Prince: His life and music

Music icon -- and Minnesota native -- Prince died at 57 on April 21, 2016.

How Prince worked his magic on the Bangles' 'Manic Monday'
In the 1980s, Prince wrote one of the Bangles' biggest hits, 'Manic Monday.' Now, The Prince Estate has released the demo version of the track as part of the artist's posthumous album, Originals.
The album is comprised of 15 songs that Prince wrote for other artists, from "Manic Monday" to "Jungle Love."
Madonna was back on top of the charts 30 years ago this week with her most controversial song to that point in her career. "Like a Prayer" was a mashup of religion and sexuality.
Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall
"'The Beautiful Ones' is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him," Random House announced.
Ava DuVernay to make Prince documentary for Netflix
The director of "Selma" and this year's "A Wrinkle in Time" is working on a multipart documentary on Prince for Netflix with the support of the late musician's estate.
Minnesota Historical Society obtains more Prince items
The Minnesota Historical Society has obtained two items that illustrate Prince's religious beliefs and desire to control his image.
The gift of posthumous Prince music
Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.
Prince family moves lawsuit against doctor to Carver County
Prince's family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg and various health care providers in Hennepin County last month, saying they provided services to Prince in the weeks before his death but failed to treat his opioid addiction.
Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.