For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...

Prince’s iconic Purple Rain is being adapted for Broadway. The 1984 film, which marked the musician’s acting debut, grossed close to $100 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for best original ...

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 ...

The list-loving Rolling Stone cultural arbiters love them some “Purple Rain,” declaring that the 1984 Prince project is the greatest movie soundtrack album ever. In a list of the 101 Greatest ...

Tell us what you really think Vincent! Opening July 27, 1984, “Purple Rain” became the surprise hit of the summer. Made in seven weeks for $7 million, the film directed by first- timer Magnoli went on ...

When creators announced that the musical version of Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain” would premiere in Minneapolis, they praised Minnesota’s audiences for their sophistication and passion for live ...

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 ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. The young artist envisioned a major motion picture as early as 1982, ...

After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a ...

It’s simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting to think that, were he still alive, Prince may have collaborated with Parton on this tribute, as many others did on the album. But, as it stands, the ...