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
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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
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
Prince onstage in 1979. Leni Sinclair/Getty Images hide caption