2024 marks the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain, Prince’s endlessly iconic sixth album and quasi-autobiographical music film. To celebrate this landmark for a project that is often hailed as one of the ...

With a powerhouse cast, reimagined score, and deep hometown reverence, “Purple Rain” shines anew in the city that shaped the ...

Prince performs “Purple Rain” at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards show on Feb. 8, 2004, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times/TNS MINNEAPOLIS — The list-loving Rolling Stone ...

The cover of "Prince's Purple Rain" by Andrea Swensson. (Courtesy Motorbooks/Quarto) Minneapolis music writer Andrea Swensson speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about her book commemorating the 40th ...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Prince? If we were gambling folk, we’d bet that it was “Purple Rain.” It is, for one, an amazing song. Second and thirdly, it’s the ...

Author Boyce Upholt's new book "The Great River" tells the story of the river, the Indigenous people who lived alongside the Mississippi and the white settlers who came along to claim it. Then, Here & ...