-kind festival.

Welch and Rawlings played songs from their Grammy-nominated album.

Cyrell Boyd is headed to treatment at the Red Wing juvenile facility for his role in the Nudieland shooting in August 2023. At a hearing Tuesday, victims spoke to him about the shooting’s impact.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands that have been in a movie would you like to hear?