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Show collection items An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming
The Prince Estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991.
25 years since a jury found Michael Bolton plagiarized the Isley Brothers
Bolton claimed that he had not heard the earlier Isley Brothers song "Love is a Wonderful Thing" when he created his song by the same name.
Art Hounds: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' rocks the Ritz Theater
Plus, Art Hounds recommend Threads Dance Project's "Tapestries" and Sharon Mansur's "Dreaming Under a Cedar Tree."
North Star Grand Prix bike race seeks community help
Organizers of a bicycle festival that has brought top professional racers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for years say the event may not happen this year unless they can crowdfund enough support.
Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson comes to Crooners Lounge
Golson played tenor sax with many of the greats from the golden era of jazz — and composed tunes that themselves became jazz standards.
Canceled! Calling it a Grand Old Day in St. Paul
Grand Old Day is the second summer tradition in St. Paul to falter in recent years. The organizer of the festival said projected revenue wasn't keeping pace with the costs of the event, traditionally held the first weekend in June.
Minneapolis' May Day parade searches for a path forward
The theater group that created and runs the annual event says it can no longer do it alone.
40 years since Amii Stewart's disco version of 'Knock on Wood' topped pop chart
Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper had written the song more than a decade earlier at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.
She travels the country, searching for acts of kindness
In honor of her mother, Mary Latham wants to produce a book that can bring comfort to people in crisis.
Lizzo debuts her new album 'Cuz I Love You'
It's her first release for a major label.
Audio postcard: Finding flowers after April's big winter storm
We last checked in with Minnesota wildflower experts Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo in March, for early signs of spring blooms. Then, a big winter storm swept the state.
Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall
"'The Beautiful Ones' is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him," Random House announced.
After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ
Chief organist Olivier Latry shares recordings of music played on Notre Dame Cathedral's famed organ — and looks ahead to the church's extensive renovation process after the fire on April 15.
Colombia's Salt Cathedral is marvel of architecture, popular house of worship
On Easter, people will gather to pray in the cathedral, situated 600 feet underground in the Andean mining town of Zipaquira. It was built in the caverns and tunnels left behind by salt miners.
Not just a dance: Community powwow in Brainerd a chance to share culture, understanding
The event draws several hundred people, including members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and other tribes around Minnesota.
Art Hounds: Globally infused banjo tunes on 'Intermodal Blues'
Plus, Art Hounds recommend an ice-skating performance inspired by black social dances and an Earth Day singalong with Dan Chouinard.
Keillor's bookstore sold to a St. Paul native
Common Good Books in St. Paul has a new owner and a new name, "Next Chapter Booksellers."
Beyoncé surprise drops live Coachella album, Netflix doc now streaming
The recording of her historic 2018 performance, titled Homecoming: Live Album, includes new songs and arrives just as a documentary of the concert begins streaming on Netflix.
40 years since the Doobie Brothers topped the Billboard chart with 'What a Fool Believes'
The song won Grammy awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It was one of just a few non-disco tunes to top the charts in the first eight months of 1979.