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Prince, superstar and pioneer of American music, dies aged 57 Purple Rain singer whose sprawling career spanned decades and genres dies at his Paisley Park recording studio in his home state of Minnesota Ed Pilkington, Harriet Gibsone and Amanda Holpuch...

In May, in the heady moments after the Minnesota Senate voted to recognize LGBT marriage rights, Andy Holmaas watched, agog, as his boss, Minneapolis Mayor and euphoria junkie R.T. Rybak, announced — shouted, really — that he&rsquo...

Read More British Music Embassy SXSW 2015 is taking place March 17–22, 2015. We love this time of the year, as many bands heading down to Austin will likely stop in Minneapolis before or after the event. Keep up with more SXSW coverage at sxsw.weheartmusic...

The Consequence of Sound Holiday Gift Guide offers ideas for the music fan in your life. From box sets and films to the wacky and practical, this guide compiles over 60 gift ideas spanning 10 different categories. This year, we’ve teamed up with...

The following is excerpted from Michaelangelo Matos’s Sign ‘o’ the Times. Sign ‘0’ the Times opens with a bare drum machine singing the blues and closes with a wall of sanctified sound fueled by Prince overdubbing himself into a gospel choir. In between...