Music

December 6, 2024 1:40 PM

Nelly, Atmosphere and Def Leppard: The 2025 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand lineup

Here’s the official lineup for the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand shows, which run from Aug. 21 through Sept. 1, 2025.

by MPR News Staff

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December 4, 2024 4:30 PM

The 5 songs Minneapolis listened to the most in 2024, according to Spotify

Spotify released its 2024 Wrapped on Wednesday with a list of the top five most-streamed songs in every major city around the world.

by Sam Stroozas

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November 29, 2024 10:46 AM

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.

by Chloe Veltman

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November 21, 2024 10:27 AM

Performance Today host Fred Child on taking the ‘stuffiness’ out of classical music

Fred Child is the host of the most-listened-to classical music program in the country, Performance Today. He talks with MPR News host Chris Farrell about heading into his 25th and final season.

by Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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November 19, 2024 12:56 PM

Minnesota’s Pretendians Band nominated for Native American Music Award

“Pretendian” is a term for people who falsely claim Native American identity. The band wryly uses the word to point to their Indigenous roots.

by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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November 15, 2024 7:44 AM

Will Spotify’s AI DJ make you listen longer?

The music streamer’s AI DJ feature offers personalized playlists with a warm AI voice that gives context to song picks.

by Chloe Veltman

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November 14, 2024 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Songbirds and snails onstage

This week, Art Hounds look at a singing story, book arts and Water Music.

by Emily Bright

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November 11, 2024 4:00 AM

Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination

Minnesota composer Jake Runestad has been nominated for a “best choral performance” Grammy award for an album that features pieces about post-traumatic stress disorder and climate change.

by Todd Melby and Anika Besst

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November 10, 2024 6:36 PM

Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children's music, has died at 100

Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide for her call-and-response songs.

by Andrew Limbong