Slipknot frontman delivers acoustic cover of Prince's “Purple Rain” (video) April 23, 2016 - 17:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor paid tribute to Prince at his gig in Minneapolis on April 21, NME reports. Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park home in the April 21 afternoon. He was 57. On the same night, Taylor was playing a gig in Taylor's hometown of Minneapolis, performing at the First Avenue club, a venue that appears in the Purple Rain movie. Taylor opened the show with an acoustic cover of 'Purple Rain', later covering 'Little Red Corvette' too. Tributes to Prince have ranged far and wide with President Barack Obama stating "Today, the world lost a creative icon" and musicians including Madonna, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd and Katy Perry leading the tributes. Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger also paid tribute to Prince following the star's death. Meanwhile, Noel Gallagher dedicated 'Live Forever' to Prince at his Glasgow show, while Mumford & Sons and The 1975 also paid tribute to Prince at their gigs. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |