Apr 21, 2016 01:38 PM EST

Prince Found Dead at 57

Prince, the legendary musician who sold over 100 million records during his career, has died today. He was 57.

The artist was found in his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early this morning.

Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson, and had a career spanning four decades. He won seven Grammys and even an Oscar for best original song score in 1985 for "Purple Rain."

On April 15th, Prince had a medical emergency, and his plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Illinois; however, he performed the next day, saying he had the flu. He recently canceled two shows due to health related concerns.

Officials have not yet released the details on how he passed.