Like the majority of the music world, Hot Press is remembering the genius of Prince, who passed away at his home in Minnesota last week.
This fortnight, we pay tribute to the enigmatic superstar in a very special collectors' issue. Looking back on the trials and tribulations of his unparalleled career, we hear from stars like Janelle Monae, Lianne Le Havas, Simon Le Bon, Sinéad O'Connor and Sigur Rós, each sharing their memories of The Purple One.
We also trawl the archives for some of the most memorable Hot Press stories on the iconic star – which will be showcased in full right here on hotpress.com over the coming days.
While his death left a lot of us looking back, there's also good reason to look forward – not least a trio of Irish acts ready to strike it big. September Girls reveal how their Age of Indignation was inspired by the dark side of social media, Lisa O'Neill discusses her journey from barista to burgeoning star, while The Young Folk talk ahead of their highly-anticipated sophomore release First Sign of Morning.
It's an Irishman who's already scaled the heights of global success that takes centre-stage in the Hot Press Interview, as Gabriel Byrne addresses issues of sexism in Hollywood, pantomime in politics, and the need for multinational companies to pay their way in Ireland, in a wide-ranging and powerful interview.
Elsewhere, Renua's John Drennan attempts to pinpoint where the party's election hopes went up in smoke, gazillion-selling author Ian Rankin spills the beans as his literary hero John Rebus returns, and Phil Edgar Jones charts his journey from reality TV guru to head of Sky Arts.
We also have Parquet Courts, The Frank and Walters and Wolfmother opening up, new albums from Brian Eno, Ciaran Lavery and Overhead, The Albatross get the once over, and live turns from Macklemore and Bell X1 come under the microscope.
That's without even mentioning all the usual news, views, reviews, and previews which are, as ever, packed into the new issue of Hot Press – on shelves tomorrow.

You can Buy Hot Press 40-07 – our Prince Special Collectors' Issue – direct from hotpress.com

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