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Prince Fans Pay Respects at Paisley Park 5 Years After Death
Paisley Park welcomed back a select 1,400 fans to mark the fifth anniversary of Prince’s death from inside his creative sanctuary in suburban Minneapolis
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‘Brian's Song,' ‘Roots,' ‘Purple Rain' Writer Dies at 83
An award-winning screenwriter for the landmark TV projects “Brian’s Song” and “Roots” has died.
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Prince's Anticipated, Posthumous Memoir Is Ready For Fans
Panic, joy, shock: Dan Piepenbring felt them all when Prince plucked him to collaborate on his first memoir, followed by more shock and profound sadness at news of the superstar’s death while the book was in its early stages. Though the project was thrown into chaos when Prince died on April 21, 2016, of an accidental drug overdose, his estate...
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Prince Estate Slams Trump Use of ‘Purple Rain'
The estate of musical legend Prince is objecting to President Donald Trump’s use of a Prince song before a campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday night. The Trump campaign played Prince’s “Purple Rain” as the audience at the rally waited for the president to begin speaking.
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Prince Estate to Trump: Stop Using Music at Rallies
Prince’s surviving family members are asking President Donald Trump to stop using the late rock star’s music at campaign rallies.
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Unplugged: Prince's Posthumous Tape Features Him Singing, Playing Piano
Fans of Prince expecting his usual pyrotechnic guitar work will be surprised that one of the first official albums released from his fabled vault since his death more than two years ago showcases his jazzy piano playing.
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Memorabilia From Prince's Life and Career Head to Auction
Memorabilia from Prince’s life and career will be up for auction on Friday. While there is no little red corvette, fans can bid on a replica of the 1981 Honda motorcycle, adorned with purple and pink love symbols, that Prince rode in the film version of “Purple Rain.”
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‘Tonight': The Roots Celebrate Prince's ‘Purple Rain' Re-Release
Jimmy Fallon and The Roots play Prince songs to get excited about Warner Brothers’ re-issue of “Purple Rain,” including a version Prince remastered himself.
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'Purple Rain' Re-Issue to Feature Unreleased Prince Songs
A remastered version of Prince’s landmark album “Purple Rain” will be released this summer with several previously unreleased songs. NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announced Friday that two remastered versions of the 1984 album will be released June 23. The labels said Prince himself oversaw the remastering process in 2015 and the two-disc “Purple Rain Deluxe” set will include...
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Prince's Home State Marks Death Anniversary with Celebrations
For Prince fans, Friday’s one-year anniversary of his shocking death from an accidental drug overdose will be a time for sadness and celebration. At his Paisley Park home and recording studio-turned-museum, a full four days of events are on tap, ranging from concert performances by his former bandmates to panel discussions. Fans who can’t afford those high-priced tickets can head...
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Prince's Old Band, the Revolution, Plans to Reunite
Prince’s old band is reuniting for some live shows following his death. Members of the Revolution made the announcement in a video posted online Tuesday. Five band members appear in the video, sitting on a couch. Guitarist Wendy Melvoin says the group’s members decided, after spending “three or four days together” grieving Prince’s death, that they would like to “come...
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Prince's Golden ‘Purple' Reign
Moments before what turned out to be Prince’s last major performance before a mass TV audience – a monumental eight-minute performance on “Saturday Night Live” in November 2014 – host Chris Rock told the audience: “You are so lucky tonight!” Rock, for once, wasn’t joking: Decked out in tri-lensed psychedelic sunglasses, Prince delivered three songs from two new albums, gliding...
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Icon: Prince's Best-Selling Albums and Chart-Topping Hits
Prince’s career was one of the most enduring in pop, rock, R&B or any of the other genres his music spanned, with hit singles and albums from the late 1970s up into the 2010s. His crowning achievement was “Purple Rain,” a beloved 1984 album that went platinum 13 times over, as well as a movie that turned the unconventional, multitalented...