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
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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
The entrance of Paisley Park. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Prince performing at Nassau Coliseum during his Purple Rain tour. Ebet Roberts/Redferns hide caption
A still from Republican Hair's "Miss Prince" video. YouTube hide caption
A still from Prince's video for "Let's Go Crazy." YouTube hide caption
The Revolution, including (from left) Doctor Fink, Wendy Melvoin and Bobby Z., is on a tour this spring paying tribute to Prince. Raquel Zaldivar/NPR hide caption
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Revolution: Prince's Band On Reuniting And Healing
Prince's classic 1984 album Purple Rain is about to get two deluxe reissues. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Prince performs onstage in March 2005. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
The entrance of the Paisley Park compound. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Flowers, balloons, and other tributes left by fans hang on the fence outside Paisley Park, Prince's home and studio, in Chanhassen, Minn., in April 2016. The prolific musician died on April 21, 2016 at age 57. Steven Cohen hide caption
Prince onstage in 1979. Leni Sinclair/Getty Images hide caption
Prince performs "3121" during 6th Annual BET Awards in 2006. L. Cohen/WireImage hide caption
Prince on March 5, 2006 in West Hollywood, California. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption
The star of music legend Prince, painted on the outside wall of First Avenue, featured in the film Purple Rain, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two days after his death on April 21, 2016. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Mayte Garcia looks back on her relationship with Prince in a new book titled The Most Beautiful. Sinead Lynch/Getty Images hide caption
Mayte Garcia Knew She Would Marry Prince, But Could Never Have Predicted How
Jack Black sings an a capella version of Prince's "When Doves Cry" as part of a Tenacious D concert. YouTube hide caption
Prince's Warner Bros. catalog returned to streaming services Sunday, Feb. 12. Courtesy of the artist hide caption