Prince

Bowie & Prince's Final Days Remembered The cover story 12 pages in Record Collector magazine (No. 580, February 2026) marked the ten-year anniversary of the deaths of David Bowie and Prince, looking at the intriguing common ground shared between two artists for whom the adjectives "iconic" and "genius" are, for once, understatements. It explored the parallels in their careers, creative approaches, and lasting legacies as two of music's most singular figures. Article Overview

Springsteen's Protest Response to Minneapolis Written January 24, 2026 and released January 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” was recorded January 27, 2026 at Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, New Jersey. The 4:36 folk rock/heartland rock/protest song was released in response to the killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. "I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it

For the very first time, Prince's album "HitNRun Phase One" was released in the vinyl format on January 30, 2026 It was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015 before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records. The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as Hit n Run Phase One. Critical reception Hit n Run Phase One received mixed reviews from music critics. At Met

For the very first time, Prince's album "HitNRun Phase Two" was released in the vinyl format on January 30, 2026 Initially available exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on December 12, 2015. It was released for streaming and purchase as a continuation of his earlier album, "Hit n Run Phase One." Prince confirmed on Twitter that a physical CD would be released during a weekend of Paisley Park shows in January 2016. The CD was given away to attendees of the shows on the

Prince's Rolling Stone Germany Covermount Fallinlove2nite / Hardrocklover was released a a 7-inch vinyl single(covermount) with the 2026- 02 issue of Rolling Stone Germany. Covermount Xclusive The single only released as a covermount with the February 2026 edition of Rolling Stone magazine in Germany, on January 30, 2026, to promote the vinyl release of the Hitnrun Phase One album. Both the a-side and the b-side were released earlier as stand-alone digital singles promoting t

Duffer Brothers on Prince's Epic Finale Needle Drops The article in Tudum (January 5, 2026) by Keisha Hatchett detailed how the Duffer Brothers secured two Prince songs — "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain" — for the Stranger Things series finale. They chose the tracks from Prince and the Revolution’s 1984 album Purple Rain for their celebratory-to-weighty structure, aligning perfectly with the bomb trigger and somber gate collapse scenes. The brothers called it a “real long s