prince dead

The artist known as Prince has reportedly died, according to credible music industry sources.

“Hearing terrible news from a very inside source that Prince has passed,” Tweeted singer Zach Myers.

Authorities have not announced who passed away at Prince’s Paisley Park estate in Minnesota today. But sources say the deceased is the 57-year-old singer, whose real name is Prince Rogers Nelson.

The pilot of Prince’s private jet was force to make an emergency landing when Prince took a turn for the worse in the skies over Illinois early Friday morning. He was briefly hospitalized and released the same day.

Prince is “fine,” a rep told Entertainment Weekly on Friday afternoon.

The singer suffered from flu-like symptoms that forced him to cancel 2 concerts in Atlanta last week.

Stay tuned for more on this breaking news story.

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