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Unlock Prince’s legacy through The Violet Vault- hosted by Ava Cyr, a long-time gen z Prince fan. Each week we’ll dive deep into Prince’s various eras from his early days in Minneapolis to global stardom, with special guest interviews sprinkled in. We’ll explore different sides of Prince, what inspired his music, aesthetics, and the man behind the purple. Make sure to subscribe and follow The Violet Vault on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with new episodes and bonus stories.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 8 days
Average audio length:
10 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
25 episodes
since Feb. 20, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In the final episode of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr takes us on a journey through the ten years since Prince’s death and explores what happened to the extraordinary legacy he left behind. From the legal and financial complications of an estate without a will to the transformation of Paisley Park into…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In Episode 23 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr explores the final years of Prince’s extraordinary life and career, from 2011 through 2016. This episode follows Prince as he formed 3RDEYEGIRL and released PLECTRUMELECTRUM, ART OFFICIAL AGE, HITnRUN Phase One, and HITnRUN Phase Two, while also embracing …
In Episode 22 of The Violet Vault, we continue our Purple Journey through Prince’s remarkable career from 2005 to 2010 — a period defined by creativity, experimentation, and, above all, control. Following the massive comeback of Musicology, Prince entered a new chapter where he began reshaping not …
In Episode 21 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr takes us into Prince’s fascinating early-2000s era, from 2000 through 2005—a period defined by freedom, experimentation, and reinvention. With his Warner Bros. obligations finally behind him, Prince reclaimed his name, navigated major changes in his person…
In Episode 20 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr explores Prince’s journey from the aftermath of his highly publicized battle with Warner Bros. Records to the dawn of the new millennium. Following the release of Emancipation, Prince finally gained the creative freedom and ownership he had fought for, but…
In Episode 19 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr explores a transformative chapter in Prince’s life as he finally breaks free from his long and turbulent relationship with Warner Bros. After years of fighting for creative control, Prince fulfills his final contractual obligation with Chaos and Disorder b…
In Episode 18 of The Violet Vault, Ava Cyr continues the story of Prince’s groundbreaking battle for creative freedom in part two of our series on his dispute with Warner Bros. The episode explores the long-awaited release of The Gold Experience, Prince’s vision for presenting Come and The Gold Exp…
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we explore one of the most pivotal chapters in Prince's career—the battle for artistic freedom that forever changed the music industry. After the massive success of Diamonds and Pearls, tensions between Prince and Warner Bros. reached a breaking point as his …
In this week's episode, Violet Vault host Ava Cyr dives into one of Prince's last albums released under his given name in the 90s- Love Symbol. She explores the concepts for the album as well as what could have been. Ava also explains the narrative storyline Prince built into the album as…
In this episode of The Violet Vault, host Ava Cyr travels back to 1991 to explore the era surrounding Prince's landmark album Diamonds and Pearls. Discover how the formation of the New Power Generation ushered in a fresh creative chapter, why hits like "Cream," "Gett Off," …
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