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  1. 3 days ago · While his rise was gradual — “ Purple Rain,” released on this day 40 years ago, was Prince’s sixth album — there’s no disputing the remarkable speed with which his fame skyrocketed ...

  2. 3 days ago · Among the 10 pieces played at Paisley Park were demos of "Let's Go Crazy" and "Purple Rain"; a 1977 jazz jam with Prince and André Cymone; "Friction" by Prince's alter ego, Jamie Starr, from an ...

  3. 4 days ago · Prince was the first pop superstar from the 1980s holy trinity to bridge the gap between Hollywood and MTV, with Purple Rain arriving eight months before Madonna 's star turn in Desperately Seeking Susan and four years before Michael Jackson 's fantastical anthology Moonwalker. And it spawned a whole host of similar vanity projects, too.

  4. 1 day ago · The soundtrack album hit the streets on June 25, 1984; the film premiered two days later. To honor the 40th anniversary of "Purple Rain," here’s one unabashedly subjective countdown of Prince's ...

  5. 2 days ago · Prince was named the 14th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023. [454] He has won seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the film Purple Rain ), and a Golden Globe Award. [455]

  6. Jun 19, 2024 · Purple Rain (1984) gave Prince two American number one singles ("When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy") while the three other singles, "Purple Rain", "I Would Die 4 U", and "Take Me with U" became worldwide top-10 hits and established him as one of the most popular performers of the decade.

  7. Jun 21, 2024 · Princes classic Purple Rain album, from 1984, has been mixed in Dolby Atmos and is available to stream from today, on compatible streaming platforms. The new Atmos mix of Purple Rain has been created from the original multi-track master tapes by Chris James (who did Diamonds and Pearls last year).