Loretta Lynn was born; Percy Sledge died; Fats Domino released “Ain't That a Shame”; The Beatles made a good title choice; David Bowie broke through in the States; Motown renewed Stevie Wonder's contract; George Harrison got a star in Hollywood; and Public Enemy released one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, Today in Music History.

Netflix's Stranger Things finale, which dropped Dec. 31, is shaking up the Billboard Hot 100.

The white, two-story home featured in the film “Purple Rain" is set to be an Airbnb rental from Oct. 26 to Dec. 14 to mark the 40th anniversary of the movie.

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 was much less combative than the version presented in the film.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Purple Rain (the album OR the movie!) would you like to hear?

The 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ show at First Avenue featured music by none other than Prince’s band, The Revolution, with additional vocal support by Judith Hill and by a passionate audience.

Plans are still coming together, but two up-and-coming names on Broadway are already attached to the Prince project: playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Lileana Blain-Cruz.

The Minnesota Senate on Thursday approved a bill renaming part of a Chanhassen highway after the late performing artist.

A three-year campaign to name a stretch of Minnesota Highway 5 in Chanhassen after Prince is nearing the finish line at the Capitol. 

The weekend conference at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis brought together a global community of folks interested in NFTs and Web3 technology.