University of Minnesota sets ceremony to award honorary degree to PrinceSeptember 14, 2018 10:15 AMBy MPR News StaffThe University of Minnesota will award the late music icon Prince an honorary degree at a performance-packed ceremony later this month.
Prince family moves lawsuit against doctor to Carver CountySeptember 12, 2018 3:21 PMBy The Associated PressPrince'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.
Play1min 37secWill Bruno Mars play Prince in biopic?September 11, 2018 10:27 AMBy Phil PicardiBruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Prince estate, Sony ink distribution deal for 35 albumsJune 27, 2018 10:32 AMBy Associated PressThe Prince estate and Sony Music Entertainment have signed a distribution deal for 35 of Prince's previously released album titles.
Unreleased Prince music to be streamed on Tidal in 2019May 12, 2018 8:40 AMBy Amy Forliti, Associated PressThe album will stream exclusively on Tidal for 14 days and will be available for download seven days after its debut. That will be followed by a global physical release by the Prince estate.
Prince heirs sue Illinois hospital over care during overdoseApril 23, 2018 6:42 PMBy The Associated PressPrince's heirs are suing Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated him after he suffered a drug overdose just a week before he died.
From the vaults, a showstopper: Hear Prince perform 'Nothing Compares 2 U'April 20, 2018 7:16 AMBy Stephen Thompson As news swirls about culpability for Prince's death, his estate has released a major find: a long-lost 1984 recording of his classic composition, along with rare video footage from his rehearsals.
Play3min 24secCarver County authorities release data from two years of Prince death investigationApril 20, 2018 5:31 AMBy Matt SepicAuthorities in Carver County released more than 15 gigabytes of data, including witness interviews, videos, and photos from the suburban Minneapolis home where the music superstar died of an opioid overdose almost two years ago.
Play4min 31secProsecutor: No criminal charges from Prince death probeApril 19, 2018 11:14 AMBy Brandt Williams, Tim Nelson, and Matt SepicPrince died from a counterfeit version of the painkiller Vicodin that was laced with fentanyl, but there was "no reliable evidence" to show how Prince got the pills or who may have played a role, Carver County Attorney Mark Metz said Thursday.
Read settlement documents, search warrants in Prince caseApril 19, 2018 10:45 AMBy MPR News StaffFederal authorities released documents Thursday tied to the settlement between a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. A search warrant was also unsealed.