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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.

'Purple Rain' on Black Friday: MOA to welcome new Paisley Park store

November 24, 2020

The temporarily closed retail space at Paisley Park in Chanhassen will be replicated at the Mall of America.

The satellite shop near the east rotunda will fill in while the real Paisley Park is closed due to COVID restrictions.

Prince concert from 1985's Purple Rain Tour will be livestreamed for free

May 12, 2020

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'

August 17, 2020

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

February 22, 2020

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.

Variety

July 25

Prince, seen in 1991, died without a will or heirs more than five years ago, and his estate is still being sorted out by his family.

Large music publishing firm controls half of Prince's estate

Primary Wave has bought out three siblings' interest in the estate; a deal on the value of Prince's real estate also has been reached.

Variety

April 8

Prince during his “21 Nite Stand” at the Forum in Los Angeles. The deluxe edition of “Welcome 2 America” will include a DVD of one of those sh

Prince estate is finally releasing his politically charged 2010 album 'Welcome 2 America'

Previously unreleased, the album is due July 30 and will include a deluxe version with DVD.

Variety

February 4

When doves die: Prince's longtime pet Divinity passes at Paisley Park

The dove was 28, beyond average life expectancy. She will be replaced.

Business

January 2

In 2007, Prince performed during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI.

IRS says Prince's estate undervalued by 50%, triggering another dispute in settlement

The Internal Revenue Service claims the executors of Prince's estate have lowballed its value by 50%, or about $80 million, triggering a dispute that could…

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January 9, 2020

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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January 9, 2020

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."

Movies

December 11, 2019

'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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October 26, 2019

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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October 26, 2019

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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October 1, 2019

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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September 10, 2019

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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August 31, 2019

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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August 29, 2019

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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August 22, 2019

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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August 20, 2019

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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June 7, 2019

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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June 6, 2019