Kiss the Tiger and Wolf Alice both end their 10-week runs in the top 5 as they enter The Chart Show Hall of Fame.

The Jam played their last gig; Aretha Franklin made her New York stage debut; Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Blue Hawaii; R&B/pop singer Sam Cooke died; The Marvelettes went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Please Mr. Postman", and Big Mama Thornton was born, Today in Music History.

Host Chaz Kangas shares his favorite music of 2025. 

Associate digital producer Natalia Toledo shares her favorite music of 2025. 

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

Minneapolis multi-hyphenate artist Dessa visited The Current to play a pair of new songs and one from her 2023 album, ‘Bury The Lede.’

Alan Sparhawk is The Local Show’s December Artist of the Month, and will perform with Trampled by Turtles at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul on Thursday, Dec. 11. In this conversation with Diane on The Local Show. He reflects on creativity, grief, and the tight-knit Duluth scene that continues to shape him.

Check out our jam-packed guide to live holiday shows coming up in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

'Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors' aired on NBC; Otis Redding and several members of his band died when their plane crashed into a lake near Madison, Wisconsin; Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson started a six week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Say Say Say"; and Meg White was born, Today in Music History.

Digital producer Luke Taylor shares his favorite music of 2025.