Mayte Garcia was interviewed by This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield live from New York on Wednesday, discussing her tell-all book, My Life With Prince.

His death stunned the world of showbusiness. The 57-year-old linked his passing to the death of fellow music stars Prince and David Bowie, and insisting that the world needs 'more songs.'

They were such good friends, that Prince asked her to direct the video for his 2005 music video for Te Amo Corazon. 

The talented percussionist died age 43 in the company of his wife Yaritza Blackwell, who announced the sad news

The show, titled My Name Is Prince, opens on October 27 at the O2 Arena in London, the same venue used by the singer for a record-breaking, 21-night run in 2007.

'I wanted to do something for this city and for him that would be the ultimate homage,' he said of his Super Bowl tribute. 'He’s always been the pinnacle of musicianship for me,' he added.

But it was a decidedly family friendly halftime show as Justin Timberlake returned to the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Appearing on stage at a piano, Timberlake sang I Would Die 4 U as a video of Prince also singing the hit was projected onto a huge piece of white material inside the stadium.

The singer's cousin Charles Smith (right) joined scores of fans who gathered at Paisley Park to remember Prince on the second anniversary of his death.

Birmingham have announced they are not actively seeking a replacement for Garry Monk after appointing Pep Clotet as the club's caretaker head coach.

Leeds United have launched a bid to sign Croatia U21 international captain Ivan Sunjic. The 22-year old plays for Dinamo Zagreb who have already fielded an offer from Birmingham City.

Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter will spend the season on loan at Birmingham after signing a new contract with the Premier League club.

The 29-year-old forward spent last season on loan at Norwich, scoring nine goals as the Canaries secured promotion to the Premier League. Rhodes joined Sheff Wednesday in 2017 from Middlesbrough.

Jota insists Aston Villa are a big club as they look to fix their wretched home record. Villa have won just 22 of their previous 95 home Premier League games over the last five seasons.

Bez Lubala at Crawley Town is drawing attention from Championship and Premier League scouts after his impressive start to the season.

Birmingham have been fined £42,500 after a supporter ran on to the pitch and punched Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish during the derby match at St Andrew's in March.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT ST ANDREW'S: Teenager Odin Bailey picked the perfect moment to score his first senior goal and earn Birmingham a thoroughly deserved victory.

ADAM LANIGAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Leeds United celebrated turning 100 years old in a fitting manner by moving back into the Championship's automatic promotion spots.

The Football Association could be called in to investigate the crowd disturbances that marred the end of the Championship match between Leeds United and Birmingham City.

Clarke-Salter has made just five league starts this term but is set for an extended run in the side, with Marc Roberts likely to be out until January after suffering an ankle injury against Millwall.

At Villa Park, the legacy of Ron Saunders is there for all to see, in large letters across the North Stand. The football world has poured in tributes following his passing, with Tony Morley leading the charge.

Manchester United are monitoring Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham as assistant manager has been sent to Mike Phelan cast his eye over the talented 16-year-old.

Birmingham will be the away team at their own stadium when they face Coventry in the FA Cup fourth round after the Sky Blues' third round replay win against Bristol Rovers.

Birmingham and Coventry plan to split the gate receipts down the middle for their FA Cup tie at St Andrew's - when Blues will be the away team at their own ground.

KIERAN GILL AT ST ANDREW'S: Neither side could find the breakthrough on a worn turf, meaning that Birmingham will be able to call themselves the home team in the replay.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT ASHTON GATE: Andreas Weimann spent eight years with Aston Villa so it would have stung to help gift bitter rivals Birmingham City three points in this manner.

Odion Ighalo is likely to make his Manchester United debut when they play Chelsea on Monday and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping the striker makes as much impact as these loan stars.

The Coast Guard says the short-range projectiles did not reach Japanese waters or the  Exclusive Economic Zone.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Monday walked back Donald Trump's claim that Melania Trump and Kim Jong Un 'got to know' on another.

North Korea has been left begging for extra cash from Chinese backers after its missile test sight turned beach resort has been delayed again. The site was originally meant to be finished this April.

North Korean despot Kim Jong Un has blasted his own officials as 'helpless' as he 'urgently convened' a disaster prevention meeting about oncoming Typhoon Lingling.

Siti Aisyah (pictured) gives an interview that proves the truth is stranger than fiction. Remorseful but angry, Siti describes how it feels to have been so ruthlessly exploited.

John Bolton ripped apart Donald Trump's efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula as ineffective, claiming it will get worse with time. 'North Korea isn't our friend and never will be,' Bolton said.

The uniformed women play a guitar, drums and accordion for North Korean Kim Jong-un as he watches them singing and dancing from behind a desk.

A report studying the internet usage of these North Korean leaders throughout 2019 claims Kim Jong-un is presiding over 'a nation run like a criminal syndicate'.

North Korea has not yet confirmed any cases of the coronavirus, formally known COVID-19, but has closed the land border with China, where 254 people died yesterday from the outbreak.

Donald Trump began his Las Vegas rally by parading 14 of the Miracle on Ice 1980 Winter Olympics ice hockey team on stage on the eve of the 40th anniversary of their shocking win.

North Korea maintains it has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, despite tens of thousands of cases in neighbouring China and South Korea.

A Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 14, in the latest of a number of weapon launches from the country. The image was shared by North Korea.

A new book claims that the leader of North Korea sees himself as John F. Kennedy and his wife Ri Sol Ju as the parallel of Jackie Kennedy.

The North Korean dictator, 36, who was last seen in public on April 11, has been reported to have died by a Hong Kong Satellite Television director.

The 'Supreme Leader' of this impoverished country boards his beloved train by means of a ramp covered with a red carpet.

The despot cut the ribbon (pictured) at the opening of a fertiliser factory in Sunchon, state media reported, and released pictures supposedly showing the event.

As questions swirl around the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the U.S. military contingency plan for the regime's collapse, Operations Plan 5029, is being reviewed with new urgency.

North Korean state media broadcast images of Kim at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a fertiliser plant on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Friday, his first appearance since April 11.

JACK DOYLE: While the Tories realise that if they fail to deliver Brexit, they will be electorally dead, Labour is convinced that it must champion Remain voters to survive.

JACK DOYLE: With his bombastic battle-cry of 'Get Brexit Done', Boris Johnson left the conference stage to ecstatic applause. His first speech as PM was everything they hoped for.

JACK DOYLE: Rain's predicted for Thursday, and there's the chance of snow in Scotland. This could mean older, less mobile, Tory voters stay at home.

JACK DOYLE: In the red corner stands Jeremy Corbyn, a friend to Britain's enemies, whose hard-Left prospectus would lay waste to Britain's economy.

The Turner winning ceramicist Grayson Perry delivered an acute and sharp-eyed diagnosis of Labour's failings after he was invited to guest-edit BBC Radio Four's Today programme.