Prince’s Family Plans Minneapolis Tribute Concert
By Hayden Wright Prince’s family have unveiled plans to mount a tribute concert in Minneapolis on October 13. A lineup of performers has yet to be announced, but organizers promised to reveal the...
View ArticleWeird Al Describes ‘Decades of Weirdness’ with Prince
By Hayden Wright Weird Al Yankovic mourned Prince’s death with the rest of the music community, but it came with a bittersweet sting: the parody artist approached Prince with song ideas multiple times...
View ArticlePrince Estate Given Green Light to Sell Six Properties
By Annie Reuter Nearly four months after Prince’s death, a Minnesota judge has given permission for the estate of the late singer to sell six properties. Carver County Judge Kevin Eide is allowing the...
View ArticlePrince’s ‘Lets Go Crazy’ Will Ring Out When Minnesota Wild Scores
By Hayden Wright The Minnesota Wild share a home state with late music icon Prince, and they’ll pay tribute in the next NHL season by playing the Purple One’s “Let’s Go Crazy” every time the team...
View ArticleSoon You Can Tour Prince’s Paisley Park Estate
By Hayden Wright To call Prince’s Paisley Park estate a “mansion” would undersell its complexity and significance in the late icon’s career. The Purple One’s abode was a home, recording studio, party...
View ArticleApollonia Appears at ‘Purple Rain’ Celebration
By Hayden Wright Since Prince died in April, there have been tributes from many of his former protégés, from Sheila E. to Carmen Electra. One familiar face missing from the tableau has been Apollonia...
View ArticlePrince’s Unreleased ‘Camille’ Up for Auction
By Annie Reuter One of Prince’s unreleased albums will finally see the light of day, but only to one buyer, and for a hefty price tag. The 1986 album Prince recorded as his alter-ego, Camille, is up...
View ArticlePrince’s First Wife to Write Biography About Life with Late Pop Star
By Jon Wiederhorn Prince’s first wife Mayte Garcia, who was married to the late pop star from 1996 to 2000, is writing a book about her life with the singer. The memoir, The Most Beautiful, will hit...
View ArticleChristina Aguilera, John Mayer & More to Perform at Prince Tribute Concert
By Amanda Wicks Following Prince’s sudden death in April, numerous artists from across all genres found ways to honor him. That generally entailed playing covers of his vast repertoire, but now a...
View ArticlePrince Tribute Show Sells Out Instantly
By Hayden Wright Prince fans scrambled to buy tickets for The Official Prince Tribute, a Celebration of Life and Music, which will take place October 13 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul,...
View ArticlePrince: Looking Back at ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ 25 Years Later
By Scott T. Sterling Twenty five years ago this weekend (October 1), Prince released Diamonds and Pearls, his first album with his longtime backing band, the New Power Generation. The album, which...
View ArticleMinnesota Politicians Put the Brakes on Prince’s Paisley Park Museum
By Hayden Wright Chanhassen, Minnesota faces a tough decision: Does it want to become a Prince “tourist town?” The city is home to the famed Paisley Park estate where Prince lived and recorded most of...
View ArticlePrince’s Sister Spent Two Years Preparing for the Music Legend to Die
By Jon Wiederhorn Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson has revealed that she worried about her brother dying for two years before the music legend passed away. “I knew that it was coming,” she told ET. “He said...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Dedicates Concert Film to Prince
By Alisha Jackson Last year, Justin Timberlake captured the final performance of his 20/20 Experience World Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on film, and in two days, it’s coming to...
View ArticlePrince’s Urn is a Minature Paisley Park
By Amanda Wicks Prince’s Paisley Park was supposed to open as a museum in October, but has been delayed until December because City Councillors are nervous about turning their community into a “tourist...
View ArticleJohn Mayer Drops out of Prince Tribute Concert
By Jon Wiederhorn John Mayer has dropped out of the Prince Tribute Concert, which will take place tonight in St. Paul, Minnesota. “Change of schedule for him,” concert promoter Randy Levy told The...
View ArticleStevie Wonder, Chaka Khan Dazzle at Five-Hour Prince Tribute Concert
By Annie Reuter For Prince fans, Minnesota was the place to be on Thursday evening (Oct. 13), as Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and others delivered a five-hour tribute concert to the late music legend....
View ArticleBruce Springsteen on Prince: ‘I felt a great kinship’
By Amanda Wicks Bruce Springsteen felt the impact of Prince’s death earlier this year as much as any musician who was inspired by his boundary pushing. And while Springsteen has paid tribute to the...
View ArticlePrince Siblings Ask Judge to Deny Potential Heir’s Claims
By Robyn Collins Prince’s siblings have asked a judge not to name Brianna and Victoria Nelson as heirs to the late musician’s estate. The pair, which claim to be Prince’s niece and grandniece, were...
View ArticlePrince Greatest Hits Album, ‘Purple Rain’ Deluxe Edition on the Way
By Robyn Collins A Prince greatest-hits collection and a Purple Rain deluxe edition are coming soon. Related: Prince Siblings Ask Judge to Deny Potential Heir’s Claims The 40-track best-of album,...
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