Maggie Rogers, left, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo have all spoken about the importance of owning master recordings. Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images; Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images; Photo by Joshua Applegate/WireImage hide caption
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Prince's Around the World in a Day Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in Purple Rain. Cinematic/Alamy hide caption
Prince's band The Revolution talks about the legacy of 'Purple Rain' after 40 years
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The late musician Prince, performing at the Super Bowl in 2007 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images hide caption
A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States hide caption
A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A federal district court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States hide caption
The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity
"New Beyoncé is literally good for everybody in the world," Maggie Rogers says of Renaissance, which shares a release date with her own Surrender. "I'm so excited for this record." Olivia Bee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum in February 1985 in Inglewood, California. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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. Randee St. Nicholas/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. Kelia Anne MacCluskey/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
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's '1999' Sees Another Life — This Time With 35 New Songs
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
