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CHANHASSESN, Minn. (AP) — Prince’s Paisley Park plans to offer new, themed fan packages and is adding tour dates through March 31. The museum in suburban Minneapolis said Thursday that the new tour packages start Dec. 1. On Thursdays, VIP tour ticket holders can record vocals over a short segment of a Prince song in […]

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CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota city council voted Monday to rezone Prince‘s Paisley Park recording studio and home, allowing it to open as a permanent museum. The Chanhassen City Council signed off on the rezoning request, but also will require a traffic study to address concerns from council members and residents about pedestrian safety, […]

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CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Paisley Park has added additional tour dates in October for those who want to visit the suburban Minneapolis recording complex of the late superstar Prince. The Chanhassen City Council recently approved a new temporary operating permit for the museum. Paisley Park will now open on Oct. 13, 15 and 21-23 in […]

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When Prince died earlier this year, fans around the world were shaken and shocked, but interestingly, or should we say, equally as shocking, his sister, Tyka Nelson, told “ET‘s” Kevin Frazier it was something she expected. “It wasn’t hard at all,” Nelson said about coming to grips with Prince’s death. “It was a two-word phone […]

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The “Today” Show’s Al Roker took viewers on an exclusive tour of Prince’s Paisley Park ahead of its official opening to the public on Thursday. Viewers got to see inside the control room of the facility’s Studio A, where the late singer’s handwritten notes could be seen along with his keyboard and guitars. He was […]

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CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — UPDATE: Paisley Park tours will open as scheduled – but only for a few days. Under the permit, the Paisley Park museum will be open for tours Thursday — the originally announced opening day — Saturday and Oct. 14, Paisley Park said in a statement Tuesday. The new museum will try […]

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CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Paisley Park needs employees to handle the hordes of fans expected to visit Prince’s private estate and studio complex in suburban Minneapolis when it opens for public tours Oct. 6. Management company Graceland Holdings is hoping to fill positions including general manager, tour operations, security, sales and marketing at the property […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paisley Park, the private estate and studio complex of the late rock superstar Prince, will open for daily public tours starting Oct. 6, the trust company overseeing his estate announced Wednesday, and the company that runs Elvis Presley’s Graceland will manage it. Bremer Trust said in a statement that millions of Prince […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The administrator of Prince’s estate says it is not planning to sell Paisley Park, one day after asking a judge for permission to offer several Prince properties for sale. A court filing on Friday had included Paisley Park, Prince’s home and recording complex, among a list of properties that could be sold. […]

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It wasn’t until my flight from Los Angeles touched down at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International, just after noon, that I let myself get excited. I was allowed: I’m certain I was the only person onboard who’d come to meet with Prince. October 1991. After more than a decade of hit singles, multi-platinum albums, sell-out concert tours, […]

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Former Spice Girl Mel B (a.k.a. Melanie Brown, a.k.a. Scary Spice) recalled the time she was invited by Prince to interview him at Paisley Park and discovered that he had a children’s playground in a back garden on the grounds. Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday, the “America’s Got Talent” judge said she found Prince […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the death of music superstar Prince (all times local): 12:05 p.m. A Minneapolis lawyer for a California addiction doctor says neither the doctor nor the doctor’s son met or spoke with Prince before the music legend’s death last month. William Mauzy told reporters Wednesday that representatives of Prince reached […]