Even after spending more than 40 years in music history, Purple Rain continues to find new audiences. Its latest appearance on the Billboard 200 at No. 166 shows that the music Prince and the ...

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 ...

A frenzied performance of “Let’s Go Crazy”? Check. A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue? Check. But a scene in which a woman is tossed into a trash bin against her will? Or saucy ...

Prince’s classic film Purple Rain is heading to the stage. Based on Albert Magnoli and William Blinn’s screenplay for the 1984 film, the musical will be directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, The New York ...

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 ...

Decades after its release, Prince's 1984 album and film soundtrack, "Purple Rain," is seeing renewed momentum. According to Forbes, U.S. sales for the album more than doubled over a one-week period as ...

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It turns out that Prince is pretty popular in Minnesota. Hennepin Arts has announced that it's adding an extra week to the upcoming pre-Broadway run of the "Purple Rain" musical, "due to extraordinary ...

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, the stage musical adaptation of the classic Prince album and film, will make its pre-Broadway premiere next year in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, producers announced today. The ...

Purple Rain, Prince‘s smash 1984 music-packed film, is being developed for the stage by a Broadway producer, with a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by ...