A stage adaptation of Prince’s film and album, Purple Rain, will make its world premiere soon. Based on the original screenplay by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, it will feature a book by two-time ...

Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in Purple Rain. Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a ...

In "Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years," Andrea Swensson, a Minneapolis-based journalist and host/co-producer of the Official Prince Podcast, takes a deep dive into the legendary musician’s most famous ...

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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack hits a new all-time high more than ...

MINNEAPOLIS — After years of behind-the-scenes prep, three weeks of previews and the last-minute painting of downtown Minneapolis purple, the decisive moment has arrived. “Purple Rain” officially ...

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 ...

Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a challenge — from the boss himself. Prince broached the ...