Wiggins died Friday morning after battling bladder cancer for over the past year, according to a statement released by his family on social media.

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died on Monday. On Friday at midnight, Parton released the song "If You Hadn't Been There" in his memory.

The South by Southwest Music Festival is a yearly music discovery hub. Held March 10-15, 2025, in Austin, Texas, the fest will showcase up-and-coming acts from around the world. Here are 10 artists to watch this year.

Our Classic Americana pick this week celebrates Townes Van Zandt, a singer-songwriter most often associated with Texas, but who graduated from high school in Minnesota.

Plus: 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' hit No. 1; "Dueling Banjos" got a gold record; David Bowie released his ninth studio album 'Young Americans'; George Michael was voted the sexiest musician; and Ernie Isley was born, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists that are women would you like to hear?

Jon Batiste returns to the top five with his bluesy take on Beethoven while Minnesota artist Ber holds on to the No. 1 spot with “Oh, To Be Cool.”

Smokey Robinson was the first male Motown act to score a No. 1 single; Liam Gallagher got in a kerfuffle Down Under; Sylvia Robinson was born; The Go-Go's went to No. 1 for six weeks; and Pearl Jam opened the floodgates with single "World Wide Suicide", Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that describe your feelings about public media would you like to hear?

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.