Fashion designer Donatella Versace has shared music she says Prince wrote and gave to her 21 years ago. Playing the music during her menswear show at Milan Fashion Week, Versace issued a statement saying she “would like to use this special occasion as an opportunity to share this incredible music from a dear, and much missed friend.” (SPIN)…

Australian artist Mr G Hoete is currently painting a Prince mural on the exterior wall of the Chanhassen Cinema. “In honor of Prince Rogers Nelson,” wrote the theater on Facebook, “we at Five Star Cinemas would like to announce a new addition to our Chanhassen Cinema location — a 40 foot mural of the late…

Attrell Cordes, known as Prince Be in the hip-hop group P.M. Dawn, has died at age 46 due to complications from diabetes. “My Heart is at Peace B-Cuz U suffered so long,” wrote Cordes’s bandmate and cousin Doc.G on Facebook. Founded in 1988 by Cordes and his brother Jarett (DJ Minutemix), P.M. Dawn became one of the most…

Art in tribute to Prince is planned for Glastonbury — and, reportedly, Chanhassen. The Glastonbury grounds next week will feature a 13-foot sculpture of “a giant glittery hand carrying a purple crown with a white dove flying from the top”; Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) will also play a DJ set in honor of Prince. Sculptural tributes to David…

Prince was inducted to the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame on Monday in Harlem. The New Power Generation and Maceo Parker were among the music luminaries on hand for the induction, which preceded the historic theater’s annual fundraising gala. During the induction, theater president Jonelle Procope said, “Prince was one of a kind. Bold. Prolific. A musical genius, rule breaker,…

After Prince died on April 21, those who knew him had to figure out how to respond. What would help them process the loss personally? What should they do in the public eye? How should they honor their loved one? A little over a month later, each one is still answering some of those questions. For…

We assembled a ballot of all the Prince songs in our library -- more than 300 tracks -- and asked you to vote for your top picks. Be sure to listen on June 7, Prince's would-be 58th birthday, from 2 to 6 p.m., as we count down your 58 favorites.

Rare video of Prince playing basketball has surfaced in the form of a music video shot in 2000 by David Schwartz, who remembers “he was a trash talker.” (Billboard) Meanwhile, Judge Kevin Eide will decide by Thursday “whether music-industry specialists should be hired to help manage estate assets for potential heirs” of Prince, reports the Star Tribune. Carlin Q.…

“Isn’t the sky beautiful tonight?” That’s how Prince greeted The Current’s program director Jim McGuinn, who reported on his summer 2010 visit to Paisley Park in one of the first Prince stories ever published on The Current’s website. The Current was launched in 2005, and Prince became a supporter of the station. He showed that support…

Though he was a Jehovah's Witness and didn't celebrate holidays, it's hard not to think about Prince today, on what would have been his 58th birthday. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that Prince wrote for others?