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December 04, 2025

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, though you may not like it

How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, though you may not like it

Rachel Treisman • Dec 4, 2025

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

The Chart Show: Nine Inch Nails head to the Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: Nine Inch Nails head to the Hall of Fame

Dec 4, 2025

Nine Inch Nails’ “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” hits 10 weeks on The Chart and heads to the Hall of Fame. This is the band’s first induction.

Interview: Neko Case discusses her new album, her memoir, and turning 55

Interview: Neko Case discusses her new album, her memoir, and turning 55

Jill Riley and Natalia Toledo • Dec 4, 2025

Singer-songwriter Neko Case talked with host Jill Riley about her latest album Neon Grey Midnight Green, her memoir The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and turning 55.

Top 89 of 2025: Bill DeVille's top music of the year

Top 89 of 2025: Bill DeVille's top music of the year

Bill DeVille • Dec 4, 2025

The Current weekend host Bill DeVille shares his favorite music of 2025. 

Top 89 of 2025: Gannon Hanevold's top music of the year

Top 89 of 2025: Gannon Hanevold's top music of the year

Gannon Hanevold • Dec 4, 2025

The Current weekend host Gannon Hanevold shares his favorite music of 2025. 

Dec. 4 in Music History: Coldplay released 'A Head Full of Dreams'

Dec. 4 in Music History: Coldplay released 'A Head Full of Dreams'

Dec 4, 2025

Roy Orbison played his final gig; The Byrds and Sly and the Family Stone went to No. 1; Prince put on a trench coat in protest; the so-called "Million Dollar Quartet" impromptu jam session took place with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and Frank Zappa passed away, Today in Music History.

Coffee Break: Alan Sparhawk Universe

Coffee Break: Alan Sparhawk Universe

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 4, 2025

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

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies

The Associated Press • Dec 4, 2025

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.

Jeff Tweedy and band play songs from 'Twilight Override' at The Current

Jessica Paxton • Dec 3, 2025

“I love everybody in this band so much,” Tweedy says, “and it really does feel like an extended part of my family, and my family life.”

Dec. 3 in Music History: The Beatles released 'Rubber Soul'

Dec. 3 in Music History: The Beatles released 'Rubber Soul'

Dec 3, 2025

The Rolling Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" at Muscle Shoals studios; A concert by The Who at The Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati turned to disaster; and The Beatles released 'Rubber Soul', Today in Music History.

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