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Watch a new director’s cut of Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo, now with more Prince
By Richard Bienstock published
Re-edited clip still doesn’t reveal where his guitar landed

Never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, set for release
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Listen to the title track, featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, now

Prince-owned Cloud guitar sells for $133,000 at auction
By Matt Owen published
The bright yellow electric guitar fetched over double what it was initially expected to sell for, and was sold alongside a handful of other Prince-related memorabilia

Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince

Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block
By Richard Bienstock published
The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000

Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America
By Richard Bienstock published
As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America

Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“
By Joel McIver published
The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One

Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” Fender Gemini II acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block
By Richard Bienstock published
The budget model, used to record the popular 1991 album, could fetch upwards of $100,000
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