Prince is seeing a significant Spotify streaming boost in his catalog thanks to key syncs in the series finale of "Stranger Things." Since the episode debuted on New Year's Eve, "Purple Rain" has seen ...

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Stranger Things has used some big 1980s tracks to great effect throughout its five seasons, most notably the hilarious use of Limahl's "The Neverending Story" in Season 3, and epic addition of Kate ...

Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance is likely to be. So when two of ...

Over the course of its five-season run, Stranger Things repeatedly found ways to resurrect Eighties culture, perhaps no more potently than through its many memorable needle drops. And the show’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prince is seeing a significant Spotify streaming boost in his catalog thanks to key syncs in the series finale of “Stranger Things ...

As “Stranger Things” closed out its five-season run with its grand finale, the two-hour conclusion boosted Spotify streams of Prince’s catalog, namely “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry,” as fans ...

*Securing iconic music for television is famously difficult, but the appearance of Prince‘s “When Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain” in the “Stranger Things” finale represented a uniquely complex challenge.