Prince was a musician who produced too many masterpieces to count. Although he made numerous great albums, Purple Rain might stand as his most important album. The album’s title song stands as one of ...

“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 ...

A funny thing happened on the way to writing about this weekend's 35th anniversary of "Purple Rain": Nearly no one on USA TODAY's movie team had seen the 1984 Prince rock musical. Well, that couldn't ...

The creative minds behind Purple Rain the Musical are sharing new details about the show ahead of it’s pre-Broadway release in Minneapolis. “I think there’s going to be surprise about how those songs ...

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 ...

Blackened sludge monsters Inter Arma have released a profoundly drunk cover of Prince’s iconic “Purple Rain.” According to the band, this cover was never supposed to be heard publicly, but after some ...

After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a ...

Former Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks has revealed that Prince asked her to write the lyrics for his classic track ‘Purple Rain’ – but she turned him down because she was “scared”. Nicks became ...

On July 27, “Purple Rain” turns 35. A product of its era, it’s easy to look back at director Albert Magnoli’s rock & roll melodrama -- not to mention the film’s treatment of women -- and just see a ...

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The world premiere stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” based on Prince’s film and album of the same name, will open in Minneapolis, Prince’s hometown. The musical, set to open in spring 2025, will be ...