In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album "Purple Rain" brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we're going through the decades and discussing artists who shaped popular music.

Grantis was the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s final band, 3rdeyegirl, and was asked to take the solo on the spot ...

It’s been almost nine years since pop icon Prince died at age 57. And with the Recording Academy honoring the “Diamonds and ...

After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says ...

Album Covers That Are Burned Into Our Brains . Despite MTV putting music videos on the map, 80s album covers never suffered. They continued a long tradition of th ...

Despite having record-breaking careers, artists like Beyoncé, Madonna, Prince, and David Bowie have never won the Grammy for ...

Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis tells The National’s Ian Hanomansing about Prince surprising her during a Toronto ...

Toronto guitarist Donna Grantis talks to The National’s Ian Hanomansing about recording with Prince at all hours of the night, and one very special solo.

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

The Who, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd have all seen works transferred from the studio to the screen years after their records ...