In MemoriamLisa Marie Presley, Elvis's only child, has diedThe Associated Press • Jan 13, 2023"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement.
News and InterviewsJoni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of CongressNeda Ulaby • Jan 12, 2023Pathbreaking folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell has been awarded one of the nation's highest honors in songwriting.
News and InterviewsKendall Stewart joins The Current as assistant program director Jan 5, 2023Stewart joins The Current from WCNR The Corner in Charlottesville, Va., where she most recently served as program director and morning host.
In MemoriamFred White, drummer for the band Earth, Wind & Fire, has diedBecky Sullivan • Jan 2, 2023White, the younger brother of the band's founder and principal songwriter Maurice White, joined the group in the mid-1970s and went on to lay the backbone for hits like "September" and "Shining Star."
In MemoriamSinger Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters has died at age 74The Associated Press • Jan 1, 2023The Pointer Sisters won three Grammy Awards and had 13 U.S. top 20 hit songs between 1973 and 1985, Anita Pointer's publicist said. The 1983 album "Break Out" went triple platinum.
In MemoriamPunk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has diedThe Associated Press • Dec 29, 2022Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.
News and InterviewsInterview and session: Raffaella performs at The CurrentDiane • Dec 20, 2022Raffaella performed music from her recent EP, Live, Raff, Love (Act 1) and spoke with The Current's Local Show host Diane about integrating into the Twin Cities music scene and incorporating humor into serious subject matter.
In MemoriamTerry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63The Associated Press • Dec 20, 2022Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.
Home StoriesIn 2022, Bad Bunny made pop stardom a subversive actIsabelia Herrera • Dec 15, 2022An irrepressible global pop star and political provocateur, Bad Bunny collects streaming accolades with ease, but refuses to temper his idiosyncrasies or move to U.S. pop's center.
News and InterviewsDuluth remembers Mimi Parker with Low 'Christmas' EP listening partyMark Nicklawske • Dec 13, 2022“A Very Mimi Christmas,” featuring a cookie exchange, will be held at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth on Wednesday, Dec. 21.