Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. WHO SHREDDED GUITARS LIKE HENDRIX, COULD SING LIKE JAMES BROWN, GROOVED LIKE SLY STONE?
The one and only Prince. The dazzlingly original entertainer died unexpectedly at age 57. OBIT-PRINCE-A LIFE
2. WHY THE MUSIC WORLD KEEPS BECOMING A SADDER, QUIETER PLACE
Recent deaths of Prince, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Maurice White, Merle Haggard, and Natalie Cole have fans feeling bereft. PRINCE-SILENCED VOICES