Tributes Flow as Pop Super Star Prince Found Dead at 57

TMZ has reported that the artist known as Prince has died. He was 57. 

TMZ states that Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning (April 21st)

Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.

They have said that the singer (his full name Prince Rogers Nelson) 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. His people told TMZ he was battling the flu.

Prior to his most recent appearance however, Prince had cancelled two shows due to health concerns.
Prince became an international superstar in 1982 after his breakthrough album "1999."

He also racked up 7 Grammys and performed at the Super Bowl in 2007 in one of the greatest live performances of all time.
He 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.

Source: TMZ

Remember Prince, the musical legend on his tribute station on iHeartRadio HERE.