FILE - Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami, Feb. 4, 2007. The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him, thanks to Minnesota lawmakers who voted Thursday, May 4, 2023, to dedicate the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios to the creator of hits including "Little Red Corvette," Let’s Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - A rainbow appears over Prince's Paisley Park estate near a memorial for the rock superstar in Chanhassen, Minn., April 21, 2016. The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him, thanks to Minnesota lawmakers who voted Thursday, May 4, 2023, to dedicate the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios to the creator of hits including "Little Red Corvette," Let’s Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Minnesota Sen. Julia Coleman speaks to reporters at the Minnesota Capitol, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn., after the Senate approved her bill to honor the late pop superstar Prince. The bill designates the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios in Chanhassen, Minn., as the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. On the left is Prince’s oldest sister, Sharon Nelson. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
FILE - Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami, Feb. 4, 2007. The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him, thanks to Minnesota lawmakers who voted Thursday, May 4, 2023, to dedicate the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios to the creator of hits including "Little Red Corvette," Let’s Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - A rainbow appears over Prince's Paisley Park estate near a memorial for the rock superstar in Chanhassen, Minn., April 21, 2016. The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him, thanks to Minnesota lawmakers who voted Thursday, May 4, 2023, to dedicate the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios to the creator of hits including "Little Red Corvette," Let’s Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Minnesota Sen. Julia Coleman speaks to reporters at the Minnesota Capitol, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn., after the Senate approved her bill to honor the late pop superstar Prince. The bill designates the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios in Chanhassen, Minn., as the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. On the left is Prince’s oldest sister, Sharon Nelson. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him in his home state, following a vote by Minnesota lawmakers Thursday.
The Senate vote was 55-5 to rename the highway that runs past Prince's Paisley Park museum and studios. Among those watching was his oldest sister, Sharon Nelson. The bill passed the House unanimously last month on the seventh anniversary of Prince's death, and now goes to Gov. Tim Walz, who is expected to sign.
Purple signs will soon go up along a seven-mile stretch of State Highway 5 in the Minneapolis suburbs of Chanhassen and Eden Prairie — designating it the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. Prince's friends and fans are footing the bill, said the lead sponsor, Republican Sen. Julia Coleman, of Waconia.
“Prince was a true genius, a visionary artist who pushed the boundaries of music and cultures in ways that will never be forgotten," Coleman told her fellow senators. "His influence can be heard in the work of countless musicians who came after him, and his legacy continues to inspire new generations of artists to this day.â€
Paisley Park, where Prince lived and recorded, from around the world.
Paisley Park is also on April 21, 2016, of an at The 65,000-square-foot complex in Chanhassen is now a as well as an event venue and recoding studio.
Sharon Nelson told reporters her brother’s music will live forever, and that his spirit “sneaks up on me sometimes.†And she urged fans to take the tour and see his 3,000 shoes on display.
The idea to name the highway after Prince came three years ago from Mark Webster, a longtime friend of the star who works security at Paisley Park. He was among the fans who gathered at the Minnesota Capitol to celebrate the vote. He said they'll find a date that works for fans soon for the signs to go up.
Prince's birthday was June 7, but he didn't celebrate birthdays because he was a Jehovah's Witness.
The singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist broke through in the late 1970s and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. He created hits including “Little Red Corvette,†″Let’s Go Crazy†and “When Doves Cry,†and sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Several years ago, Prince's 1984 “Purple Rain†was added by the Library of Congress for preservation in the ºÃÉ«tv Film Registry.
After a six-year legal battle that consumed tens of millions of dollars, the Internal Revenue Service and the estate administrator at $156.4 million. Since Prince died without a will, his six surviving siblings at the time of his death were designated as his heirs. The three youngest eventually sold most of their interests to the music company Primary Wave.
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