Singer, author and performance artist Joseph Keckler has very distinct style: gothy, Wagnerian, surreal, and arch.

The streaming numbers for two iconic Prince songs have skyrocketed thanks to their placement in the season finale of Netflix's Stranger Things. According to new Spotify data, "Purple Rain" has seen a ...

*Securing iconic music for television is famously difficult, but the appearance of Prince‘s “When Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain” in the “Stranger Things” finale represented a uniquely complex challenge.

The pair credited the success of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" after season 4 with helping their bid. "The only thing that was harder rights-wise was getting Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' for the ...

The creators of 'Stranger Things' have revealed the process behind landing two of Prince’s most iconic songs for the show's feature-length series finale. Speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, creators Matt and ...

Since its release in 2016, Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” has featured many iconic ’80s needle drops, from the Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” to Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” in its most ...

The impact of certain 80s artists loomed so large that other acts could piggyback off their signature sound and come away with a hit. And in terms of signature sounds in the decade, none stood out ...

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers are convinced Kate Bush played a key role in Prince's estate allowing his songs When Doves Cry and Purple Rain to feature in the show's finale. The late ...

Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance is likely to be. So when two of ...

"Purple Rain," arguably one of Prince's most iconic songs, has re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart more than four decades after its release. The title track for Prince's 1984 album previously spent ...

05:47, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Updated: 10:26, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Although he has rarely spoken publicly about his late mother, Prince William has revealed one song that always reminds him of her. The late ...

It’s a scandal not to tell everyone … it’s Kerry Washington’s 49th birthday! This celeb’s only got just one more year before she hits the big 5-0 — not that you could tell — and for a little spice to ...