Few artists, upon their death, have left as big a hole in their wake as Princedid. When Prince passed away in 2016, for a brief moment, it was as if the world had stopped turning. Along with his band, ...

Prince was a fountain of musical creativity — as daring and diverse as he was prolific. Like many geniuses, he rarely slept, and frequently found himself in the studio producing song after song after ...

Prince wrote “When Doves Cry” and released it on May 16, 1984, as the lead single from Purple Rain. Just days after the album, which served as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, hit record ...

Thousands of Prince songs remain hidden away in the singer’s ‘vault’, nearly ten years on from his death. While reports vary ...

Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as Prince, was one of the most prolific songwriters in the music business. His uncanny sense of melody, distinctive voice and production techniques consistently ...

Like many Prince songs, this track is full of off-kilter, yet seductive lyrics. Most of the song seems to be concerned with bolstering himself, but one line in particular sees the artist throw a punch ...

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily ...

From early hits like ‘Lady Cab Driver’ to songs other artists made famous like ‘I Feel for You,’ we’d like to see this little-known songs get some love. Hollywood loves biopics about music legends.

Purple Rain,” the movie, is an odd one. Fronted by a first-time actor and marred by misogyny and violence, it ultimately succeeds thanks to one of the greatest rock music soundtracks in history.