POST-BULLETIN Published shortly after Paisley Park opened as a museum, the November 11, 2016 Post-Bulletin reports on an expansion of the visitor experience at Prince’s Chanhassen studio complex. New themed packages were planned from December 1, including a Studio B recording experience, Paisley Park After Dark dance parties, screenings of Prince films and rare performance footage, and a Sunday Brunch Experience inside Prince’s private NPG Music Club. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS FEATU

DULUTH NEWS-TRIBUNE The November 11, 2016 Duluth News-Tribune previews photographer Steve Parke’s forthcoming Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait, a collection of rare photographs documenting Prince away from the conventional public spotlight. Having worked as Prince’s art director for more than a decade, Parke assembled previously unpublished images, everyday moments and personal vignettes from the years 1988 to 2001, with Sheila E. providing the book’s foreword. FEATURE

This Star Tribune Variety cover feature celebrates photographer Daniel Corrigan and the publication of Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis. Written by Jon Bream, the article looks back over Corrigan’s extensive documentation of Minnesota’s music scene, with Prince given a prominent place through a large 1981 concert photograph and Corrigan’s recollections of photographing Prince six times during that year. Publication: Star Tribune Date: October 28, 2016 Country: United

The feA seven‑page feature and cover story from September 1, 2016, celebrating Prince’s most iconic guitars and the role they played in reshaping funk, pop, and rock across four decades. ature examines the instruments that defined Prince’s sound — from the Hohner Tele‑style to the Cloud and Symbol guitars — revealing how each became an extension of his identity, performance style, and musical innovation

This Star Tribune article by Michael Russo, dated August 24 2016, reports that the Minnesota Wild hockey team officially adopted Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” as its goal song following a fan vote. The decision honours the late Minneapolis icon and reflects his enduring influence on the city’s culture. Publication: Star Tribune Date: August 24 2016 Country: United States he Minnesota Wild announced that it would change its goal song to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy!” after surveying s

Publication: Star Tribune Date: June 27, 2016 Country: United States Section: Entertainment Star Tribune feature covering the powerful and emotional Prince tributes that dominated the 2016 BET Awards, just weeks after his shocking and untimely passing, highlighting heartfelt performances and tributes from some of music’s biggest stars as the entertainment world came together to honor the Purple One’s immense legacy and groundbreaking influence on popular culture. The article

A Black Music Month commemorative issue of Ebony magazine, published June 2016, honoring Prince’s life, legacy, and cultural impact shortly after his passing.

The issue presents Prince as a towering creative force whose influence extended far beyond genre — a visionary who reshaped music, style, identity, and the cultural imagination across four decades.

Stark, black‑and‑white NME cover and three‑page tribute feature published in the immediate aftermath of Prince’s passing in April 2016, honouring his life, legacy, and unmatched musical fire.

“Ruff Enuff” is the sound of Paisley Park in motion — fast, loose, and alive. A snapshot of Prince shaping a new band, a new sound, and a new project that never fully surfaced. Its 48‑hour evolution from studio floor to digital release captures the urgency of his final creative phase.