A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former business advisers to the late pop music icon Prince against two of his siblings and other heirs in a dispute over his estate

Over eight years after the death of Prince, and nearly two years after the lengthy legal battle over his estate appeared to come to an end, a lawsuit over control of half of his estate is heading to court.

Prince passed away in 2016 from an accidental fentanyl overdose, leaving no will. His six siblings inherited equal shares in the estate. Three of them assigned their combined 50 per cent interest to Prince Legacy LLC and granted McMillan and Spicer each a 10 per cent interest in the company,