Joni Mitchell, photographed in 1970. An album of Mitchell's early recordings, Archives Volume 1: The Early Years, was among the best archival releases of 2020. Roy Jones/Getty Images hide caption
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Super Deluxe Release Of Prince's 'Sign O' The Times' Holds Up As A Masterpiece
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Super Deluxe Release Of Prince's 'Sign O' The Times' Holds Up As A Masterpiece
Prince at the burned-out building he and Randee St. Nicholas found in the mid-1990s in Hollywood. Randee St. Nicholas/My Name Is Prince hide caption
The remastered album mines Prince's creative era between Nov. 1981 and Jan. 1983. Allan Beaulieu/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Prince performs during the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in Miami, Fla. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images hide caption
Prince Wanted To 'Break The Mold Of The Memoir,' Says His Co-Writer
Prince's estate was not happy with President Trump on Thursday night. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images hide caption
Summer doesn't last forever, but it's always summer if you have roséwave in your heart. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
In this playlist, musicians imagine what it might be like to take a step on that bright glowing ball in the sky. A. Dagli Orti/De Agostini via Getty Images hide caption
Bruce Springsteen belts out his hit song "Born in the USA" before a sellout crowd in 1985. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
"We Bangles hovered around the cassette machine... and we were smitten with the song," Bangle Susanna Hoffs says of first hearing Prince's demo of "Manic Monday." Virginia Turbett/Courtesy of The Prince Estate hide caption
Lil Nas X. His debut EP 7 is on our shortlist for the best releases out on June 21. Tanima Mehrotra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The latest release from the Prince Estate is a collection of demos of songs he wrote and recorded for other artists between 1981 and 1991. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
In 2018, Prince's estate released a recording from the artist's fabled vault called Piano & A Microphone 1983. Allen Beaulieu/The Prince Estate hide caption
Opening the vault of Prince music videos precedes a forthcoming Netflix documentary directed by Ava DuVernay in cooperation with the artist's estate. Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Prince's posthumous release Piano and a Microphone, 1983 is on our list of the best albums out on Sep. 21. Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images hide caption
Prince's first posthumous album, Piano & A Microphone 1983, is out now. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
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A clip from "Mary Don't You Weep." YouTube hide caption
Prince, backstage during his 1999 tour. Allen Beaulieu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption