Jon Batiste has an even bigger vision for what his album, ‘World Music Radio,’ can do. “It's really a movement of radical love and radical oneness, and thinking of how to manifest that as a way to not only present a live show, but for causes in the world,” he says. Listen to Batiste’s interview with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer.

The rock 'n' roll band last released an album of original music in 2005, with A Bigger Bang. Hackney Diamonds will be their 24th album and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs from musicians who are also authors do you want to hear?

New tracks from Jaki Blue, Rupert Angeleyes, Pert Near Sandstone, and more.

Despite searing temps in the 90s, the party band with deep Twin Cities affinity delivered an impressively lively set for Music On-A-Stick. Dillinger Four and the Bob Mould Band opened.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs that remind you about going back to school do you want to hear?

Andy Summers is a guitarist — probably best known for his work in the band the Police — as well as a photographer and author. Ahead of his show Wednesday night at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Summers spoke with Jill Riley on The Current’s Morning Show. Listen to the conversation.

The singer of such hits as "Walking on the Sun" and "All Star" died of acute liver failure in his home in Boise, Idaho.

On his new concept album, Jon Batiste brings in a wide swath of musicians including K-pop It girls NewJeans, South African duo Native Soul, Spanish Jazz musician Rita Payes, Lil Wayne, Lana Del Rey, and even Kenny G to help investigate if music truly is the universal language.

The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.