Of all the classic albums hyped to the moon and back, the one I’ve never doubted is “Purple Rain.” Calling Prince’s sixth album, which turns 40 on Tuesday, “seminal” isn’t nearly strong enough – it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack hits a new all-time high more than ...

Prince's iconic 1984 album housed some of the best rock tracks ever recorded.

Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peek into Prince's musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song... 40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince's band remembers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The movie, which was Prince’s acting debut, follows Prince as The Kid, a musician on the rise in Minneapolis who is trying to ...

Prince's music is becoming a stage musical — eventually. Producer Orin Wolf announced Monday that he is developing a stage version of Purple Rain — the 1984, vaguely autobiographical film that made ...

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The “Purple Rain” musical now has two Prince associates acting as music advisors and official run dates, the show’s producer Orin Wolf announced Thursday. Robert “Bobby Z.” Rivkin, drummer of the ...

A frenzied performance of “Let’s Go Crazy”? Check. A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue? Check. But a scene in which a woman is tossed into a trash bin against her will? Or saucy ...

The book for the musical is being penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose play Appropriate won a 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play and is now running on Broadway. The production will be ...

Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in Purple Rain. Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a ...

Forty years after “Purple Rain” topped the box office, winning an Oscar for its iconic soundtrack and solidifying Prince‘s status as the high priest of pop, a new stage adaptation of the film classic ...