Having his 1984 hit “Purple Rain” named one of the state songs of Minnesota “would have meant so much” to Prince, his sister Sharon Nelson told a state Senate committee Tuesday. “It was more than just ...

He certainly didn't make his name as a sensitive singer or songwriter. But in one devastatingly instance, he turned to music to channel his pain.

remembered Nelson, who took it as a sign that Prince felt his work was done ... This is the first time what I’m feeling has come out in music, not drugs and alcohol.” ...

"Our family is very saddened to share the news of my cousin Tyka Evene Nelson who passed away this morning," he wrote. Tyka and Minneapolis music legend Prince Rogers Nelson were the only children ...