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Prince ‘Controversy’ Turns 40

Prince ‘Controversy’ has clocked up its 40th anniversary. The fourth Prince album was released 14 October 1981.

Tagged as: 80s, controversy, funk, Prince, R&B, USA

The O2 has unveiled a special piece of custom artwork commissioned to honour Prince and his record breaking ‘21 Nights in London’ residency at the venue in 2007, and has subsequently kick-started the ‘21 Club at The O2’ to celebrate any artist or performer who has played 21 or more dates at the arena.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Prince, R&B, rock, The O2, USA

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Prince’s 10th Posthumous Album ‘Welcome 2 America’ Released

by Paul Cashmere

Prince is more prolific as a dead guy than most acts with a pulse. His new album ‘Welcome 2 America’ is his 10th posthumous album since his death in 2016.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Prince, R&B, rock, USA, Welcome 2 America

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Prince’s Lost 2010 Album To Be Released

by Music-News.com

The 2010 album Prince scrapped on the eve of its release is finally set to drop.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Paisley Park, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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Prince Had $10000 Of Flowers On His Rider

by Music-News.com

Prince once requested $10,000 worth of flowers on his rider for one of his concerts.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Paisley Park, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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Prince Fans Invited To Paisley Park

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Prince fans have been invited to mark the fifth anniversary of the music icon’s death with a free visit to his Paisley Park compound.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Paisley Park, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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Former Warner Brothers Records Chairman Russ Thyret Dies Aged 76

by Paul Cashmere

Russ Thyret, a former Chairman and CEO of Warner Brothers Records, has died at aged 76 after a long illness.

Tagged as: Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, music industry, Prince, rock, Ross Thyret, Stevie Nicks, USA, Warner Brothers

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Chris Cornell Covers Album ‘No One Sings Like You Anymore’ Released

by Paul Cashmere

A collection of covers by Chris Cornell has popped up on streaming services. ‘No One Sings Like You Anymore’ features Cornell’s covers of songs by Guns ‘N Roses, Prince, Nilsson, Janis Joplin, John Lennon and others.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Chris Cornell, Guns n Roses, metal, new music, Nilsson, No One Sings Like You Anymore, Prince, rock, Soundgarden, USA

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Prince Estate To Release Expanded Sign O’ The Times

by Paul Cashmere

The Prince Estate is preparing a massive expanded edition 1987 classic ‘Sign O’ The Times’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Prince, R&B, rock, Sign O The Times, soul, USA

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Prince Guitar Sells For Over $500000

by Music-News.com

The long-lost guitar Prince played on during his Purple Rain, Sign o the Times, and Diamonds and Pearls tours has stunned auction experts by selling for over $563,000 (£456,000).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Prince, R&B, rock, soul, USA

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Neil Finn Covers Prince At Home

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn’s latest At Home episode is a cover of Prince’s ‘When Doves Cry’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Crowded House, David Bowie, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Prince, rock

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Billie Joe Armstrong and Susanna Hoffs Gift Fans ‘Manic Monday’

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs have spent isolation together apart and created this new version of ‘Manic Monday’ for you.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Prince, rock, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, USA

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Prince Estate Reveals Next Round of Reissues

by Paul Cashmere

The next round of Prince reissues will be 2001’s ‘The Rainbow Children’ and 2002’s ‘One Nite Alone’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, One Nite Alone, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, soul, The Rainbow Children, USA

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Prince To Be Celebrated By Massive All-Star Lineup In Los Angeles

by Tim Cashmere

Prince’s extraordinary career is going to be celebrated in a mammoth all-star gig featuring a load of artists from all corners of the musical spectrum.

Tagged as: 00s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Alicia Keys, Beck, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Common, Earth, Foo Fighters, funk, Gary Clark Jr, H.E.R., John Legend, Juanes, Mavis Staples, Prince, soul, St. Vincent, Susannah Hoffs, Usher, Wind and Fire

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Andrew De Silva To Perform The Music of Prince At Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew De Silva will pay tribute to Prince with his Purple Revolution show at Memo Music Hall on Saturday night (21 December 2020).

Tagged as: Andrew De Silva, Australia, live music, Memo Music Hall, pop, Prince

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Prince Archivist Michael Howe Runs Us Through The ‘1999’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Howe is Prince’s archivist. His job is to mine The Vault, the complete masters of Prince recordings, and extract what becomes the expanded reissues of the Prince catalogue.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, soul

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Jason Singh’s The Voices Supergroup To Perform At Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

The Voices Supergroup featuring Shannon Noll, Jason Singh, Andrew De Silva and Tim Watson will perform the music of Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, George Michael, David Bowie, Michael Hutchence, Amy Winehouse, Prince, Elvis, Whitney Houston in their new show Heaven’s Greatest Hits at Memo Music Hall St Kilda on 15 November.

Tagged as: Amy Winehouse, Andrew De Silva and Tim Watson will perform the music of Tom Petty, Australia, David Bowie, Elvis, George Michael, Jason Singh, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Michael Hutchence, Prince, Roy Orbison, Shannon Noll, The Voice Supergroup, Whitney Houston

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Prince ‘1999’ is getting a 6 disc expanded make-over

by Paul Cashmere

Prince ‘1999’ is getting the box set treatment with a 6 disc including 5 CDs and 1 DVD on the way.

Tagged as: 1999, 80s, 90s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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New Music Releases for 20 June 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Mark Ronson, Hollywood Vampires, Willie Nelson, Luke Combs (EP), Lil’ Nas X, Will Young, Prince, Richard Reed Parry, Collective Soul, Cassius, Hot Chip, The Wiggles, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Saboteurs, Two Door Cinema Club, So Fresh Winter 2019 and the soundtracks for ‘Toy Story 4’ and ‘Yesterday’.

Tagged as: Australia, Cassius, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Collective Soul, Hollywood Vampires, Hot Chip, Lil Nas X, Luke Combs (EP), Mark Ronson, music industry, new music, new releases, Prince, Richard Reed Parry, The Saboteurs, The Wiggles, Two Door Cinema Club, Will Young, Willie Nelson

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Neal Schon pays tribute to Prince

by Paul Cashmere

Neal Schon has chosen Prince’s 61st birthday to unveil his tribute ‘Purple Rain’ off his upcoming Universe album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, guitar, Journey, Neal Schon, Prince, rock, USA

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Andrew Da Silva Turn The Colour Purple for Prince Tribute at Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew Da Silva will celebrate the 61st birthday of Prince with the Purple Revolution show at Memo Music Hall.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Andrew Da Silva, Australia, funk, Memo Music Hall, pop, Prince

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Prince album ‘Originals’ to feature 14 previously unreleased tracks

by Music-News.com

Prince will forever be remembered as a commanding live performer, chart-topping recording artist, and music business revolutionary. Yet for all the time he spent in the spotlight over his four-decade-long career, Prince also worked tirelessly behind the scenes to nurture talent and pen songs for the rising artists he respected.

Tagged as: 80s, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, soul, USA

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Prince Memoirs to be Published

by Music-News.com

Prince’s “deeply personal” memoirs are to be released in October (19).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, Prince, R&B, rock, soul, USA

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Prince Family Fights Administrators

by Music-News.com

Prince’s siblings are seeking to take more control over the late superstar’s estate after clashing with administrators and taking issue with their exorbitant expenses.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, dance, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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Harts Graduates To Melbourne Recital Centre for his Harts Plays Hendrix Show

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne guitarist Harts will perform the music of Jimi Hendrix at the Melbourne Recital Centre in May.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, guitar, HARTS, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, rock

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Prince estate to release three Prince albums on vinyl for first time

by Paul Cashmere

Prince’s ‘Musicology’, ‘3121’ and ‘Planet Earth’ will be released on vinyl for the first time ever as the next installment of the Prince reissues.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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There’s a Prince musical in the works

by Music-News.com

Prince’s music is to feature in a new movie musical in the style of ABBA’s Mamma Mia!.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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Prince Estate Launches Rare Video Series

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of Prince has started a weekly series of rare videos produced between 1995 and 2010.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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Prince New Video ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ Is a Statement About Gun Control

by Paul Cashmere

“The system is broken. It’s going to take the young people to fix it this time. We need new ideas, new life…”, Prince.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, dance, fuck, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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New Music Releases 20 September 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Slash, The Paper Kites, The Story So Far, Voivod, Prince (Live), Josh Groban, Suede, Dead Letter Circus, Kid Rock (GH), Thundamentals, Villagers, Billy F. Gibbons, The Aints!, Macy Gray, St. Lucia and the new So Fresh compilation.

Tagged as: Australia, Billy F Gibbons, Dead Letter Circus, Josh Groban, Kid Rock (GH), Macy Gray, music industry, new music releases, new releases, Prince, Prince (Live), Slash, St. Lucia, Suede, The Aints, The Paper Kites, The Story So far, Thundamentals, Villagers, Voivod

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