Her Grammy win for Cowboy Carter will rightly be seen as historic. But for the artist, it's part of a grander thesis long in the making.

Minneapolis live music centerpiece First Avenue hosted its annual Best New Bands event on Friday, Jan. 31. The lineup — The Dalmatian Club, Kiernan, Bizhiki, Christy Costello, Mati, Porch Light, and Room3 — featured rising talent from the local scene representing a wide range of genres.

Find lineups, locations, dates, ticket info, and details for more than 50 of the biggest music festivals and events of the entire year. This guide features concerts in Minneapolis, St. Paul, greater Minnesota, and the Midwest.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists who were nominated or won a Grammy this year would you like to hear?

The Beatles started work on their new single "Lady Madonna", Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Crocodile Rock", Pearl Jam began their first-ever European tour and Buddy Holly, JP Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) and Ritchie Valens, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Clear Lake, Iowa, Today in Music History.

The 67th Grammy Awards were weighted with a focus on the Los Angeles fires and filled with surprising wins for artists including Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, Doechii and more.

Celebrating its 67th year, the 2025 Grammy Awards are here! See some of tonight's most memorable looks.

Beyoncé leads all artists with 11 nominations, including record, song and album of the year. Other notable nominees include Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar.

The Beatles played their first professional gig outside of Liverpool, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City, Graham Nash was born, and CBS apologized for the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson slip at the Super Bowl, Today in Music History.

Antoine Patton was born, 17 year-old Neil Young performed his first professional gig, The Beatles started a seven-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "I Want To Hold Your Hand", and Big Boi was born, Today in Music History.