Image copyright AP Image caption The star`s music is currently withheld from most major streaming servicesAfter months of rumour, it has been confirmed Prince`s music will become available to stream this weekend.
As well as the streaming announcement, which will be made official on Sunday, Prince`s team have arranged to license his unreleased recordings to Universal Music.
Image copyright AFP Image caption Albums becoming available for streaming include 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O The TimesIn later years, he aggressively pursued people who put unauthorised clips of his music and performances on YouTube and pulled his music from all streaming sites except Tidal.
Spotify, the world`s biggest streaming platform, told the BBC that all of Prince`s albums from 1978 to 1996 would be part of the deal.
In 2001 he began a monthly online subscription service, the NPG Music Club, that earned him a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2006.
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