Beth Orton has taken down the video for her song "1973," after being criticized for spray-painting a Joshua tree in the video. Joshua trees are under government protection, and painting them can be harmful. Orton says she believed the tree was dead when she applied the paint, and that she is "truly devastated" to learn she might have harmed a living tree. (Billboard)

Today's Prince news

On Instagram, Questlove has shared a list of 40 reasons — some tongue-in-cheek, some serious — why Prince was a "#HipHopPioneer." (Rolling Stone)

On Sunday, the St. Paul Saints played a "purple game" in honor of Prince. The game, which broke a franchise attendance record, featured a Corvette auction for charity and ended with purple fireworks. (The Current)

Chance the Rapper and Donnie Trumpet share unused material

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of their album Surf, Chance the Rapper and Donnie Trumpet have shared a ten-minute mix of unreleased material recorded during the sessions for that album. (Pitchfork) See Chance next month at Rock the Garden.

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Dessners and Vernon announce Paris show

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner will be among the special guests joining Bryce Dessner at a Sept. 25 concert — called "Invisible Bridge" — in Paris. (Pitchfork)

Troy Ave charged in concert shooting

Troy Ave, a rapper, has been charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the wake of a deadly backstage shooting last week at a T.I. concert in New York. (New York Times)

Kanye robbed

Kanye West’s personal studio in Calabasas, Calif. has reportedly been robbed of $20,000 in computers and other gear. According to TMZ, "no sensitive information was compromised" due to West's electronic security precautions.

Snoop says nope to Roots

Snoop Dogg has sharply criticized the new Roots miniseries, which premiered Monday night. The rapper says he's tired of shows that retread the events of the slavery era. "Let's create our own s--t based on today, how we live and how we inspire people today," Snoop said in a video posted to Instagram. (Rolling Stone)

Keith Emerson honored at tribute concert

The late Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) was honored with a three-hour tribute concert on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Mark Bonilla, who collaborated with Emerson in the Keith Emerson Band, led the proceedings, which featured guests including Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Michelle Moog-Koussa (daughter of Moog synthesizer inventor Robert Moog), and Emerson's son Aaron Emerson. (Billboard)

Courtney covers the Dead

Courtney Barnett stopped by The Tonight Show on Friday to perform "New Speedway Boogie" — a Grateful Dead song she recorded for the tribute set Day of the Dead. Hear the studio version below, and see the Tonight Show performance at Rolling Stone.

Bono joins Bruce in Dublin

Bruce Springsteen’s River tour hit Dublin this weekend; at a Sunday show, Springsteen and the E Street Band were joined by Bono for a rendition of "Because the Night" — a song Springsteen co-wrote with Patti Smith, and was first recorded by her. (Rolling Stone) Read Jay Gabler's review of the River tour stop in St. Paul.