This April, Prince will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota — an honor that was being planned prior to his tragically premature death on April 21, 2016. The posthumous presentation will take place in conjunction with “Prince from Minneapolis,” a symposium taking place at the university from April 16-18. The symposium announced…

The Orpheum Theater has rarely shined so brightly as it did on Sunday night. The theater was completely transformed for a live taping of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, which aired following the Super Bowl, and as the 2,500 lucky ticket winners filed into the performance space on Sunday evening and made their way to their…

A lot of people were fooled — including plenty of locals. After Justin Timberlake duetted with a virtual Prince during last night’s Super Bowl halftime show, an overhead shot of U.S. Bank Stadium seemed to show purple lights blinking on all around the stadium, culminating in a giant Love Symbol ringing the stadium. Was it…

There was no hologram. Or was there? There was a projection. On a sheet. With singing. Also, there was a GIANT LOVE SYMBOL RINGING U.S. BANK STADIUM. Or at least it looked like there was. Was that the hologram? Is the whole stadium a hologram? Did this whole crazy week even happen? My frostbite says yes.…

Watching Justin Timberlake play the halftime show at Super Bowl LII tonight in Minneapolis, some of us will be reminiscing about seeing him perform in the exact same spot — back when it was home to the Metrodome instead of U.S. Bank Stadium, and back when he was still a member of NSYNC. The boy…

First came the icy gusts of wind, then the plummeting temperatures, and then, finally, the endless snow: Big, billowing clouds of sparkling flakes that seemed to dance over downtown Minneapolis and turn the outdoor concert series Super Bowl Live into one giant singing, swaying snow globe. It wasn’t always easy to brave the elements, but…

When someone passes away, as long as we find ways to embrace their memory, we keep them alive in our hearts. With guest vocalists André Cymone, Kip Blackshire, and Mackenzie Green, the New Power Generation kept Prince’s memory alive on Friday night amidst the chaos of Super Bowl LII in downtown Minneapolis. Right in the…

Prince fans in Minnesota know they can see many outfits, instruments, and other items related to the late icon at Paisley Park, and at the occasional pop-up like the one that hit Mall of America in 2016. Much of Prince’s gear even traveled to London for a major exhibit last fall. Here’s what you couldn’t…

On Sunday, Justin Timberlake will headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. This will be Timberlake’s third time performing on the Super Bowl stage, which is a record. Timberlake just released his new album Man of the Woods, so there will surely be songs from the album performed during…

The New England Patriots are playing in this weekend's Super Bowl and it's time to celebrate the music from the place the team is based - Boston. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Boston bands do you want to hear?