Music icon Prince, has passed away aged 57.
US news outlet TMZ reported that the Purple Rain singer had passed away earlier however police had yet to confirm the identity of the fatality that occurred at his Paisley Park Estate home.
#BREAKING Prince DEAD at 57.https://t.co/deNswWDtPp
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 21, 2016
However his publicist has since released a statement confirming that the fatality was indeed Prince.
BREAKING: Publicist: Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 21, 2016
The singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist was widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive musicians of his era. His hits included "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." He broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Wanna Be Your Lover" and soared over the following decade with such albums as "1999" and "Purple Rain."
