Musical icon Prince has died

He was 57 years old.

Prince Rogers Nelson, known to the world simply as Prince, has died.

BREAKING: Publicist: Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. — The Associated Press (@AP) April 21, 2016

According to their reports, he was found this morning at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Just last week, Prince was taken into hospital with flu after his plane was forced to make an emergency stop while on a flight home from Atlanta

Born in Minneapolis, the iconic musician released 39 studio albums over three decades of stunning music. He also has 32 Grammy nominations, with seven wins, while two of his albums, 1999 and Purple Rain are in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

RIP.