In honor of the 40th anniversary of the legendary “Purple Rain” soundtrack this week, let’s throw it back to some of my other all-time favorite soundtracks — from “Saturday Night … ...

On August 3, 1983, Prince and the Revolution broke off from filming Purple Rain and recording its soundtrack album to play a 45-minute benefit gig for their choreographer, Loyce Holton. They ended ...

The “Purple Rain” album’s climb to the top was even faster: Supercharged by the single’s success and the growing buzz around the forthcoming film, it debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 ...

For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince's legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same ...

Prince’s classic 1984 album ‘Purple Rain’ is receiving a new audio-immersive Dolby Atmos re-issue for its 40th anniversary. READ MORE: The 20 best Prince songs of all time by the NME office; ...

Dolly Parton released her album "Rockstar," featuring a cover of the Prince hit "Purple Rain" and other songs. File Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Dolly Parton has released her first ...

Wendy & Lisa Tease The Revolution’s ‘Purple Rain’ 40th Anniversary Show – And When Their Album With Annie Lennox Is Coming. The Revolution will perform at First Avenue, the Minneapolis ...

Rolling Stone declares ‘Purple Rain’ the greatest soundtrack album of all time. Prince placed three projects in the list of 101 soundtracks while the Coen Brothers helmed two films.

Purple Rain was the first album to officially include Prince’s backing band, The Revolution, on an album. (The Revolution was, however, alluded to on Prince’s 1999 album cover by being written ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The list-loving Rolling Stone cultural arbiters love them some “Purple Rain,” declaring that the 1984 Prince project is the greatest movie soundtrack album ever.

For the 40th anniversary of Prince’s iconic and innovative Purple Rain, the film and accompanying soundtrack album are being turned into a musical.. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the ...

According to Revolution drummer Bobby Z., a.k.a. Bobby Rivkin, the combination of musical theater and Prince, who died in 2016, made sense when he began hearing about the Purple Rain proposal ...