Prince: The Final Years

In Episode 23 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr explores the final years of Prince’s extraordinary life and career, from 2011 through 2016. This episode follows Prince as he formed 3RDEYEGIRL and released PLECTRUMELECTRUM, ART OFFICIAL AGE, HITnRUN Phase One, and HITnRUN Phase Two, while also embracing unexpected new platforms like Twitter and continuing his long-standing fight for control over his music and its distribution. We look at his response to the events in Baltimore through the song “Bal...