For Minnesotans, April is tinted in a familiar shade of purple. This is because Minnesota celebrates the life of Prince all month long, and there doesn’t seem to be a wrong way to do it. The Guthrie Theater announced today that it too will be honoring the life of Prince, with a special community event…

Prince was a notorious prankster. For April Fool's Day, we've collected the stories of his best practical jokes.

On March 15, 2004, Prince was inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. But that's not what most people remember.

How could we not share this with anyone who’ll listen? Our favorite Minnesota-gone-LA rap star Lizzo guest-hosted on music podcast Switched On Pop last week, and when she wasn’t unleashing her glorious laugh, she was serving up the truth. Throughout the episode, she tells hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan about her own podcast Good…

This year, Record Store Day is taking place on April 21. Artists releasing Record Store Day exclusives include Prince, Dessa, David Bowie, Courtney Barnett, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead, just to name a few. Fans of Prince can pick up a seven-track single LP version of 1999 this Record Store Day. This version of 1999 has been…

Just before the release of her father's posthumous album 'Don't Play With Love,' Prince's half-sister Sharon Nelson tells The Current how she found their dad's old sheet music, who wrote the "Purple Rain" melody, and why Prince's costumes may have resembled a stripper's.

Prince always wore tube socks to bed, and he liked to spend nights watching In Living Color with a bowl of popcorn. These are things that only close friends of his would know. Or, perhaps, someone who was once engaged to him. Musician Susannah Melvoin met and worked with Prince in the 1980s, forming a…

Today's top music news stories include a second annual Prince Night at Target Field; a new line of vinyl audiobooks; and a tourlong Metallica ticket.

Today's top music news stories include Prince's involvement with Janelle Monae's new album, a final tour for Joan Baez, and Flea speaking out about opiate addiction.

On this day in 2010, The Current debuted a brand new exclusive song by Prince.