Prince Dead At 57

The iconic artist known as Prince has died. He was 57. 

Multiple sources connected to the singer have confirmed his passing, according to TMZ.

According to Carver County Sheriff Chief Deputy Jason Kamerud, Prince was discovered early Thursday morning at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota. No official cause of death has been reported.

The singer, whose full name is Prince Rogers Nelson, has been battling health issues as of late. Earlier this month, he was briefly hospitalized in Illinois, with his reps telling TMZ that he had been fighting the flu. He was forced to cancel performances on April 7 but did return home after hospitalization.

Prince became an international superstar in 1982 after his breakthrough album 1999, selling more than 100 million records over the course of his career.