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 ...

We're sure that Prince thought long and hard about the sequencing of the tracks on Purple Rain, the 1984 soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, but little was he to know that, more than 40 ...

He became the first artist to simultaneously hold the No. 1 song, album, and movie in North America. Rolling Stone’s 500 ...

Four decades ago, Prince & the Revolution ruled the Billboard charts. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director Big Brother was supposed to take over in 1984 — not a 5’2”, 26-year-old musical polymath ...

“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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 8: Grammy and Oscar-winning recording artist Prince performs the song "Purple Rain" at the 46th Annual ...

The creators of the upcoming stage version of Prince’s Purple Rain have finally revealed who will be playing the lead role of The Kid. Newcomer Kris Kollins has been working on the project for some ...

Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peek into Prince's musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song... 40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince's band remembers ...