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King, the Minneapolis-bred soul trio, vie with Beyonce, Rihanna for Grammy
The Strother twins are finalists for best urban contemporary album.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Ratt at Treasure Island, Poliça & Spank Rock at First Avenue
Your guide to the Twin Cities' must-see shows.
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Ex-Minneapolitan José James sings for 'Fifty Shades Darker' and Blue Note
The jazz/R&B singer has an edgy new album coming Feb. 24 in the wake of his appearance in the movie.
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At the largest vinyl record show in Minnesota, vendors welcome peak resurgence
The Record Show in Richfield is proving vinyl isn't dead.
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Grammy Awards will salute Prince, George Michael on Sunday
They were among the many musical giants who died since last year's Grammys.
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Paul Simon, Wilco, Chance the Rapper lead leaked Eaux Claires 2017 fest lineup
It's not official, but the lineup going around looks legit for the third annual indie music camp-out in Justin Vernon's hometown of Eau Claire.
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Beyonce to perform at Grammys; Kanye, Bieber may not show up
The Recording Academy president discusses the latest news regarding Sunday's Grammy Awards.
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Nick Jordan tops the 2017 Are You Local? contest
With a rare tiebreaker, the young R&B singer won the Star Tribune's eighth-annual best-new-band competition.
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Lady Gaga to touch down at Xcel Energy Center on Aug. 21
As expected, she followed up her Super Bowl Half-Time performance with a tour announcement Monday morning.
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Lady Gaga coming to Xcel Energy Center in August
She will perform Aug. 21 as part of the "Joanne" world tour
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Trampled by Turtles' Dave Simonett goes it alone with new solo album
Simonett tried to write a happier solo record after his marriage ended and his regular band went on extended hiatus. It didn't work out.
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Pick Six: Praise for Robbie Robertson, Flat Five, iHeart Radio, Somi, Lady Gaga, Winter Jazz Festival
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Meet the final five acts competing in our 'Are You Local?' best-new-bands contest
They will play a Turf Club show Monday to decide who gets $2,000 and a First Avenue showcase gig.
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First Avenue's Sonia Grover wins national concert industry award for talent buying
After three nominations, the Pollstar Awards gave Grover the top award Thursday in Los Angeles.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Dawes and Ladysmith Black Mambazo play concerts at State Theatre
Your guide to the Twin Cities' must-see shows.
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Who will perform at 2018 Super Bowl? Our critic places his bets
It might be too early to predict which teams will be playing in the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis, but it's not too early to speculate on who will be the featured halftime entertainer. Who's your pick?
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Minneapolis band Romantica sees the light with 'Shadowlands,' its first album in nine years
After nine up and down years, Ben Kyle finally finished his band's overdue follow-up album.
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