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This week it was announced that an EP of previously unreleased music by Prince would be put out on Friday (April 20) to mark the one-year anniversary of his passing.

A lawyer for Prince’s doctor has denied reports suggesting the medic prescribed powerful painkillers for the tragic superstar under a false identity.

Three of Prince’s heirs are unhappy with the management of the late singer’s estate.

The Revolution, Prince’s band from 1979 to 1986, got back together shortly after the singer’s death last April and announced that they would be doing two tribute concerts in Minneapolis last September.

Prince has had a very spotty history when it comes to streaming.

One streaming service has confirmed, and the rest are expected to follow suit, that the music of Prince will return to streaming on Sunday night.

There’s a lot of Prince news this week as the first anniversary of his death last April approaches.

Global Music Rights, a company founded by Irving Azoff in 2014, has acquired the rights for all released and unreleased Prince songs.

Only four albums sold over one million units in the USA during 2016 with Adele ‘25’ the biggest seller.

2016 has proven that the best PR you can do to drive music sales is to die.

Prince’s estate executors have racked up $AUD3 million in legal bills in a three-month period.

Some have questioned how fast the executors of Prince’s estate have managed to get the Paisley Park complex up and running as a museum, feeling it was a bit disrespectful to the late singer this soon after his death, but the company running the site keeps forging forward with new special events.

Major new titles coming out this week include: The Weeknd, Susan Boyle, Brooke Fraser, Garth Brooks, Kate Bush, Rumer, Prince, Kylie Minogue (repacked), A.B.Original, Justin Hayward (GH), and new So Fresh & 100% Hits compilations.

Former CDB and current Boom Crash Opera frontman Andrew De Silva will bring his Purple Revolution: A Tribute To Prince’ show to Sydney’s The X Studio.

Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN has gone from a place of mourning to a full-blown tourist attraction in record time.

Prince’s camp has denied claims Jay Z made a $40 million bid to buy the rights to the late pop icon’s unreleased music.

Prince’s Paisley Park estate is to open its doors to fans later this month after it was given the approval to become a museum.

Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan led the stars at the long-awaited tribute concert to Prince on Thursday night.

Prince’s vault of unreleased music is reportedly up for sale for $35 million (£29 million).

Prince’s Paisley Park compound in Minnesota will open for fans as planned on Thursday (06Oct16) after local officials granted the estate a temporary tour permit.

Chris Martin hosted his curated Global Music Festival on the weekend and treated fans to some tasty covers from Crowded House and Patti Smith with Eddie Vedder.

Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Chaka Khan will be among the friends and fans of Prince who will honour the tragic music icon at an official tribute in his native Minnesota next month.

The Revolution, Prince’s band on the albums 1999, Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day and Parade, reformed on Thursday night for a show at First Avenue in Minneapolis.