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Michael Jackson may have been the King of Pop, but Prince is surely next in line for the throne.

Organizers of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland say more than 7,000 tickets for two concerts by Prince were sold out within eight minutes of going on sale Saturday.

Musician Prince appears onstage at the Apollo Theater 75th Anniversary Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 8, 2009 in New York City.

Many questions loom regarding Michael Jackson's untimely death. One remains unanswered: Where is Prince? I remember when I was a gangly teenager when Prince Rogers Nelson burst onto a scene already well-saturated and dominated by Michael Joseph Jackson.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 11:10 pm US/Central Reporting Frank Vascellaro MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 1 Michael Koppelman has lived an interesting life.

The rumor had legs. It was all supposedly hush-hush but enough of a crowd gathered to fill the Dakota's bar side and spill outdoors onto the patio.

When "Purple Rain" opened in late July 1984, Pioneer Press writer Rick Shefchik said Prince was better onstage than on-screen, but he also said some nice things about the Purple One's film debut.

The St. John Festival held the Prince and Princess competition and they selected Daniela Joseph as the St.

There are great movies, and there are great rock movies. "Purple Rain," Prince's first film, might just be a great rock movie, but it's no "Gone With the Wind." The movie has some definite strengths - Prince's acting, Prince's singing, Prince's songs and Prince's buddy Morris Day.

As we told you a while back , Denton's own Riverboat Gamblers open up Spin 's Purplish Rain , a tribute disc for Prince 's Purple Rain album and movie, which turn 25 this year.

Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET. June 22, 2009 - Today we're launching a brand new music series to kick off summer, called You Must Hear This .

Change the graffiti on the bathroom wall, get your tattoo fixed, get your T-shirt airbrushed and change the name on your year-end list: Dance pop artist Santogold is now Santigold.

C.J. dishes on Prince's Spin cover and the 20th Purple Rain-iversary and trashes Magic flash gear.

Rain What is the best song with 'rain' in the title? You chose answer A . A. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan B. Come Rain or Come Shine - Frank Sinatra C. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls D. Purple Rain - Prince E. Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly F. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Burt Bacharach G. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

Lil Wayne just finished shooting basketball drama Hurricane Season a ' to hit theatres later this year a ' but Weezy already has his eye set on another role.

Prince 's reclusive one-time protege Apollonia has recorded a new version of her former boss' "When Doves Cry" for a Purple Rain movie tribute album.

NEW YORK Spin magazine's July issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain features a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record's classic tracks.

The Summerstage series of shows in Central Park is supposed to be an enjoyable way to spend a glorious summer evening in New York City.

June 7 1958 Prince is born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis. 1963 Decca Records releases "Come On," the Rolling Stones' first record.

Following a secret warm-up show last month in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor unveiled his new solo group, The Junk Beer Kidnap Band, on Saturday at Rockfest in Kansas City, Missouri.