“This is the first time I’ve been here in daylight,” Questlove said, reclining in the middle of a purple couch on Paisley Park’s soundstage. Fair enough: Since Prince passed in 2016, Paisley parties have started and ended much earlier than they used to. But they’re still worth the hike out to Chanhassen, especially when they…

No, not Minneapolis. Yes, Prince was born and raised in the Mill City, but in the early ’80s he bought a lakeside house in Chanhassen, the Carver County suburb that would remain Prince’s primary home (aside from stints in Los Angeles and Toronto) for the remainder of his life. “Chanhassen offers more than a chance…

We caught up with Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner about performing in the age of Covid, and what it felt like to hear Prince covering "Stand Up And Be Strong," which appears on the posthumous Prince album 'Welcome to America'.

The Tennessee group energized a crowd eager to be back at the club, even with new COVID-19 protocols in effect.

Toure's 'Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince' and Duane Tudahl's 'Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986' both shed revealing light on a fascinating period in the late icon's career.

It’s the quirkiest and most delightful recording in a catalog where quirky delights abound. The story of Prince and the Revolution’s “Kiss,” from 1986, has been told many times — its genesis as a demo for the band Mazarati, protégés of Revolution bassist BrownMark; of he and that band turned into a skeletal groove unlike…

Keyboardist Morris Hayes, a longtime collaborator and friend of Prince, speaks with NPR's Noel King about his experience co-producing Prince's latest posthumous album, 'Welcome 2 America.'

'Welcome 2 America' will be the first all-new Prince studio album to be released since the icon's death. Enter for a chance to win a Deluxe Edition!

Ahead of the July 30 release of Prince’s album Welcome 2 America, the legend’s estate has made album track “Hot Summer” available to stream and purchase. The funky jam is new to many fans, but familiar to The Current’s audience as we were able to present the song’s world premiere shortly after Prince recorded it…

Gigi Berry reports on the new "Beautiful Collection" of Prince's shoes at Paisley Park.