2024 marks the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain, Prince’s endlessly iconic sixth album and quasi-autobiographical music film. To celebrate this landmark for a project that is often hailed as one of the ...

For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince left behind a treasure trove of successful albums – as well ...

The cover of "Prince's Purple Rain" by Andrea Swensson. (Courtesy Motorbooks/Quarto) Minneapolis music writer Andrea Swensson speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about her book commemorating the 40th ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. The young artist envisioned a major motion picture as early as 1982, sketching out a story he called “Dreams.” After he ...

After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a ...

Granted, musical careers, like nearly everything else, moved more gradually back then. But that’s also how Prince revealed himself. Launched as an R&B loverman with 1978’s “For You,” he began ...