Music & Culture

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Prince Lived Outside The Confines Of Genre, Race And Gender

9:01am April 22, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Music fans are still reeling from the news that Prince died on Thursday at age 57. People are gathering to pay their respects. In New York, there was a party beneath the marquee of the Apollo Theater.

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Julia Holter: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am April 22, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The most minute details suddenly become a grandiose spectacle in Julia Holter's cosmic cabaret. Her new arrangements at the NPR Music offices unravel amid moments of both quiet and bombast.

On Prince And How The Loss Of Musical Legends Affects Our Brains

8:51am April 22, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

What does the passing of a beloved musician awaken in us? Why do these losses really punch us in the gut?

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Songs We Love: Professor Longhair, 'Mess Around (Live)'

8:27am April 22, 2016

by Alison Fensterstock

In 1976, during a legend-cementing career comeback, the New Orleans piano hero played a fierce rendition of "Mess Around" live in Chicago.

Prince on stage in The Netherlands in 1986, during the tour for his album Parade.

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Listen To My Body Tonight: How Prince's Transgressive Spirit Broke Boundaries

2:41am April 22, 2016

by Ann Powers

In the nearly four decades of music Prince made, propriety and prejudice were regularly vanquished by good humor and elegant lust.

Prince and his wife, Manuela Testolini, backstage at the 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, Calif., in 2004.

Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57

9:10pm April 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

One reporter outside Prince's Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said "even the journalists are hugging each other" after learning that Prince had died.

Prince performs in New York in 1981, on tour behind his third album, Dirty Mind.

'His Music Does The Talking': Manager Owen Husney On Prince's Legacy

8:37pm April 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

"I saw who he was, and there was a mystery about him even then," says Husney, who managed Prince at the very beginning of his career. The iconic musician died Thursday at 57.

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Prince performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in 2007.

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4 Prince Videos You Should Watch Right Now

7:34pm April 21, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Prince was not only a spectacular musician but also a singular performer. From the Super Bowl to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he left a mark onstage.

Prince performs at NOKIA Theatre on March 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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All Songs +1: Remembering Prince, The Utopian

6:15pm April 21, 2016

"I always talk about Prince as a 'Utopian,' as someone who imagines the best possible world." Hear our chat with Ann Powers about the artist forever known as Prince.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour Small Batch: Remembering Prince

5:43pm April 21, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson discuss the way Prince changed music, supported other artists, defied creative constraints and challenged the notion of what it means for a pop singer to rebel.

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