Today's top music news stories include Paisley Park selling replicas of Prince's Cloud guitar, the burning of punk memorabilia, and Elton John denying reports of a presidential inauguration booking.

Shortly after announcing that Paisley Park After Dark would live on through Friday night dance parties and Saturday movie screenings, Prince’s studio has slotted the first After Dark events — a dance party and a screening of 1987 movie Sign O’ The Times — for Dec. 2-3. On Friday, Dec. 2, DJ Michael Holtz will take over the…

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The tastemakers at Pitchfork have just published a list of the 50 best holiday tracks of all time, and Minnesota is well-represented. In keeping with the list’s overall tilt toward contemplative rather than exuberant Christmas songs, both selections by local artists are decidedly in a somber mood. “Another Lonely Christmas” lands at number 13. “Nobody…

Como Zoo, in St. Paul, has welcomed a new baby giraffe — and his name is Prince. Making his first appearance before the public today, Prince stands 6’6″ and weighs 160 pounds. The giraffe was named by Gretchen and David Crary, who have been the most generous donors to the zoo on Give to the…

Today's top music news stories include Tidal claiming exclusive streaming rights over Prince's catalog, Bowie tribute concerts being planned, and Neil Young spending his birthday at Standing Rock.

Dance parties are returning to Paisley Park. So are movies and recording sessions (in a sense) — and an experience not commonly associated with Paisley Park in the past, brunch. Prince’s studio, now open permanently as a museum, has announced that new “themed fan experience packages” will be available starting Dec. 1. “Paisley Park After…

Over three years ago, Peoples Organic owners Juell and Ray Roberts got a huge surprise. As they ran their several restaurants and raised their two kids, Prince’s team asked, would they interested in taking on an extra client? Fast-forward through deliberation, stages (the cook’s version of auditions), and interviews, and the Roberts family had a…

Like many of the people who worked closely with Prince, Susannah Melvoin has found herself gravitating toward Minneapolis in the months following his death. She was here in September to support her twin sister, Wendy Melvoin, and lifelong friend, Lisa Coleman, as they reunited with their Revolution bandmates to play three historic First Avenue shows.…

With Paisley Park officially open for tours after some unsure times in October, the estate held a media tour day on Wednesday, November 2. Many reports have already shared words on what Prince’s home is like, but for this tour, Paisley Park promised something almost unprecedented: the chance to take photos inside four rooms. MPR…