Prince is being considered for a congressional gold medal for “changing the arc of music history” By Sam Roche published 27 October 21 If the resolution is successful, the medal will be displayed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC
Watch Cory Wong wield Prince’s Cloud guitar in tease for upcoming Paisley Park Session By Matt Owen published 22 October 21 The funk aficionado and his virtuosic band have recorded a set at Prince’s former home and studio
Hear Andy McKee’s stunning acoustic interpretation of Prince’s Purple Rain By Matt Parker published 20 September 21 Prince heard and approved of McKee’s arrangement, which arrives alongside a new six-track covers EP, Symbol
Explore the immortal legacy of Prince in Australian Guitar #144, out today By Australian Guitar published 15 August 21 This issue celebrates the past, present and future of the guitar's greatest players
Prince's bass players over the years: in their own words By E.E. Bradman, Simon Price, Lindsey Borders, Joel McIver published 10 August 21 Prince, a masterful bassist in his own right, employed a series of phenomenal bass players. Let's met the team...
The Fender Stratocaster Prince smashed in his My Name Is Prince music video is going up for auction By Sam Roche published 10 August 21 While far from playable – it's in 3 pieces – auctioneer Gotta Have Rock and Roll estimates the Strat will fetch between $80,000 and $120,000
The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff published 30 July 21 From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar
Revisiting Prince's rollercoaster 1999 Bass Player interview: "Bass is primal, and it reminds me of a large posterior" By Karl Coryat published 26 July 21 That time BP was summoned to Paisley Park for an audience with Prince Rogers Nelson
The Prince estate shares previously unheard track, Hot Summer By Matt Owen published 23 July 21 The feel-good track will crop up on the never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, which will be released on July 30
Andy McKee announces first studio EP in almost a decade, Symbol By Matt Owen published 15 July 21 A Guitar World-exclusive premiere of the effort's lead single, a cover of Michael Hedges' Ragamuffin, sees the fingerstyle master unleash his dazzling array of extended techniques
The life and times of Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin By Alan di Perna published 5 July 21 The king of ska guitar, Ranglin helped define the island's sound and took it global
Julien’s Auctions 'Music Icons' lot, featuring Eddie Van Halen and Prince-played guitars, rakes in nearly $5 million in three days By Matt Owen published 14 June 21 Prince's Blue Cloud fetches $281,250, while EVH's Charvel Art Series models sell for a total of $210,225
Sultry, wah-drenched new Prince track, Born 2 Die, unveiled By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 June 21 The funk ballad is the latest song to be revealed from the previously unreleased Welcome 2 America album
Starr Cullars: "Prince used to come out to P-Funk shows – he was tripping that I was playing with them" By Bass Player Staff published 1 June 21 The former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist and solo artist recalls her early career, and a legendary encounter with Prince
Watch a new director’s cut of Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo, now with more Prince By Richard Bienstock published 30 April 21 Re-edited clip still doesn’t reveal where his guitar landed
Never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, set for release By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 April 21 Listen to the title track, featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, now
Prince-owned Cloud guitar sells for $133,000 at auction By Matt Owen published 12 March 21 The bright yellow electric guitar fetched over double what it was initially expected to sell for, and was sold alongside a handful of other Prince-related memorabilia
Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it” By Richard Bienstock published 1 March 21 The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince
Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock published 26 February 21 The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000
Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America By Richard Bienstock published 22 February 21 As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America