Prince

St Vincent in Dublin: Romance is the lifeblood of this show but it is hard-wrought

Annie Clark flies around the stage with a woozy grace, like a frustrated ballerina gone rogue

Mon Oct 14 2024 - 11:50

Harold and the Purple Crayon: ‘I always question: why purple? But that became the colour and then I embraced it’

Harold and the Purple Crayon, a longtime children’s favourite in the US and by a writer with a radical edge, has finally been adapted for screen by Carlos Saldanha

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 05:00

Prince’s Paisley Park: In Minneapolis, everyone’s got a Prince story

Bob Dylan is a famous son of Minneapolis but the city is speckled with places to pay homage to its long-time resident Prince, thanks to his zest for local life

Sun May 26 2024 - 05:00

Vince Power: Waterford-born ‘Godfather of Gigs’ who rocked the UK music scene

Music promoter, entrepreneur and founder of the Mean Fiddler Group had a favourite mantra: ‘Keep one eye on the till and one eye on the talent’

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 00:30

Andy Warhol gets another 15 minutes of fame – a reminder we all still live in his world

Hugh Linehan: A judgment by the US supreme court may have all sorts of legal implications for copyright in the future

Sun May 28 2023 - 06:25

Prince’s Welcome 2 America: Unreleased album due out in July

Politically minded 2010 album will be first complete project released from storied vault

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 10:56

Teddy’s Ice Cream issued with closure order by food safety body

FSAI says storage area poorly pest-proofed with holes allowing potential rodent access

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 13:18

Prince’s last days: ‘He seemed so strong. He was still burning with ambition’

Dan Piepenbring on how he brought the musician’s memoir to life following his death

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:20

Prince’s unfinished memoir The Beautiful Ones to be published in October

Newly envisioned treatment of ‘deeply personal’ book will be released on October 29th

Tue Apr 23 2019 - 08:49

George Michael revealed in artworks by Hirst and Emin

Key pieces being sold from the late singer’s art collection reflect his life and demons

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 00:00

The farms that let you choose and cut your own Christmas tree

Ireland faces a Christmas Tree shortage in seven years after the 2018 heatwave

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00

Rapper Mac Miller died of drugs and alcohol overdose

Accidental overdose involving fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol cause of death, rules coroner

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 23:50

God loves us all, regardless of sexual orientation

Rite&Reason: Imagine a sign on a church door saying ‘We reserve the right of admission’

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 01:00

Nothing Compares 2 U: What Prince thought of Sinéad O’Connor’s smash hit

The secrets of Prince’s original recording, unheard until today

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 17:21

Prince had massive doses of painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin in body

Autopsy toxicology report indicates 'exceedingly high' level of fentanyl at time of musician's death

Tue Mar 27 2018 - 06:16

Musician Tom Petty died from accidental drug overdose

Coroner say singer had mix of drugs including opioids in system

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 13:00

Siona Ryan: My date with Prince in his limo - Podcast

Chocolatier and former nightclub ‘bitch on the door’ Síona Ryan is this week’s Róisín Meets guest

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 07:00

Prince’s siblings are named heirs to his vast estate

Minnesota judge rules in favour of six relatives of the musician after legal battle

Sat May 20 2017 - 14:39

Prince mysteries: who are his heirs and where did he get the drugs?

As the first anniversary of Prince’s death approaches, many issues remain unresolved, including where he got the drug that killed him

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 12:14

Chris Horn: Satellites allow everyone to be a spy

UCD and Queen’s have submitted cubesat ideas to the European Space Agency

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 05:15

Prince’s music catalogue set for release on streaming services

Return of albums to digital sites to coincide with Grammy Awards this Sunday

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 16:31

94 East featuring Prince review: Nuggets from the Purple One’s funky teen years

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 15:12

Prince’s label sues Jay Z’s firm for copyright infringement

NPG Records claims Roc Nation illegally streamed the musician’s hits on Tidal

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 20:48

Bantum - Move album review: the experiment is a success

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 14:25

US singer Chaka Khan in rehab over prescription drug addiction

Grammy-winning performer is battling problem with same drug that killed Prince

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 19:02

Album of the week: Day of the Dead – famous Deadheads serve up some Cherry Garcia

Thu May 19 2016 - 13:00

‘I’m with the brand’ say musicians in post-Prince industry

Artists who embrace advertisers are not treated with suspicion anymore

Fri May 13 2016 - 08:00

Prince was to meet doctor over painkillers addiction - report

Musician was due to see expert the day after his death over ‘grave medical emergency’

Wed May 04 2016 - 16:00

Prince’s band to reunite following musician’s death

The Revolution played with the music superstar during the ‘Purple Rain’ era

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 22:04

Prince did not leave behind a will, sister claims

Musician’s relative applies for administrator to oversee estate after his sudden death

Tue Apr 26 2016 - 19:04

Prince’s music soars to top of US Billboard chart

Nielsen Music tracked 2.3 million song and more than 579,000 album sales since death

Tue Apr 26 2016 - 10:27

Prince stayed awake for 154 hours before his death, reports say

Witnesses claim musician appeared ‘weak’ during one of his last public appearances

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 15:14

Sweet madness of a Prince ‘interview’: no pens, no past tense, no Irish

When the late singer was heading for Ireland in 2011 he agreed to talk to Brian Boyd. It wasn’t a run-of-the-mill encounter

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 13:20

Prince leaves canon of brilliant, individual pop songs

Death of tiny collossus at aged 57 leaves music world and industry in shock

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00