A maximalist magnum opus that’s sold 25 million copies and counting, Purple Rain catapulted Prince into the immortal pop ...

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With "Purple Rain" reigning as the week's top-selling song, six Prince hits return to the Hot 100, as well as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Five of his tracks also appear on the Hot Rock Songs chart. By Gary ...

Prince‘s “Purple Rain,” the 1984 film about the rise of an international rock star from humble beginnings in Minneapolis, is being adapted as a stag musical, according to the New York Times. The book ...

Prince’s “Purple Rain” was commercially overshadowed by another famous 1980s song. “Purple Rain” is so much better than the other hit. Prince is a lot more influential than the pop duo who made the ...

“Purple Rain” has fascinated listeners for decades now. The sprawling power ballad holds the kind of magic only a handful of artists are able to drum up. It’s endlessly replay-able and a testament to ...

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 ...

Prince’s first effort to get rid of “Purple Rain” was an attempt to pass it off to Stevie Nicks. Prince held her in enough esteem that he felt she could do the song justice–at least more so than him.

For the 40th anniversary celebration of the opening of his “Purple Rain” movie Saturday at Target Center, Prince’s pal Sheila E. showed up unadvertised (she was performing nearby at the Dakota).

Having his 1984 hit “Purple Rain” named one of the state songs of Minnesota “would have meant so much” to Prince, his sister Sharon Nelson told a state Senate committee Tuesday. “It was more than just ...

Grammy and Oscar-winning recording artist Prince performs "Purple Rain" at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. (Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) Prince‘s “Purple Rain,” the 1984 film about the rise of ...