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Post by Kishi KCM on Jan 25, 2014 10:51:27 GMT -5
It is the longest ever without an album release, though he's put out singles every year.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 13:56:56 GMT -5
Last year, I bought his album 3121 only because it was 1 euro or something...not more than 3 Knew not a single song of it... in fact, I guess the last song by Prince that I really listened was 7 in the 90's
and it turned out that the album is really good and songs Love Lolita Te Amo Corazon and Black Sweat are just AMAZING!
I have 3 more albums by him - Diamonds and Pearls, Graffiti Bridge and Black album?!
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Post by Hashtag Pow on Jan 29, 2014 19:31:24 GMT -5
Prince's hatred for the Internet is alive and well (don't let his Twitter account fool you): The singer is suing 22 Internet users for $1 million each, Consequence of Sound reports. Those named in the lawsuit, which can be read here, are accused of running Facebook tribute pages and other fan sites that feature "massive infringement and bootlegging of Prince's material." The suit alleges that each of those being sued is "responsible for up to thousands of separate acts of infringement and bootlegging." Prince also claims that the defendants "constitute an interconnected network of bootleg distribution which is able to broadly disseminate unauthorized copies of Prince's musical compositions and live performances." In addition to the $22 million, Prince is also seeking any profits generated from the bootlegged material, plus interest and legal fees. While some of the websites named in the suit are general bootlegging sites, many are directed at die-hard Prince fans. What do you think of the lawsuit? www.tvguide.com/News/Prince-Sues-Internet-Fans-22-Million-1076918.aspx
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 4:47:42 GMT -5
Crazy and hard to believe
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Post by Nick on Feb 16, 2014 20:05:42 GMT -5
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Post by Kishi KCM on Feb 28, 2014 0:34:49 GMT -5
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Post by grandelf on Feb 28, 2014 13:46:21 GMT -5
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 28, 2014 14:54:23 GMT -5
Didn't he drop that lawsuit shortly thereafter?
I gather he's still shying from signing with a label. He's pretty passionate about his stances.
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Post by Live Your Life on Mar 6, 2014 13:36:02 GMT -5
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Post by Live Your Life on Mar 14, 2014 18:06:24 GMT -5
Listen to his new single, "FALLINLOVE2NITE," here.
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Post by grandelf on Mar 15, 2014 2:29:25 GMT -5
Middle of March and still no release date for the album, wonder if he's not able to land a deal to release it... And sad to think Prince hasn't had a proper hit in exactly 2 decades by now...
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 18, 2014 9:33:48 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6062495/prince-gains-his-catalog-in-landmark-deal-with-warner?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=biz_breakingnews&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News Prince Gains His Catalog in Landmark Deal With Warner Bros.; New Album ComingBy Ed Christman | April 18, 2014 Prince has returned to Warner Bros. Records after 17 years with a deal that will see him regain ownership of his catalog. His classic Warner albums like "Dirty Mind," "Controversy," and "1999" will continue to be licensed through Warner Bros as part of a new global agreement. As part of the deal, Prince classic "Purple Rain" album will be re-released in a remastered deluxe version in time for the 30th anniversary of the album and movie. Warner Bros. will issue a new studio album as a part of the deal, and "other planned projects will follow." "A brand-new studio album is on the way and both Warner Bros. Records and Eye [sic] are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful working relationship," Prince said in a statement. Prince had a highly publicized and turbulent 1996 split from Warner Bros. in the 1990s when he called himself a "slave" to the label, changed his name to a symbol, and condemned the way the major label system worked. This deal marks a new era as the ability to terminate master recording copyright after 35 years was granted in the Copyright Revision Act of 1976, and became effective in 1978, the year that Prince's debut album came out.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 18, 2014 9:36:48 GMT -5
HALLELUJAH!
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Post by Sir Benji on Apr 18, 2014 15:51:37 GMT -5
YESSSSSSSSS LAWD! OH MY f**king GAWD! SCREAMING at him signing a new deal with Warner to reissue his back catalog (in the US) and the new album. this is me rn
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2014 8:14:40 GMT -5
Just downloaded The Breakdown
the song is great! His screaming for the last minute is EPIC!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 18:40:34 GMT -5
Prince Gets Masters Back, Which Labels Say 'Scares Us Silly'
The April 18 announcement that Prince had re-signed with his first label, Warner Bros. Records, where he had resided from 1978 to 1996 and produced some of his best-selling and most compelling work, came as a shock to the music industry and fans alike. For one thing, the artist’s fallout with Warners had been so acrimonious that in 1993, Prince bizarrely changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to protest his label’s insistence that he release less music (and not flood the market). Even more surprising to industry insiders was the label’s announcement that it had given Prince ownership of the master tapes to all of his Warners albums. In addition to giving the artist the kind of control over his work that he has always sought, it was a lucrative deal. In 2013, his Warner Music Group catalog scanned 286,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. If Prince had owned the catalog then, Billboard estimates his cut would have been nearly $1.7 million instead of the estimated $657,000 in royalties he would have been paid. But it’s a sure bet that artists, their managers and their labels were paying attention to the deal for another reason: Industry executives suggest that although WMG’s negotiations with Prince began over the label’s desire to get the artist to cooperate with plans to reissue his records, a key issue on the table -- one that the industry is watching intently -- is Prince’s desire to reclaim his master recording copyrights under the 1976 Copyright Act. Under this legislation, an artist can regain control over a master recording copyright after the first 35-year term of that copyright expires. Despite its title, the act took effect in 1978 -- copyrights to albums released that year and onward began to expire in 2013. As a result, in recent years, dozens of acts, including the Eagles, Billy Joel, The Police, Blondie and Journey, have filed termination notices, which sets the stage for a watershed moment that one label executive says “scares us silly.” Not surprisingly, label executives say they prefer negotiation to litigation over termination notices for fear of triggering a landmark precedent-setting case. One says that since artists can only reclaim their master-recordings rights in the United States, a label might agree to pay enhanced international royalty rates, if a termination notice is waived. Or, a label may offer the master copyright when facing an artist’s audit or lawsuit over digital royalty payments. Smaller-selling acts may find labels less responsive to termination notices because, executives say, in most cases the high cost of litigation will outweigh the economic benefits of reclaiming the copyrights. A major-label executive observes, “There is a ripeness to when to address the issue.” www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6069987/prince-gets-masters-back-which-labels-say-scares-us
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 5:56:47 GMT -5
He's working on two different albums right now.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 25, 2014 19:57:08 GMT -5
He's recorded a "rap song" with Rita Ora; a small part of the Prince fan in me just died (and not from excitement).
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Post by grandelf on Aug 24, 2014 10:35:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 12:29:01 GMT -5
Morgan James' cover of "Call My Name" goes for Urban AC adds next week on the ten-year anniversary of Prince's version hitting #1 at the format.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 24, 2014 14:14:26 GMT -5
I love her. Random she covered it and is releasing it as a single though since her own solo album only dropped a few months ago.
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Post by Kurt on Aug 24, 2014 22:10:06 GMT -5
ART OFFICIAL AGE out September 30. Just in time for GRAMMY noms! ( iTunes) 1. ART OFFICIAL CAGE 2. CLOUDS 3. BREAKDOWN 4. THE GOLD STANDARD 5. U KNOW 6. BREAKFAST CAN WAIT 7. THIS COULD BE US 8. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE 9. affirmation I & II 10. WAY BACK HOME 11. FUNKNROLL 12. TIME 13. affirmation III ETA: PLECTRUMELECTRUM out 9/30 too. Wow. ( iTunes) 1. WOW 2. PRETZELBODYLOGIC 3. AINTTURNINROUND 4. PLECTRUMELECTRUM 5. WHITECAPS 6. FIXURLIFEUP 7. BOYTROUBLE 8. STOPTHISTRAIN 9. ANOTHERLOVE 10. TICTACTOE 11. MARZ 12. FUNKNROLL
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 25, 2014 0:48:34 GMT -5
*passes out*
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 25, 2014 7:38:19 GMT -5
Is there any reason to release them as 2 separate albums, other than to cash in twice from fans?
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 25, 2014 13:09:59 GMT -5
It gives people the option since they are 2 different albums and sounds. ART OFFICIAL AGE is a solo Prince album and PLECTRUMELECTRUM is a live band album with 3RDEYEGIRL.
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Post by So Pure on Aug 25, 2014 14:30:39 GMT -5
The last new Prince album I really enjoyed front to back was Diamonds and Pearls. I grew up on Prince but I'm much more interested in this 30th Anniversary re-issue of Purple Rain. He has a history of announcing shit then shelving it. I hope that's not the case.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Aug 28, 2014 7:22:10 GMT -5
Donatella Versace nominated him for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 18:18:42 GMT -5
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Post by Sir Benji on Sept 25, 2014 16:48:50 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 26, 2014 14:07:15 GMT -5
AOA is standard Prince but his most cohesive since 3121 to me. Haven't heard PE yet.
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