I Would Die 4 U (song)

2023 (6)

2023 August (3)

"New archival footage surfaces of Prince performing legendary 1983 "Purple Rain" set at First Avenue"
- in WCCO - CBS Minnesota
- on 4 August 2023
- about A Case of You (song), Aug. 3, 1983 (event), Baby I'm a Star (song), bootleg, Computer Blue (song), Delirious (song), DJ Dudley D, Dr. Mambo's Combo, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Jeff Wagner, Joni Mitchell, Let's Go Crazy (song), Matt Liddy, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Prince and The Revolution, Purple Rain (song), The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, vault, WCCO
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"When Prince Debuted ‘Purple Rain’ At First Avenue: The Full Story -- During a benefit concert held at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, on 3 August 1983, Prince debuted many of his career-making ‘Purple Rain’ songs."

"The Big Gigs: 10 concerts in the Twin Cities to see this week -- Highlights for Aug. 3-9 include Zach Bryan, Lionel Richie, Suki Waterhouse, We Fest and the National. "
- in Minneapolis Star Tribune
- on 2 August 2023
- about Aug. 3, 1983 (event), Baby, I'm a Star (song), Computer Blue (song), Dr. Mambo's Combo, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let's Go Crazy (song), Minnesota Dance Theatre, Prince & The Revolution, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (song), The Revolution, Wendy Melvoin
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2023 July (2)

"'Nothing Compares 2 U' Wasn't Sinead O'Connor's Only Prince Cover"
- in ultimateprince.com
- on 30 July 2023
- about Frank Benbini, Fun Lovin' Criminals, I Would Die 4 U (song), memoir, Nothing Compares 2 U (song), pillow fight, Purple Reggae (album), Radio Riddler, Rememberings (book), Sinead O’Connor, Sinead O'Connor
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"Sinead O'Connor and the story of her second Prince cover - after vow 'never to sing another' -- Fun Lovin' Criminals drummer Frank Benbini first met Sinead O'Connor backstage at a charity show in Dublin they were both performing at. The pair stayed in touch and ended up collaborating on a Prince cover - but not the song she is most famous for."
- in news.sky.com
- on 28 July 2023
- about Beverley Knight, Frank Benbini, Fun Lovin' Criminals, I Would Die 4 U (song), Nothing Compares 2 U (song), Purple Rain (album), Purple Reggae (album), Radio Riddler, Sinead O'Connor
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2023 June (1)

"“There’s Guitar Madness All Over This”: Prince Talks Gear, Recording and His Creative Process in This Essential Interview From the ‘Guitar Player’ Vault -- The Artist spoke to ‘GP’ from Paisley Park’s Studio A at a milestone moment in his guitar playing career"

2022 (3)

2022 June (1)

"Purple Rain: The Story Behind Prince’s Career-Defining Song -- The song most associated with Prince, Purple Rain is an epic power ballad that embodied its creator’s search for transcendence through music."

2022 May (2)

"Concierto de Prince de 1985 encuentra una nueva vida"

"When purple reigned: A 1985 Prince concert finds a new life"

2021 (1)

2021 June (1)

"Purple Rain: How Prince Stormed His Way To Superstardom -- Creating the zeitgeist, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ era raised the bars for music, cinema and live performance. No one has come close since."

2020 (5)

2020 January (5)

"H.E.R., Gary Clark Jr., Dave Grohl and More Go Crazy For 'The Grammy Salute to Prince'"
- in Billboard
- on 29 January 2020
- about 1999 (song), Baby I’m a Star (song), Bangles, Beck, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Controversy (song), Darling Nikki (song), Earth, Wind & Fire, Foo Fighters, Gary Clark Jr., Grammy Award, H.E.R., I Would Die 4 U (song), Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jimmy Jam, John Legend, Juanes, Jungle Love (song), Ken Ehrlich, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Los Angeles Convention Center (place), Manic Monday (song), Mavis Staples, Maya Rudolph, Misty Copeland, Morris Day, Mountains (song), Pop Life (song), Prince Estate, Purple Rain (song), Raspberry Beret (song), Sheila E., St. Vincent, Susanna Hoffs, Terry Lewis, The Beautiful Ones (song), The Bird (song), The Glamorous Life (song), The Prince Estate, The Revolution, The Time
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"Prince Mural Installed at MSP Airport -- The bright and colorful 16-by-24 foot image will send off travelers over the course of this year."
- by Peter Diamond
- in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (HTTP)
- on 29 January 2020
- about airport, ARTS@MSP, exhibit, I Would Die 4 U (song), International Lover (song), Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (place), MSP (place), museum, Rock 'Cyfi' Martinez, Weisman Art Museum (place)
- (mirror)

"Local artist pays tribute to Prince with giant mural at MSP airport -- Rock Martinez's mural of the music legend arrived for a yearlong stay at MSP as part of the airport's traveling exhibits program."
- in Minneapolis Star Tribune
- on 28 January 2020
- about airport, Alan Seiffert, ARTS@MSP, Bob Dylan, exhibit, I Would Die 4 U (song), merchandise, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (place), MSP (place), museum, Rock Martinez, The Revolution, University of Minnesota, Weisman Art Museum (place)
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"Gigantic Prince Mural Coming to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport -- Rock 'Cyfi' Martinez's "I Would Die 4 U" will be featured"
- in insidehook.com
- on 27 January 2020
- about airport, I Would Die 4 U (song), Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (place), MSP (place), museum, Rock 'Cyfi' Martinez, Weisman Art Museum (place)
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"Massive Prince Mural Coming To MSP’s Terminal 1"
- in WCCO - CBS Minnesota (old)
- on 24 January 2020
- about airport, I Would Die 4 U (song), Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (place), museum, Rock Martinez, University of Minnesota, WCCO
- (mirror)

2019 (5)

2019 July (4)

"Rapper Cardi B delivered a sharp but too-short show, with plenty of wisecracks -- The Bronx native became the first female rapper to fill a local arena at Target Center, and her performance convincingly showed why."
- by Nicole Neri
- in Minneapolis Star Tribune
- on 27 July 2019
- about I Would Die 4 U (song), Lizzo, Super Bowl
- (mirror)

"Prince Never Acted Before 'Purple Rain.' Then He Became a Household Name -- The movie and album would come to help define the 1980s and catapult the performer to global fame."
- by Colin Bertram
- in Biography
- on 25 July 2019
- about Academy Award, Alan Light, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia Kotero, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Michael Jackson, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), The Revolution, The Time, Vanity, When Doves Cry (song)
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"Prince’s often-hidden first performance of ‘Purple Rain’ from 1983 is amazing"
- by Far Out Staff
- in Far Out Magazine
- on 21 July 2019
- about First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), The Time
- (mirror)

"Prince And The Revolution’s Lisa Coleman On Her New Solo LP And ‘Purple Rain’ Turning 35"
- by David Chiu
- in Forbes
- on 9 July 2019
- about First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Lisa Coleman, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), The Revolution, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2019 June (1)

"Prince and The Revolution’s ‘Purple Rain’ Turns 35: Anniversary Retrospective -- Happy 35th Anniversary to Prince’s sixth studio album (and soundtrack to the film) Purple Rain, originally released June 25, 1984."
- by Andy Healy
- in Albumism
- on 23 June 2019
- about Apollonia 6, Baby I’m a Star (song), Computer Blue (song), Darling Nikki (song), First Avenue (place), Grammy Award, I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Linn LM-1, Lisa Coleman, Parental Advisory, Parents Music Resource Center, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Take Me with U (song), The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, The Time, Undisputed (song), Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2018 (2)

2018 December (1)

"The Prince musical shows anything goes in Hollywood – bar original ideas -- Good luck to the execs tasked with making a jukebox singalong from songs laden with kink and taboo. But will cinema’s tedious mining of old material ever stop?"
- in The Guardian
- on 4 December 2018
- about Darling Nikki (song), fair use, I Would Die 4 U (song), musical, Netflix, Raspberry Beret (song), Universal Pictures
- (mirror)

2018 June (1)

"The 20 best Prince songs of all time by the NME office"

2017 (4)

2017 June (2)

"Prince’s Purple Downpour: A Review of the Expanded “Purple Rain”"

"Exclusive Preview: Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Deluxe Edition, With Previously Unreleased Tracks"

2017 April (2)

"Tracklist for Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Deluxe Edition Leaks — Unreleased Tracks Revealed"

"The 25 best Prince songs of all time"

2016 (5)

2016 April (5)

"Dan Bova: What a 9-year-old thinks of 'Purple Rain'"
- in USA Today
- on 28 April 2016
- about Baby I’m a Star (song), Computer Blue (song), Darling Nikki (song), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (song), Take Me with U (song), The Beautiful Ones (song), When Doves Cry (song)
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"Prince’s Purple Rain – the inside story -- The full tale of the greatest triumph of one of rock’s true superstars"
- by David Cavanagh
- in Uncut
- on 22 April 2016
- about Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Apollonia Kotero, Baby I’m a Star (song), Bob Cavallo, Bobby Z, David Leonard, Dez Dickerson, Eddie Murphy, First Avenue (place), Golden Raspberry Awards, I Would Die 4 U (song), Jerome Benton, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lionel Richie, Lisa Coleman, Little Red Corvette (song), Mann’s Chinese Theatre (place), Matt Fink, Michael Jackson, Mo Ostin, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Steve Fargnoli, Stevie Wonder, Terry Semel, The Revolution, The Time, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), Vanity, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song), William Blinn, Worst Actor (award), Worst Director (award), Worst Film (award), ZZ Top
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"Our horrible and stupid experience with Prince in 1981"
- in presstelegram.com
- on 21 April 2016
- about Baby I’m a Star (song), Darling Nikki (song), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Little Red Corvette (song), When Doves Cry (song)
- (mirror)

"Prince, a singular, meticulous master of pop, dies at 57"
- by Jon Pareles
- in San Francisco Chronicle
- on 21 April 2016
- about Albert Magnoli, Chaka Khan, Chanhassen (place), I Feel For You (song), I Wanna Be Your Lover (song), I Would Die 4 U (song), Jim Olson, John L. Nelson, Little Red Corvette (song), Manic Monday (song), Morris Day, Nothing Compares 2 U (song), Raspberry Beret (song), Sinead O'Connor, Sinéad O'Connor, Super Bowl, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), When Doves Cry (song), While My Guitar Gently Weeps (song), Yvette Noel-Schure
- (mirror)

"What Prince Taught Me About Love. And Sex. And Time. -- Thirty-five years ago, I heard Prince's voice. Eighteen years later, I was in his presence."
- in Esquire
- on 21 April 2016
- about Baby I'm a Star (song), Batdance (song), Darling Nikki (song), George Clinton, I Would Die 4 U (song), Kenny Rogers, Morris Day, Nothing Compares 2 U (song), Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Vanity 6, YouTube
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2015 (1)

2015 January (1)

"30 years ago: Prince holds court at the Summit"
- by J.R. Gonzales
- in San Francisco Chronicle
- on 9 January 2015
- about Apollonia, Apollonia 6, Darling Nikki (song), Delirious (song), I Would Die 4 U (song), Little Red Corvette (song), Prince and The Revolution, Purple Rain (tour), Sheila E., The Revolution, When Doves Cry (song)
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2014 (1)

2014 July (1)

"‘Purple Rain’ turns 30: How it made Prince a superstar"
- in TwinCities.com - Pioneer Press
- on 25 July 2014
- about First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), musical, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (musical), Purple Rain (song), The Revolution, When Doves Cry (song)
- (mirror)