In 1984, a film starring one of music's most enigmatic icons redefined what a rock movie could be. Part drama, part musical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack hits a new all-time high more than ...

For Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, the playwright who wrote the book for the musical version of “Purple Rain,” theater is a place of solitude. “I like to think of the theater as a gym for the emotions,” he ...