All night parties, soaring music sales and heartfelt messages on social media after his death, show that the ‘Purple Rain’ singer was much loved by friends and followers. In the States, Thousands of people filled the streets outside the downtown Minneapolis nightclub where Prince’s Purple Rain was filmed for an all-night dance party in honour of the singer on Thursday, after the 57-year-old singer died in his Minneapolis home.
According to reports, Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his home. Three of his songs — Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, and When Doves Cry — surged to seventh, ninth and 10th on iTunes’ Top Songs chart.
Four of his albums — The Very Best of Prince, Purple Rain, The Hits / The B-Sides and 1999 — jumped to first, second, third and eighth on iTunes’ Top Albums chart by Thursday afternoon.
Price’s publicist tells the AP he was found dead at his suburban Minneapolis home earlier Thursday.
The singer’s music catalogue, including last year’s HITNRUN Phase One & Two, was streaming on Tidal, another high-profile exclusive for the Jay Z-backed service. Other streaming services like Spotify and Rhapsody did not offer Prince’s songs.
Reaction is pouring in from fans and celebrities following the death of music superstar Prince.
Many celebrities took to Twitter to express their sadness Thursday:
We've lost another legend in music! Is this the end of an era in music? Share your thoughts with us on our official social media pages via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
According to reports, Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his home. Three of his songs — Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, and When Doves Cry — surged to seventh, ninth and 10th on iTunes’ Top Songs chart.
Four of his albums — The Very Best of Prince, Purple Rain, The Hits / The B-Sides and 1999 — jumped to first, second, third and eighth on iTunes’ Top Albums chart by Thursday afternoon.
Price’s publicist tells the AP he was found dead at his suburban Minneapolis home earlier Thursday.
The singer’s music catalogue, including last year’s HITNRUN Phase One & Two, was streaming on Tidal, another high-profile exclusive for the Jay Z-backed service. Other streaming services like Spotify and Rhapsody did not offer Prince’s songs.
Reaction is pouring in from fans and celebrities following the death of music superstar Prince.
Many celebrities took to Twitter to express their sadness Thursday:
Another legend has been passed away. #PrinceRIP pic.twitter.com/FdkRs3KDiU
— APR Telecoms (@aprtelecoms) April 22, 2016
Prince you're one of my Heroes and no one can tell me otherwise, not even you. I'm so fortunate… https://t.co/cKw9hee2cQ
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) April 22, 2016
Prince? Say it isn't so...
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) April 21, 2016
All the news networks combined and still you can't fully comprehend his genius. What a legacy, what a legend. Prince pic.twitter.com/jQRX2Gtg4h
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) April 21, 2016
First Michael and now Prince ? If u know me...then u'll know how much I loved Prince...even got picked on as a kid for being a Prince fan ? and he influenced me so much! #RIP
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Tribute to the genius of Prince. You will live on forever in our hearts. #ripprince this photo broke the Internet. Thought it was only appropriate to re-share it today.
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We've lost another legend in music! Is this the end of an era in music? Share your thoughts with us on our official social media pages via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.