Born: Minneapolis, MN, 1958
Years Active: 1981-2007
Influenced by: Santana, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Eddie Hazel, Chic, Jackie Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Michael Henderson, Parliament, Funkadelic, James Brown, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, The Gap Band, Larry Graham
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most ...
Photos
Getty Images
WireImage.com
Getty Images
Getty Images
Shop for Prince Music
From Our Blogs
Sep 17 2009 13:00PM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener pastures, fled amid feuds and controversy, or just dropped off the face of the earth, here are some ... Read moreAug 04 2009 12:00PM
by Charley Rogulewski
Jun 25 2009 5:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Songs (6)
Albums (29)
ADVERTISEMENT
Prince News
All News
AOL Music News
Blogs
-
11/03/09
Chris Brown Responds to 'Haters,' Defends his Choice of Spandex Chris Brown responded to...
The Boombox
-
08/04/09
Prince Offering Payment Plans on $2,100 'Opus' 'Lotusflow3r,' 'MPLSound' and 'Elixir,' t...
Spinner
-
06/25/09
Prince's 'Purple Rain' Turns 25 It was a different world when His Purple Majesty release...
Spinner
-
11/03/09
Chris Brown Responds to 'Haters,' Defends his Choice of Spandex Chris Brown responded to...
The Boombox
-
10/30/09
Myth is now the stuff of legends;Epic, Roy Wilkins pick up slack The next two weeks repr...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
-
10/25/09
What is 'good hair'? For black women, there's no easy answer Good hair, logic would sugg...
The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN
-
09/04/09
Bullock Wants To Be Prince's Muse Sandra Bullock fantasises about seducing Prince , so s...
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
-
09/02/09
Unconditional Love: Soul Music Bites Back (Sound Affects) Or is it just regulated to Gra...
PopMatters
-
08/10/09
Hordes Gather And Sing Along To 'Purple Rain' Twenty-five years ago, teenagers were sing...
NPR
-
08/07/09
'Purple Rain' still reigns as Prince fans pack Prospect Park sing-a-long Prospect Park w...
New York Daily News - New York NY
-
08/04/09
Prince Offering Payment Plans on $2,100 'Opus' 'Lotusflow3r,' 'MPLSound' and 'Elixir,' t...
Spinner
-
07/30/09
At 67, Sir Paul is just letting it be Paul McCartney likes to get out of the Beatle bubb...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
-
07/28/09
'Let's Go Crazy' For 25 Years Of 'Purple Rain' It's remarkable — and a little depressing...
NPR
-
07/27/09
Prince Takes Over MTV For 1984 'Purple Rain' Premiere and a leather bandana tied around ...
VH1
-
07/27/09
25 years of Purple Rain ... and 10 reasons why Prince's movie remains a classic Happy 25...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
-
07/26/09
Purple Rain, 25 Years Later, By Kurt Loder The album was a dizzying synthesis of rock, p...
VH1
-
07/26/09
Sean Daly's top 10 movie soundtracks As a kid who loved movies and music — not to mentio...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
-
07/24/09
Is Prince flip-flopping between here and L.A.? At least, that's what numerous local fan ...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
-
07/24/09
SD's Favorite Pop Soundtracks (or: Happy Anniversary, Purple Rain) As a kid who loved bo...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
-
07/21/09
Bruce, Madonna, Prince! 1984 was quite a year Suppose one of the best years in pop music...
MSNBC
-
07/20/09
Prince Closes Out Montreux Jazz Fest Prince fans from across Europe converged on Montreu...
Billboard
-
07/06/09
Prince Concerts Sell Out In Minutes Soul superstar Prince proved he can still draw a cro...
Starpulse
-
07/03/09
Exclusive: How Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Changed The Music Business Trucks weren't re...
Billboard
-
06/30/09
Watch: Riverboat Gamblers Cover Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" After accepting our invitation...
Spin.com
-
06/26/09
Prince of wails Maybe I'm just like Prince's mother (she's never satisfied), but I'm not...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
-
06/25/09
Pioneer Press 'Purple Rain' review: July 26, 1984 When "Purple Rain" opened in late July...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
-
06/25/09
Prince's 'Purple Rain' Turns 25 It was a different world when His Purple Majesty release...
Spinner
-
06/25/09
Local scene: Purple Reign; Punk for health; In brief I still remember the first time I h...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
-
06/23/09
Maroon 5 Recommends Prince's 'Purple Rain' Today, we're launching a brand-new music seri...
NPR
-
06/22/09
Why Maroon 5 Loves Prince's 'Purple Rain' Audio for today's show will be available at ap...
NPR
-
06/11/09
SPIN Exclusive: Greg Dulli, Apollonia Cover Prince's "When Doves Cry" For this summer's ...
Spin.com
-
06/09/09
Prince's Paisley Pals (Column) In March 2009, Prince launched his new website in conjunc...
PopMatters
-
5:11 AM
X Factor Recap: Lucie Jones Out, Jedward Rule Forever We feel dirty saying this, but we ...
Hecklerspray
-
11/03/09
Chris Brown Responds to 'Haters,' Defends his Choice of Spandex Chris Brown responded to...
The Boombox
-
10/07/09
Purple Rain Pair We don't know too many people who color coordinate their outfits just t...
Perez Hilton
-
10/06/09
Battle Of The Beauties (Prince Always Wins) At yesterday's Chanel show in Paris, Jehovah...
DListed
-
09/05/09
Sandra Bullock Wants To Be Prince's Muse Sandra Bullock fantasizes about seducing Prince...
Starpulse News Blog
-
08/24/09
Sunset Junction Day 2: Fool's Gold, Nortec Collective, the Time and more Over on the San...
Buzz Bands
-
08/11/09
Today's featured reader: WeLuvDMB My wife Cara is a huge Dave Matthews Band fan (I like ...
Pop Candy
-
08/04/09
Prince Offering Payment Plans on $2,100 'Opus' 'Lotusflow3r,' 'MPLSound' and 'Elixir,' t...
Spinner
-
07/27/09
'Purple Rain' Comes Pouring Down In Today's eBay Prop-Watch In honor of the 25th anniver...
MTV Movies Blog
-
07/22/09
Prince at Montreaux Jazz Fest Two of the only shows on the books for Prince this year, h...
Pop Life
-
07/20/09
Prince Brings Montreux Jazz Festival To A Close Soul superstar Prince drew a record numb...
Starpulse News Blog
-
07/06/09
Prince Concerts Sell Out In Minutes Soul superstar Prince proved he can still draw a cro...
Starpulse News Blog
-
06/25/09
When Doves Cry We are so very sad that Michael Jackson died today.
Cosmetic Makeovers
-
06/25/09
Prince's 'Purple Rain' Turns 25 It was a different world when His Purple Majesty release...
Spinner
-
06/24/09
[MP3] Of Montreal: “Computer Blue” (studio Prince cover) This version is just different ...
You Ain't No Picasso
-
06/12/09
Apollonia Covers Prince's 'When Doves Cry' For 'Purple Rain' Tribute Album Prince 's rec...
Starpulse News Blog
-
06/09/09
Lil Wayne Likes Prince But His Kids Prefer ‘Twilight’ The rapper also revealed what his ...
MTV Movies Blog
-
06/01/09
Where were you when 'Purple Rain' reigned? Some of us may have forgotten what an impact ...
Pop Candy
