On Sunday, April 20, 2025, former Grand Rapids Press music critic and entertainment writer John Sinkevics wrote an article for Local Spins, which features content about West Michigan’s music scene, ...

A song written by a legendary Syracuse University alumnus is seeing a huge jump in popularity thanks to “Stranger Things.” Cowboy Junkies’ “Sweet Jane,” written by Lou Reed, was played briefly in the ...

Since the title song of Prince’s 1984 hit movie was featured in the finale of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Dec. 31, “Purple Rain” is enjoying another life. The mesmerizing guitar-centric tune has seen ...

The first song took place when the Hawkins heroes were escaping the Upside Down and set the explosives at the Upside-Down version of Hawkins Lab, where Murray (Brett Gelman) took out a copy of ...

On Dec. 31, the beloved horror/sci-fi drama came to a close after five seasons. Stranger Things said good-bye to fans with some help from Prince, whose hits “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry” featured ...

'Stranger Things' season 5's Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Maya Hawke, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin. CREDIT: Netflix The fifth and final ...

Gen Z or older, it doesn't matter: the two needle drops in 'Stranger Things' reignited interest in Prince's music catalog. Reading time 2 minutes Whether you loved or hated Stranger Things, one thing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millie Bobby Brown in the "Stranger Things" series finale. (Credit: Netflix) As “Stranger Things” closed out its five-season run ...

Prince is seeing a significant Spotify streaming boost in his catalog thanks to key syncs in the series finale of “Stranger Things.” Since the episode debuted on New Year’s Eve, “Purple Rain” has seen ...

As “Stranger Things” closed out its five-season run with its grand finale, the two-hour conclusion boosted Spotify streams of Prince’s catalog, namely “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry,” as fans ...

Late Nite Productions and the Miners Foundry are pleased to present When Doves Cry — the Prince Tribute Show — live on Friday, January 9, 2026. Doors and bar open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m.