It’s not an understatement when I tell you that Prince’s “Purple Rain” soundtrack changed my life after it came out 40 years ago on June 25, 1984. I wore that vinyl out after I scraped my coins ...

Prince and The Revolution’s “Purple Rain” climbs to No. 2 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles chart, narrowly missing the top spot yet again.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack hits a new all-time high more than ...

Forty years after “Purple Rain” topped the box office, winning an Oscar for its iconic soundtrack and solidifying Prince‘s status as the high priest of pop, a new stage adaptation of the film classic ...

Prince’s iconic Purple Rain is being adapted for Broadway. The 1984 film, which marked the musician’s acting debut, grossed close to $100 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for best original ...

Decades after its release, Prince’s 1984 album and film soundtrack, “Purple Rain,” is seeing renewed momentum. According to Forbes, U.S. sales for the album more than doubled over a one-week period as ...

A maximalist magnum opus that’s sold 25 million copies and counting, Purple Rain catapulted Prince into the immortal pop pantheon with its audacious blend of machine-tooled sex-funk, heavy metal ...

Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in Purple Rain. Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a ...