News and InterviewsWhere and when to catch live music during Art-A-Whirl 2024Anna Devine • May 15, 2024The iconic and cherished Art-A-Whirl weekend is back Friday, May 17, to Sunday, May 19, for its 29th year. Here are some live music highlights to check out all weekend long.
News and InterviewsIt was a classic rap beef. Then Drake revived Tupac with AI and Congress got involvedGreg Rosalsky • May 14, 2024AI can conjure the voice or likeness of a dead celebrity with just a few clicks. This opens a host of legal questions about the rights of the deceased and their heirs to control their digital replicas
News and InterviewsDrake and Kendrick are beefing, but who pays? Plus, moms as our social safety netBarton Girdwood, Alexis Williams, Liam McBain, Corey Antonio Rose, Jessica Placzek, Brittany Luse and Veralyn Williams • May 10, 2024Drake and Kendrick have been trading diss tracks for weeks, and it's gotten darker and darker with each track. Drake accuses Kendrick of beating women, and Kendrick accuses Drake of abusing minors. It's a spectacle, but who are the pawns? Brittany chats with NPR Music's Sidney Madden and writer Tirhakah Love about the collateral damage in this rap beef.
News and InterviewsBrian Wilson of The Beach Boys is being placed under a legal conservatorshipAnastasia Tsioulcas • May 10, 2024A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the conservatorship Thursday, noting that Brian Wilson suffers from "a major cognitive disorder." Wilson has agreed to the conservatorship.
News and InterviewsSierra Ferrell and Tyler Childers get three nominations each for 2024 Americana Honors & AwardsLuke Taylor • May 8, 2024In the nominations for the 2024 Americana Honors and Awards, Sierra Ferrell and Tyler Childers received three nominations each for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Artist of the Year. Brandy Clark, Jason Isbell, Allison Russell, The War and Treaty, and Charley Crockett were also among the nominees.
News and InterviewsKevin Cole reflects on the launch and legacy of REV105 Jill Riley • May 1, 2024On the 30th anniversary of the debut of the groundbreaking modern-rock radio station, co-founder Kevin Cole speaks with Jill Riley about the creation of REV105 and what that legendary station still means today.
News and InterviewsSome 300 musicians, from Diplo to Nile Rodgers, lobby Congress for ticketing reform Rachel Treisman • Apr 25, 2024Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.
News and InterviewsTaylor Swift set a new record this week with, well, records. The vinyl kind.Neda Ulaby • Apr 24, 2024Taylor Swift, whose latest album is now the first to surpass one billion Spotify streams in a single week, has smashed another record as well.
News and InterviewsSt. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic 'jump scares'Terry Gross • Apr 23, 2024"I'm not playing with persona," St. Vincent says of All Born Screaming. "It's a really a record about life and death and love. That's it. That's all we got."
News and InterviewsRecap: MMYYKK, REIKI, XINA, and ZORA at AmsterdamCat Grimm and Bump Opera • Apr 23, 2024The third show in The Current’s Minnesota Music Month series was an evening at Amsterdam Bar and Hall hosted by Carbon Sound.