Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum in February 1985 in Inglewood, California. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Prince performs in Paris at the Grand Palais on Oct. 11, 2009. The musician died in 2016. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Prince at the Dorchester Hotel in London in 2007. My Name Is Prince hide caption
From Sold-Out Shows To Quiet Moments Alone, She Captured The Magic Of Prince
Billie Eilish's sophomore full-length, Happier Than Ever, tops this week's list of the best albums out on July 30. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Recorded in 2010, Prince's Welcome 2 America is a previously unreleased, 12-track album. Kevin Mazur/The Prince Estate hide caption
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana by Michael Ochs Archives, Prince by Michael Ochs Archives, Amy Winehouse by Roger Kisby Getty Images hide caption
It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
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. 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