Original Features

Mattie Della Shaw Baker’s strong character inspired his breakup songs.

The only problem was, he thought the legendary saxophonist was dead.

Prince took home three awards but failed to show up to record the charity single.

Instead of answering questions, Prince let his music do the talking.

If there's a more defining moment in the history of Super Bowl halftime shows than Prince playing "Purple Rain" in the middle of a downpour, we haven't seen it.

After years away from the web, Prince returned online with this minimally designed site in 2013.

Moonsie's on-again off-again romance with Prince is rumored to have inspired one of his greatest tracks.

Prince was continually inspired by the civil rights leader, and paid tribute to him in a variety of ways.

The year included reissues, tributes, legal drama and more.

Prince's comments to Bryant Gumbel were his first admissions that something had gone wrong with his baby.