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…

Jackie Wilson made his singles chart debut; the Beatles played for the Queen; Johnny Nash saw his way clearly to the top of the singles chart; Roxette had another hit in America; and Prince debuted his backing band, The Revolution, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include a publishing deal for Prince's estate, a new Weeknd album partly inspired by Prince, and an unexpected duet.

Unsurprisingly, Prince costumes were all over yesterday — and one child dressed as the late music icon was serenaded with a “Purple Rain” chorus by none other than President Barack Obama himself as the First Family welcomed trick-or-treaters to the White House. When @barackobama sees your nephew dressed as Prince & starts singing Purple Rain!…

Remixes are everywhere these days. The attention a well-made version might bring an artist is hard to overstate; just ask Lilly Wood & The Prick, who saw their “Prayer In C” hit number one on dozens of 2014 charts after Robin Schulz remixed it, or Tove Lo, whose career arguably took off thanks to Hippie…

While Prince’s estate moves through probate court in Carver County, another legal case related to Prince — one that began long before his death — has been appealed all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices haven’t yet decided to hear the case, Billboard reports, but they’ve indicated their interest by requesting…

With unexpected zoning wrangles finally over, Mayor Denny Laufenburger has officially declared today Paisley Park Day in the City of Chanhassen as Prince’s studio opens permanently for public tours. Mayor Laufenburger, who advocated turning the studio into a museum, read the proclamation in the venue lobby this morning — flanked by Prince’s longtime friend and…

The irony of Ronin Ro's Prince biography is that, despite its title, Ro doesn't try very hard to peer behind Prince's mask. In some ways, that's a good thing.

During its October 24 meeting, the city council of Chanhassen, Minn., home of Prince’s Paisley Park, approved a plan to turn Paisley Park into a museum. According to a report by KARE 11’s Jay Knoll, the council approved the plan to rezone Paisley Park from Industrial Office Park (IOP) designation to Planned Unit Development (PUD),…