Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack hits a new all-time high more than 40 years after its release thanks to the use of "Purple ...

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Prince's 'Purple Rain' is one of several notable needle drops in the Stranger Things finale, and it might've never happened ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince's smashes "Purple Rain," "Let's Go Crazy," "Little Red ...

Late Nite Productions and the Miners Foundry are pleased to present When Doves Cry — the Prince Tribute Show — live on Friday, January 9, 2026. Doors and bar open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m.

Over the course of its five-season run, Stranger Things repeatedly found ways to resurrect Eighties culture, perhaps no more potently than through its many memorable needle drops. And the show’s ...

*Securing iconic music for television is famously difficult, but the appearance of Prince‘s “When Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain” in the “Stranger Things” finale represented a uniquely complex challenge.