Today's top music news stories include the discovery of a cache of rare Prince albums, a new trailer for a David Bowie documentary, and consequences for Josh Homme after kicking a photographer.

The Weisman Art Museum was just deciding to devote a multi-gallery exhibit to Prince when, suddenly, the Minnesota music legend was no more. The icon’s death lends a poignant note to Prince from Minneapolis, a show that officially opens tomorrow. Tonight, a preview party will feature tunes from DJ Shannon Blowtorch and visits with artists including…

Drumroll please. Today, the Pantone Color Institute announced its 2018 color of the year: purple. The shade, “Ultra Violet,” was inspired in part by our own Prince. This past August, Pantone and the Prince estate joined forces to announced the creation of the standardized custom color “Love Symbol #2” in honor of Prince. “Love Symbol…

Robyne Robinson is a former TV news anchor and is currently the director of arts and culture at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. During her time as a news anchor, Robinson enjoyed a professional friendship with Prince. On a recent visit to The Current, Robinson spoke with Jim McGuinn, sharing some memorable stories from her time working with Prince, revealing a bit about the artist's playful side.

Just in time for holiday gift shopping, the Prince estate has launched a “Hit N Run” online store that it describes as a “pop-up store” that represents “the first offering of official and authorized merchandise from The Prince Estate.” The store, which will be active until Dec. 3 according to its header, features a dozen…

Operators of Prince's former home and recording complex in Minnesota are seeking a special permit so they can serve alcohol during the week of the Super Bowl.

Bob Dylan started recording his first album; Isaac Hayes had a No. 1 single with 'Theme from Shaft'; Paul Simon and George Harrison sang together on SNL; and Prince began his 'Controversy' tour, Today in Music History.

Initially intended to run for 21 days to echo Prince's unparalleled series of shows at London's O2 Arena 10 years ago, 'My Name is Prince, The Official Exhibition' has exceeded expectations and will now give music-lovers on the other side of the Atlantic an extra 50 days to celebrate Prince's life work and to look at items brought over from Minnesota one year after Paisley Park officially opened for tours. Read a description and see photos from the exhibit.

Today's top music news stories include a report of 'damage and degradation' in Prince's Paisley Park Vault, another Super Bowl music announcement, and Bob Mould opening for Foo Fighters.

Midwest music enthusiasts may know him best as the poetic “narrator” of the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, but New York Times bestselling author Michael Perry has a new, and frankly quite funny, book out today. Born out of the chance discovery of 16th century essayist Michel de Montaigne’s work as Perry was doing…