No criminal charges as Prince death investigation is closed
Investigators were unable to determine who provided Prince the fentanyl painkillers, disguised as counterfeit prescription tablets, that killed the megastar in 2016. Dr. Michael T. Schulenberg will pay a $30,000 fine as part of a settlement with the DEA.
Prince concert from 1985's Purple Rain Tour will be livestreamed for free
Prince & the Revolution drummer Bobby Z will talk about the tour in a live Q&A with the Current's Andrea Swensson.
Women who worked with Prince will dish in panel discussion 'She's Always in My Hair'
The virtual event will take place Saturday evening, with proceeds to help former Prince keyboardist Chance Howard.
Death of Prince heir complicates estate settlement even more
The death of Prince's brother, along with his contested will, and deals signed with entertainment company Primary Wave, are raising new questions in the efforts to settle the musician's estate.
Alcohol will be served as Paisley Park launches new live music series
The series kicks off Feb. 15 with Meshell Ndegeocello's gig "Reimagining Prince."
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Grammys will honor Prince with an all-star concert broadcast on CBS
Filmed two days after the Grammys in L.A., the show will star Beck, Common, Mavis Staples and Earth, Wind & Fire plus Sheila E., the Revolution and Morris Day and the Time.
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'Purple Rain' now the second Minnesota-made movie in the National Film Registry
Prince's 1984 semi-autobiographical breakthrough enters with a 2019 class that also includes "Platoon," "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "Boys Don't Cry."
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Like Prince, his new memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' can't be pigeonholed
Filled with ephemera, photos and philosophy, "The Beautiful Ones" is incomplete yet revealing.
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In brief time together, Prince made co-author believe he could do the 'impossible'
He'd never written a book before. But Dan Piepenbring carried on after Prince's death.
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Show-biz veteran named new executive director for Prince's Paisley Park
Alan Seiffert takes over today after experience at NBC, the NBA and Viacom.
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Deluxe reissue of Prince's '1999' is set for Nov. 29 with three dozen new tracks
It will include 23 previously unreleased studio tracks plus a concert album and DVD from the 1999 Tour.
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Prince exhibit coming to the Minnesota State Fair next year
Superstar's estate planning site with artifacts, merchandise and nightly performances.
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One of Prince's heirs, Alfred Jackson, dies in Kansas City
The oldest son of Prince's mom, he was one of the rock star's six surviving siblings.
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Ava DuVernay quits as director of Netflix's Prince documentary
Two years in the making, the project will continue with a new boss to be announced soon.
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Prince store at MSP gives travelers a glimpse at superstar's Minnesota life
Terminal shop organized around parts of Minnesota musician's life to lure fans.
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Oral history: Prince's life, as told by the people who knew him best
An oral history compiled by the Star Tribune staff in 2004, when the man behind the "Minneapolis sound" was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Sometimes he dreamed his songs: A portrait of Prince in the recording studio
His L.A. engineer dishes on a new album of songs for other artists.
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With Prince on a big screen, fans party like it's 2009 at the Armory
It was the second annual posthumous concert featuring live musicians accompanying a video of Prince performing.
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Coming soon from Prince's vault: New 'Originals' album, documentaries and more
Prince's estate is announcing the collection of his performances of songs he wrote for others.
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Paisley Park tours draw celebs, including Katy Perry, Bruno Mars and Shania Twain
Green Day's frontman brought his family. And Katy Perry made a return visit incognito, just like any other fan.
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Highlights of the unofficial 'Prince Week' 2019 in Twin Cities
Concerts, parties, fundraisers and other events mark the third anniversary of Prince's death.
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Prince's memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' will finally be published this fall
The book the Minnesota icon announced a month before his death will arrive with handwritten lyrics, personal photos and his handwritten treatment for the movie "Purple Rain."
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Prince's greatest talent? Self-confidence, says the manager who landed 'Purple Rain'
Bob Cavallo recounts some of the tales he'll tell at Paisley Park for the third annual Celebration.
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Gospel of Prince preached at Minnesota seminary
Prince's musical legacy gets mined for spiritual meaning.
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Prince's ashes still at Paisley Park, 'just not on display'
The superstar's remains once greeted fans as they entered. As with many things involving the Prince estate, his heirs disagree.
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