Music

Border reopening reunites North American Indigenous music scene
When the U.S.-Canada border closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North American Indigenous music scene was hit hard. The border reopened on Nov. 8, and George Strong, general manager of KBFT 89.9 FM Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, told host Cathy Wurzer what that means for Native American artists.
What's trending with MPR's Nancy Yang: Thanksgiving travel, muppet diversity, Adele
MPR News digital editor Nancy Yang got host Cathy Wurzer up to speed on the top trending stories this week on MPR News and beyond, including Thanksgiving travel predictions, the first Asian American muppet on "Sesame Street" and a surprise proposal at an Adele concert.
9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush, bringing death toll to 10
Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben Crump said. Ezra was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering serious injuries in the Nov. 5 crush of fans during a performance by the festival's headliner, rapper Travis Scott.
'Every Breath You Take' is the ultimate all-around song (according to science)
Researchers analyzed streaming data for nearly 4 million songs on Spotify to see if there was a pattern to the types of music we listen to. They came up with five different blocks of music — and found The Police’s 1983 hit bridged all five.
Britney Spears' conservatorship has finally ended
After 13 years living under a legal arrangement that controlled both her personal life and finances, the pop star was released from her conservatorship Friday.
Friday’s Song of the Day on Minnesota Now came from Will Moore, the music director at WTIP in beautiful Grand Marais. 
Minnesota's music scene with Jill Riley: Netflix plagiarism and a Mitski/Dan Wilson collab
Jill Riley of The Current shared the latest on Minnesota's music scene with host Cathy Wurzer, including plagiarism allegations surrounding a Netflix movie with a song strikingly similar to a viral parody of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Minnesota musicians, and a new song by Mitski and Dan Wilson.