THE TOP 100 MINNESOTA ARTISTS OF ALL TIME RANKED!!! (YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHO WE PICKED FOR #1)

Written by: Andrew Perrizo, Owner/Editor @melodicnoisemedia

This is our April Fools’ Day article, but this is not a joke.

Melodic Noise doesn’t write this kind of article, but Minnesotans could use your help. Please donate to one of the mutual aid groups below that are helping communities recover from the damage caused by the ICE invasion of Minnesota.

Please consider sharing this article on social media by posting your complete and utter shock that your favorite artist wasn’t #1 on the list. (For example: “I Can’t Believe (Prince, Lizzo, Bob Dylan, The Replacements, Dessa, Semisonic, Durry, Yung Gravy, Nur-D, Gully Boys) wasn’t #1!”

Recommended Minnesota Mutual Aid Groups:

Juntos Podemos

Juntos Podemos is a mutual aid group that formed in response to the ICE surge in Minnesota. Juntos Podemos operates in Minneapolis but serves families throughout the Twin Cities metro area thanks to the generosity of donors from around the world and local volunteers. Each family receives fresh and shelf-stable groceries, a personal hygiene kit, and a bag of home essentials. Cashapp, Venmo, Amazon wishlist.

Frogtown Food Support

Frogtown Food Support is a group of friends and neighbors in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, working to keep each other safe, fed, and housed in the fallout of the federal occupation of our state.

East Bank Rent Relief Fund

The East Bank Rent Relief Fund is run by a group of neighbors from the East Bank area in Minneapolis. They offer financial support to those in crisis. Due to the long-term trauma and turmoil that Operation Metro Surge has brought our city, many families still lack consistent income and have not been able to catch up financially. We are hoping to raise money for 5+ families that have been negatively impacted, helping to cover rent payments to secure their housing.

StandWithMinnesota

StandWithMinnesota is a directory of places to give and actions to take to support Minnesotans fighting ICE occupation.

…And if you really want to know who the greatest Minnesota musician of all time is, it’s probably Prince, and he would want you to help his home state.



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