the purple one
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Want to Party Like It's 1985? Prince and the Revolution: Live Concert Will Stream on Youtube For a Limited Time
When it purple rains, it pours blessings on the world. The Prince estate has announced that the legendary Prince and the Revolution: Live concert that originally took place on March 30, 1985, will stream on YouTube across three days, starting Thursday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET. Recorded at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.…
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The Grammys Is Hosting a Live Tribute Concert for Prince—The Question Is, Would He Have Shaded Some of the Artists?
This April will mark four years since we lost the unmatched legend known as Prince, and the Recording Academy is holding a live tribute concert to honor The Purple One. A couple of days following the Grammy Awards telecast (Jan. 26), Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince will take place in LA to…
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The Beautiful Ones: Prince's Designers Collaborate With His Estate on a Made-to-Order Collection
We are a full 20 years—almost 21!—past the future Prince envisioned when he wrote his double album (and hit single) 1999. And in a year that gave his fans a long-awaited memoir in Prince: The Beautiful Ones, yet another take-home tribute to the iconic musician is taking place. In conjunction with the deluxe reissue of…
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Prince's Posthumous Memoir The Beautiful Ones Celebrates His Humanity. A Musical Event in New York City Will Celebrate Its Release
“I stayed in Minneapolis because Minneapolis made me. You have to give back.” — Prince Rogers Nelson, ‘The Beautiful Ones’ text As a kid coming of age in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minn. in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were certain things I took for granted: the summers would be as hot as the winters…
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The Beautiful Ones: Before His Tragic Death, Prince Began a Memoir Detailing How He Became…Prince
Prince Rogers Nelson, a man of unmatched mystery, planned to give us a sneak peek into his surreal life. Three months prior to his tragic death in 2016, the then 57-year-old artist was starting his magnum opus, a memoir detailing just how he became the icon fans have come to love and admire. The man…
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A Purple Celebration Honoring the Life and Legacy of Prince is Coming Soon to Paisley Park
Prince fans! Want to upgrade your April? Well, head to Minneapolis and get you a dose of The Purple One. The annual four-day event celebrating the life and legacy of Prince is back, entitled, CELEBRATION 2019. From Paisley Park’s official website: CELEBRATION 2019, will honor the unique life and legacy of the prodigiously talented cultural…
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The Purple One Would Approve: Pantone Finally Gets It Right With 2018’s Color of the Year
Full disclosure: I’m a Minnesota native. Minneapolis, to be exact. I’m also a black woman, and a musician who counts among her first musical memories seeing the Purple Rain tour live at the Humphrey dome in 1984. Suffice to say, last year I didn’t take Prince’s passing well … But while it may feel a…
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Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives the World ‘a Private View’ of Prince’s Life
Prince has had numerous photographers over the years, but there’s one who stuck out to the Purple One from the day they met: Afshin Shahidi. If his name is familiar, it’s because you know and adore his beautiful daughter, Yara Shahidi, who shines as Zoe on Black-ish and will continue to sprinkle her Black Girl…