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Musical icon Prince has died

Published 18:05 21 Apr 2016 BST

Updated 18:18 21 Apr 2016 BST

Paul Moore
Musical icon Prince has died

Homemusic

He was 57 years old.

Prince Rogers Nelson, known to the world simply as Prince, has died. https://twitter.com/AP/status/723196712639193088 According to their reports, he was found this morning at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Just last week, Prince was taken into hospital with flu after his plane was forced to make an emergency stop while on a flight home from Atlanta Born in Minneapolis, the iconic musician released 39 studio albums over three decades of stunning music.  He also has 32 Grammy nominations, with seven wins, while two of his albums,  1999 and Purple Rain  are in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. RIP.
Musical icon Prince has died