The creators of 'Stranger Things' have revealed the process behind landing two of Prince’s most iconic songs for the show's feature-length series finale. Speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, creators Matt and ...

The streaming numbers for two iconic Prince songs have skyrocketed thanks to their placement in the season finale of Netflix's Stranger Things. According to new Spotify data, "Purple Rain" has seen a ...

*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.

Since its release in 2016, Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” has featured many iconic ’80s needle drops, from the Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” to Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” in its most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The pair credited the success of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" after season 4 with helping their bid. "The only thing that was harder rights-wise was getting Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' for the ...

05:47, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Updated: 10:26, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Although he has rarely spoken publicly about his late mother, Prince William has revealed one song that always reminds him of her. The late ...

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 ...

Luckily for creators the Duffer Brothers, Kate Bush had already done some of the heavy lifting in season four. By Gil Kaufman Over the course of five fright-filled seasons, Stranger Things has had a ...