Like about everyone right now, we are all sitting here in a daze at the news of Prince's sudden and surprising death at the age of 57. If you don't have your Prince anthology on hand, then you are probably scrambling to try and find a way to Prince's storied discography. He has been a noted opponent of the digitalization of music and especially streaming services, so you can't just pop Purple Rain onto your Spotify to cruise this afternoon. You will have to get a little more creative, but we are here to help. He signed on to help out at TIDAL and gave his entire catalog to them, while his music can be heard today at a few others stations.
Prince pulled all of his music from streaming services last year and put it on TIDAL. So to hear his full official discography, head to TIDAL here and listen to that all of that.
There are a few radio stations playing Prince Marathons all day. Minnesota's The Current is going in for their local hero today, as is UPenn's WXPNFM and Seattle's KEXP.
MTV is also airing wall-to-wall coverage with videos and interviews on their network right now. Beats 1 just wrapped up their marathon now.
More exclusive and rare-b-sides, live clips and demos can be found by rummaging on YouTube or fan forum archives, though the Prince Fan Club has shut down for the day. It is all too fitting that even in his death, Prince is still saying screw you to the industry with his lack of options for consuming his music online.
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