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 ...

Prince earns his first hit on four Billboard charts nearly a decade after his death after "Purple Rain" was featured in the ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. There were moments during “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s 1984 ...

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota. There was a flourish of purple at the State ...

From “Kiss” to “When Doves Cry,” Prince is a legend in the music scene. “Purple Rain” is a certified classic and arguably his best song. However, it was never meant to be the song as we all know it ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Don’t be like Apollonia. Fans making the pilgrimage to Prince’s hometown for the premiere of the “Purple Rain” musical can take heed from his co-star in the original 1984 film. In the ...

Prince is seeing a significant Spotify streaming boost in his catalog thanks to key syncs in the series finale of “Stranger Things.” Since the episode debuted on New Year’s Eve, “Purple Rain” has seen ...

Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance is likely to be. So when two of ...

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