‘They’ll Hurt You Every Time:’ Prince Tried To Help Us Heal 40 Years Ago With His Film ‘Purple Rain’
“Ladies and Gentleman: The Revolution.” Those are the first words spoken in Prince’s 1984 film Purple Rain, released two days after his multi-generational defining studio album of the same name. Thirty years before Beyoncé gave us her masterful film-album, Lemonade, in 2016, the Artist Who Reclaimed His Name Prince set the bar not yet otherwise […]
With 'Purple Rain' Prince weaved the sacred word and sound across a loom made of and by the living world of blues. He would not live to see the vicious murder of George Floyd, but he knew it all the same, that Minneapolis Goddamn.
Ever wanted to stay in the floating house from Disney’s Up or the bedroom in Prince’s Purple Rain for a night? Well, Airbnb is giving you the opportunity in its new Icons series. As reported by PEOPLE, the home rental site announced the series on Wednesday, announcing 11 “icons” they recreated from some of pop culture’s most legendary scenes. “We […]
The good news is that the Prince Estate announced last week that the classic movie 'Purple Rain' will become a stage musical as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Forty years after “The Kid” first rode on the big screen and into pop culture history, a stage adaptation of Prince’s cinematic magnum opus, Purple Rain, is in the works. Variety reports that the musical, based on the original screenplay by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, will feature a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden […]
PRINCE fans look for two new PRINCE releases celebrating the artistry of the “Purple One”, introducing fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. It marks the first PRINCE recordings released since his passing on APRIL 21st of this year. Look for a November 22nd released date in the U.S. and a November 25th […]
On this day 32 years ago, Prince’s “Purple Rain” became the #1 album, and stayed there for 24 weeks. Purple Rain was the sixth studio album by his “Royal Badness”, and the first to feature his band The Revolution. Also Read:‘The Purple One’ Lives On: The Apollo Theater Honors Prince In Their Annual Star-Studded Gala […]
Video of Prince’s last, beautiful show has popped up Twitter for all of his grieving fans to enjoy. Prince usually doesn’t play when it comes to his no phone rule at shows, but one fan decided to break it. A Twitter user with the handle Jake reuse recorded Prince singing his classic “Purple Rain” during […]
Today is June 7th, a day that in some people’s minds should be declared a national musical holiday. Yes, as Prince fans worldwide know, it’s…
Prince has to fork over nearly $4 million to a fragrance company that he stiffed on a perfume deal. Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics sued Prince over the “3121” odor in 2008. They claim he never lived up to his end of the deal to promote the scent. The New York court ruled in favor of […]
