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Prince’s Purple Rain follow-up came out of leftfield, but did it derail his career?
22 Apr 2025 15:34 GMT
… less than a year after Purple Rain, but musically, it’s … dubious America, meanwhile, has Prince reasserting himself as a lover … less than a fifth of Purple Rain’s 25 million copies, … important album in the Prince catalogue than Purple Rain. This was him …
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‘Wicked’ star nails ‘Purple Rain’ at Coachella before Monday’s anniversary of Prince’s death
21 Apr 2025 15:05 GMT
… nothing compares to a good Prince cover.The Oscar-nominated … sang a riveting version of “Purple Rain” on Saturday night at the … Erivo has gone viral covering Prince. Her soaring rendition of “ … the museum will screen the Prince concert film “Welcome 2 America …
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Legendary singer says her new album inspired by Prince, other ‘fantastic men’
22 Apr 2025 20:04 GMT
… got inspired after hearing “Little Red Corvette,” Prince’s sultry synth-powered hit … the song “Stand Back,” Prince showed up. During the … the premiere of Prince’s 1984 movie “Purple Rain.” After the … on it,” she said.
Prince responded by saying, according …
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The Culture Corner: Revisiting Prince's 'Around the World in a Day'
22 Apr 2025 20:36 GMT
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Prince's Around the World … for his chart-topping album, Purple Rain. Then he released the psychedelic … in a Day proved that Prince was an artist that … about some of the ways Prince defied those expectations, the influences …
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Stevie Nicks working on new album inspired by moment Prince rejected necklace from her at Purple Rain premiere
19 Apr 2025 18:47 GMT
… awkward interaction with Prince after the Purple Rain premiere.
The … recounted arriving at the Purple Rain premiere in Hollywood … after she heard Prince's "Little Red Corvette," and … also said Prince's smash "When Doves Cry" …
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Prince Rogers Nelson: The Musical Purple People Eater Forever Iconic.
22 Apr 2025 08:25 GMT
… I had acquired Prince (1979) and Dirty Mind (1980). In college … Spring 1981, during his ‘Dirty Mind‘ tour. At the time … Repetition,’ ‘International Lover,’ ‘Purple Rain (1984),’ ‘When Doves Cry (1984),’ ‘Sign O … raining when he sang Purple Rain. “Can you make …
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‘Sex in the Summer’: The tragic story of an underrated Prince classic
22 Apr 2025 02:02 GMT
… moment’s notice. On ‘When Doves Cry’ he manages to do … can bring.
The aforementioned ‘When Doves Cry’ is a study of … other, but can’t. ‘Little Red Corvette’ is about the contradictory frisson … album Emancipation, though.
What Prince classic has a tragic story …
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Visit Paisley Park for free on anniversary of Prince's death
21 Apr 2025 16:50 GMT
… .m. to visit the New Power Generation Music Club, leave a … is welcoming fans to the NPG (New Power Generation) Music Club with no …
The anniversary tribute to Prince will wind up with …
An investigation revealed that Prince was addicted to prescription drugs …
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On anniversary of Prince’s death, recalling the best songs he gave away — and one he took back
21 Apr 2025 20:40 GMT
… Monday” – The Bangles (1986)
Prince originally wrote “Manic Monday” in … on-screen love interest in Purple Rain — but for reasons unknown … album, Different Light, when Prince offered them “Manic Monday,” … for his third album, Dirty Mind.
The shimmering gem is …
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Remembering Prince: "Nobody excelled or broke as much new ground in so many different areas"
21 Apr 2025 17:16 GMT
… Elsewhere on the album, ‘Little Red Corvette’ was a powerful pop … 13 times platinum, Purple Rain was Prince’s second consecutive … Millennium. Prince’s new backing band, the New Power Generation, were … perhaps suitably, The Gold Experience. The album yielded two …