From Billie Eilish to Bad Bunny, JT to J.Lo, boygenius to Ice Spice, here they are: the home-run performances, the solid base hits and the outright whiffs.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about flowers do you want to hear?

Kevin Shields was born; Stevie Wonder recorded his second album; Dusty Springfield released a song that would be a hit; Elton John toured the Soviet Union; Joe Strummer got arrested in Germany; and Adele rolled to the top of the singles charts, Today in Music History.

McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes.

Friday night at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul, Pokey LaFarge and his band ignited the crowd during a generous and lively Microshow.

The band returned to Palace Theatre with musicianship and a comforting presence. Chicago-based Ratboys opened up.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs mentioning wolves would you like to hear?

Bill Haley and the Comets released a seminal song; Paul McCartney achieved his sixth solo U.S. No. 1 single; Frank Sinatra was commemorated in a couple of ways, 10 years apart; Finland won its first Eurovision Song Contest; and Dan Wilson was born, today in music history.

The Album of the Week is Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons.

Checking in with The Current’s Mac Wilson, multiple Grammy-winner Norah Jones talks about experiencing the solar eclipse in New York and about her new album, ‘Visions.’