MINNESOTA– It’s true. Prince is dead at 57.
Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early this morning.
Police are currently investigating, according to CNN.
The singer, Prince Rogers Nelson, had been hospitalized after being ill for weeks with the flu. He had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But he appeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay.
Prince became an international superstar in 1982 after his breakthrough album “1999.”
He created many hits while racking up 7 Grammys to make his artistic achievement. He also performed at the Super Bowl in 2007.
The signer also sold more than 100 million records during his career and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain in 1985.
He was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
TMZ first reported the story.
Stay tuned as the story continues to develop.