Legendary singer Prince is lucky to be alive!

Breaking Celebrity News has learned that the 57-year-old "Little Red Corvette" superstar was rushed to the hospital early Friday morning in Illinois after forcing his private jet to make an unscheduled emergency landing!

Prince performed on last night in Atlanta and was only in the air for a short time when he ordered the pilot to land at Quad City International Airport in Moline just after midnight this morning.