Prince, who's noted for over-the-top parties and celeb-infested jam sessions, celebrated his 50th birthday with a whisper this weekend. Starting on Friday evening, he...
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Prince the musical auteur is becoming an author. "21 Nights," a "photographic essay" that offers "a rare glimpse into the life, lyrics, and mystique" of the maker of such...
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If anyone can top the wonders to be found within One Thousand and One Nights in only a fraction of the time, surely it's Prince. The Purple One will be allowing a rare...
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Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters closed one of North America's leading music festivals on Sunday with a dazzling laser-and-props show, but the talk of the...
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By the end of Coachella, over 100 bands had fanned out across five stages, more than 150,000 people had sweltered through the desert heat and at least as many bottles of...
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In a rare U.S. festival appearance, Prince closed the second night of the Coachella festival Saturday, dusting off golden oldies like "1999" and "Little Red Corvette," and...
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INDIO, Calif. (AP) — "Coachella, I am here." Prince hit the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with that announcement, heralding his arrival as the...
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Temperature: 99 degrees Bands: 47 Best Act: Prince, Prince and Prince. The Purple One was who everyone wanted to see, and he didn't disappoint. Besides playing classics...
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The California desert is gonna get hot this weekend. And we aren't just talking about the expected 100-degree heat, because that's pretty hot already. The ninth...
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Prince joined Stevie Wonder onstage Saturday night (November 17) at New York's Madison Square Garden.
It was Wonder's first concert in the city since 1996.
Prince joined...
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Fan sites dedicated to Prince say they
have been served legal notice to remove all images of the
singer, his lyrics and "anything linked to Prince's likeness,"
and have...
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Why you wanna treat me so bad?
That's the question some die-hard Prince fans are asking after receiving cease-and-desist letters from the Purple One's legal team,...
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Prince is involved in a head-to-head dispute with three unofficial fan websites, after reportedly demanding they remove all images of him.
The sites--housequake.com,...
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If you've hummed along, tapped your
feet, or even danced in your seat while watching "Purple Rain,"
"Saturday Night Fever" or "Trainspotting," you're not...
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Amy Winehouse was a surprise guest star on the final date of Prince's landmark London residency on Friday, according to reports.
The embattled U.K. soul diva took to the...
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U.S. pop star Prince had fashionistas
dancing in the aisles at London Fashion Week on Wednesday when
he staged a surprise performance at Matthew Williamson's
catwalk...
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Prince obviously wouldn't die 4 YouTube.
In fact, the "Purple Rain" purveyor is planning to take on the video-sharing giant in an effort to "reclaim his...
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U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue
YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his
music in a bid to "reclaim his art on the Internet."
The man behind hit...
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Now that's what I call a title defense!
Despite a 33 percent drop-off from its debut week, a surging Hairspray soundtrack and a new release by Prince, Now That's...
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Prince, "Planet Earth" (Columbia)
If Prince's planet once was a bedroom infused with high-intensity sex, music that bordered the sublime and grooves infectious enough to...
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Prince demanded a popcorn machine be put on his rider at a concert in Switzerland earlier this week, it has been claimed.
The diminutive pop legend appeared at the Montreux...
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Rock star Prince gave his latest album
away free on Sunday with a British tabloid, to the fury of
music retailers.
The Minneapolis maverick, renowned for his run-ins with...
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Prince has angered the music industry and stirred up trouble among British retailers by giving away his new album with a tabloid newspaper this weekend.
"Planet Earth"...
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Prince is to give away his new album for
free with a British tabloid newspaper before its official
launch, in a move that has caused dismay among music...
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Prince has announced the details of a rare Los Angeles residency.
Beginning this Saturday (June 23), the purple one will perform seven shows he has dubbed the "3121...
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Prince is set to release his new album Planet Earth on July 16.
The LP will see former collaborators Wendy & Lisa reunite with the singer on some tracks for the first time...
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Prince is hopping back into bed with Columbia Records.
The artist has signed with the label to distribute his upcoming album, Planet Earth, which is due for release in...
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Prince is to play an impromptu show on Big Brother this summer, according to reports.
The diminutive star has scheduled a mammoth 21-date tour of the U.K. in August and...
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Prince is giving away the first single
from an upcoming album to cell phone users as the rock star,
who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around
his...
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Prince has snubbed Michael Jackson's request for the pair to tour together this summer, according to reports.
The diminutive legend was apparently approached by his...
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Prince is expected to announce a seven-week residency at Los Angeles's Roosevelt Hotel beginning in June.
Following on the heels of his announcement of a London residency...
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Prince played a surprise gig in London last night (May 10).
The singer, who was in London this week to launch a series of gigs at the O2 Arena later this summer, made the...
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Prince is set to launch his own perfume.
The name of the fragrance, 3121, is also the name of his last studio album, which was released in 2006.
According to official site...
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Prince's upcoming European tour won't require much travel.
The pop star announced Tuesday that he will play 21 dates in London this summer and fall, kicking off...
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In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince's Super Bowl halftime show.
Prince's acclaimed...
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Phew! CBS got through the halftime show without a "wardrobe malfunction." The Artist Formerly Known as a Munchkin of Wardrobe Dysfunction began by singing "Let's Go Crazy,"...
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Prince barely spoke, and still stole the show. It was billed as a news conference about the Super Bowl entertainment lineup, featuring pregame performers Cirque du Soleil,...
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Are you ready to go crazy?
Following in the footsteps of such mega-acts as the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney, Prince is set to be the star performer for the Pepsi...
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McCartney, Jagger and now Prince.
For the third year in a row, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act will headline the Super Bowl halftime entertainment. This time it's...
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Prince unveiled a low-production but high-energy show as he debuted a new weekly casino gig, giving no indication he plans to become the next Wayne Newton.
Under a deal...
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Prince is to open a nightclub in Las Vegas, it has been announced.
He will apparently relaunch the Rio hotel as a venue next month, hosting his own shows plus concerts by...
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Prince's NPG Music Club isn't the only thing shutting down.
The Musicology artist's wife of five years, Manuela
Testolini Nelson, filed for divorce on May 24, according...
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Prince's second wife, Manuela Testolini Nelson, has filed for divorce from the pop superstar, his attorney has confirmed.
Patrick Cousins, Prince's general counsel, said...
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Not because of Chaos and Disorder but because it has "gone
as far as it can go," Prince has shut down his pioneering Website,
NPGMusicClub.com.
The Purple Rain ...
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Prince's fan Web site has been shut down, but an attorney for the musician says it's not related to a recent trademark lawsuit against the site, NPGMusicClub.com.
HM...
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Prince's Crystal Ball had an award in its future.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
announced Wednesday that the Purple Rain icon will receive...
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Simon Cowell is used to criticizing others. And now he stopped attacking tone-deaf American Idol contestants and has focused his disapproval on Prince, one of the surprise...
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New "American Idol" Taylor Hicks wasn't the only winner on Wednesday night.
Fox capped a stellar fifth season for the hit competition when an average of 36.4 million...
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Prince's purple reign has turned into a big pain for his NBA star
landlord.
The ever-eccentric Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall
of Famer has been sued by Utah Jazz...
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Prince is preparing for the release of his new album, titled 3121. According to Billboard.com, he has already shot the video for one of the CD's tracks, called "Te Amo...
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A man who plowed his Lincoln Navigator into four security guards at a Prince concert last year was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison.
Omar Rodriguez, 23, of Oregon City,...
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Prince is once again stirring up some controversy. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is generating debate with a new music video depicting an Arab-American teenage girl...
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Prince, now a Jehovah's witness, has toned down his mojo, but the Purple One can still pack a political punch. His new music video, "Cinnamon Girl," is a big-budget...
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After more than 20 years of performing, Madonna can still pack fans into an arena. That's why she's the top finalist for Billboard's first Backstage Pass Awards. The awards...
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Prince set a precedent when he decided to include copies of his new album Musicology in with the price of tickets to his current tour. Another precedent was set when...
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A college student has sued Prince and his bodyguard for allegedly assaulting him after he took a picture of the rock star getting off a flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul...
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Prince was crowned as musical royalty
on Monday as he joined the late George Harrison among eight
inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Also honored at the 19th...
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LOS ANGELES - Beyonce captured a record-tying five Grammys on Sunday for her solo debut album "Dangerously in Love," while Justin Timberlake had two and apologized for his...
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LOS ANGELES - Beyonce captured a record-tying five Grammys for her solo debut album "Dangerously in Love," taking an early lead at Sunday's awards ceremony, while recovering...
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Prince and the NPG played an hour long instrumental set Monday (August 18) at B.B. Kings Blues Club in Los Angeles, following a screening of the artist's DVD, Prince Live At...
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The upcoming concert DVD by superstar pop artist Prince will be shown at invitation-only theatrical screenings in 10 cities the evening before its official August 19...
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Prince secured a demolition permit two-and-a-half months ago and recently leveled his home in the Chanhassen area of Minneapolis. The home--a Tudor stucco house in the...
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Common's Electric Circus, due out on December 10 on MCA Records, boasts an all-star lineup of collaborators including Prince, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige,...
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The man at the center of the latest Prince controversy, Matthew Lankford, has a lot to say about the singer's decision to slap him with a copyright-infringement...
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Prince will release his first-ever compilation of live material in the upcoming boxed set titled One Night Alone. The singer made the announcement via his NPG Music Club...
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Details surrounding the release of the new Prince boxed set Xenophobia remain sketchy. Earlier this week, Prince's spokesperson gave LAUNCH details about the release,...
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Prince plans to release a three-disc boxed set titled Xenophobia within the next few months. While no exact release date has been announced, the singer's publicist confirms...
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Toronto, Canada-bred R&B singer Glenn Lewis received props from Prince when the Purple One played Toronto's Massey Hall on June 15. As Lewis stood and watched the show,...
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There's a new Prince album out--but you can't get it in stores, and you can't even buy it online. One Night Alone is a new CD of exclusive performances that has been mailed...
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Prince and his Paisley Park Enterprises are the subject of a defamation lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend, Charlene Friend, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday...
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Superstar Prince, 43, secretly married a former employee, Manuela Testolini, 25, on New Year's Eve (December 31) in a small Jehovah's Witness ceremony in Hawaii, according...
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Prince, Chuck D, Herbie Hancock, Steve Harvey, and Sinbad are some of the technology-savvy celebrities set to take part in Blacks In Technology, a free symposium and expo...
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Prince was married in Hawaii on New Year's Eve, to girlfriend Manuela Testolini. Testolini, 25, is 18 years younger than Prince (43). According to reports by KMSP-TV,...
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Steven Fargnoli, the man who managed the early stages of Prince's career, died on Friday (September 14) after succumbing to a two-year battle with cancer. He was...
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Prince's father John Nelson died Saturday (August 25) at the age of 85. Nelson began his musical career playing for the jazz group the Prince Rogers Trio. It was with that...
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Prince fans have flocked to his website npgmusicclub.com following the Warner Bros. announcement of its plan to release The Very Best Of Prince on July 31. Here is what a...
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Prince's North American summer tour plans have been scrapped. Although the mercurial artist did perform a handful of recent dates in the summer outing, all shows from now...
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A greatest-hits package featuring Prince's work from 1978-1993 is being prepped by Warner Bros., the same company the artist fought with for years over royalty payments and...
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Following a week of birthday activities (including two concerts) in his hometown of Minneapolis, Prince kicked off his A Celebration tour this weekend at Joe Louis Arena in...
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The full lineup and schedule of Prince's weeklong birthday party, Prince: A Celebration: The Rainbow Children, has now been set. For the second annual festival at the...
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One of the most talented popular musicians of his generation, Prince--real name Prince Rogers Nelson--celebrates his 43rd birthday today (June 7).
Born in Minneapolis,...
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While he's not a full-fledged supporter of Napster, Prince is not opposed to using the controversial file-sharing system. He's announced that his new single, "The Work--Pt....
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The current issue of US Weekly contains an article that quotes music insiders as saying that Prince and Michael Jackson will work together on part of the Jackson's eagerly...
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Prince held a private concert Tuesday (February 13) to launch his new pay-service website, the NPG Music Club. Although the event was a success, the site is still not up and...
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Prince is scheduled to perform a private show tonight (February 13) in New York City. The artist had held a venue to perform on Wednesday evening (February 14), according...
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Prince has given his fans two reasons to visit his website these days, as he's posted two new songs for all to hear. Prince is allowing unlimited downloads of the tracks...
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The presidential election fiasco, which has transfixed many Americans for more than a week now, has seemingly had an effect on Prince. While on his current Hit N' Run tour...
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Prince is making sure his Hit N' Run tour lives up to its name. He's added another show for this week, which will take place on Friday (November 10) at the Patriot Center...
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Prince is getting ready to take his band on the road again, at least for a few dates. Three shows have been announced for Prince and his backing band, the NPG (New Power...
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Prince main squeeze Mayte Garcia has left him for a younger man, the New York Post is reporting.
According to the paper, Garcia has taken up with Wade Robson, an...
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Prince's summer hiatus is about to come to an end. An announcement on his website (npgonlineltd.com) says Prince will begin rehearsals on September 3 for a tour that will...
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Prince has decided to take his fight for artist's rights and control of their music in a new direction. A post at npgonlineltd.com asks the question, "Would this b...
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If you weren't in front of your television on New Year's Eve, your chance to see the complete Prince pay-per-view is coming soon. On October 31, the DVD and home video of...
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Things went so well at this year's week-long birthday celebration for Prince that the groundwork is already being laid for next year's event.
Starting on June 7 this year,...
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The nightly "dancetildawn" parties that were part of the week-long Prince: A Celebration at Prince's Paisley Park recording and studio complex this past week featured a...
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Next week's Prince concert is shaping up to be a near-complete reunion with his former band, the Revolution. On Tuesday (June 13), Prince and his current band, the NPG,...
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When Prince opens the doors to his Paisley Park complex to the general public starting tomorrow (June 7) for his week-long Prince: A Celebration event, there will be a...
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Prince is once again breaking new ground in his use of the Internet as a promotional tool. He's provided a link to his latest video, "Hot Wit U (Nasty Girl Mix)," which can...
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Today (May 25) in Washington, D.C., several artists will appear before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, which is discussing an...
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Even though he has no set plans to tour, the artist once again known as Prince isn't going away completely. At Tuesday's (May 16) press conference in New York City (LAUNCH,...
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Prince made his official return today (May 16) at a press conference in New York City. The man who has most recently been referred to as the The Artist told a room full of...
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Come June, the Artist formerly known as Prince will be celebrating the career of someone very close to him -- Prince. For the first time, the Artist will open the doors to...
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It looks like the Artist formerly known as Prince is getting ready to hit the road this year. A new post on his website, www.npgonlineltd.com, had this information:...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince is giving his fans an online preview of his next release. He's readying the DVD and home-video versions of his New Year's Eve...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince will be in attendance Saturday night at the 14th annual Genesis Awards in Los Angeles. He's being given the Dolly Green Special...
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For the Artist formerly known as Prince, having to deal with questions about his name and his former persona have become a way of life. However, that doesn't mean he is...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince has decided to put off the release of a reworked version of his current album, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic. When Rave came out last...
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Rapper
Chuck D, who presented the Artist formerly known as
Prince with the male artist of the decade award on Saturday night (March 4) at the Soul Train Awards in Los...
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Mariah Carey spoke to reporters in Cannes, France, over the weekend (Jan. 23 and 24) at Midem 2000, the world's leading international music-industry event. The singer...
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The The Artist formerly known as Prince made an unannounced appearance during a TLC concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday (Jan. 21).
As part of the show,...
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After posting a call for assistance on his website, the Artist formerly known as Prince has made a personal donation to the people of Princeville, N.C.
Torrential rains...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince will make one of his rare TV appearances next week, when he's a guest on the CBS morning program The Early Show.
Host Bryant Gumbel...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince taped his New Year's Eve pay-per-view special, Rave Un2 The Year 2000 With The Artist, Saturday night (Dec. 18) at his Paisley Park...
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The Artist formerly known as Prince will be celebrating this New Year's Eve like it's 1999--partly because it is, and partly because he will be performing the 1982 hit for...
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In a post on his website, the Artist formerly known as Prince announced that Lenny Kravitz would be among the musicians joining him and his band for the Rave Un2 The Year...
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Wherever the Artist formerly known as Prince goes, you can be sure excitement is right behind him. On Tuesday night (Nov. 24), during a performance in the Aqualung club in...
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Before he became the Artist formerly known as Prince, a young performer named Prince had a profound effect on another young musician: bassist Meshell...
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If you're in the Minneapolis area tonight, you might want to stop by Paisley Park, the recording studio and performance complex owned by the Artist formerly known as...
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Winans Phase 2, the latest sibling spinoff of gospel music's the Winans, were set to perform for Vice President Al Gore at New York City hotspot the Roxy last night (Sept....
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>The Artist Formerly Known As Prince debuted his upcoming album, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, due Nov. 2, for several hundred members of the media late last week in New...
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has announced that he will release a new album, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, in early November via major label Arista Records. The first...
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The Artist (formerly known as Prince) has dropped his lawsuit against Uptown magazine. The Artist filed suit against the fan-based magazine to get them to stop using his...
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Earlier this month, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale went to the Artist formerly known as Prince's Paisley Park studios in Minneapolis with girlfriend Gwen Stefani, and were...
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While Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst was arrested in Minnesota for assault (LAUNCH, 7/14), the Artist Formerly Known As Prince reportedly found himself in trouble with the law in...
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and frequent musical companion Larry Graham surprised the audience at a Santana show in Minnesota last week when they took the stage...
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After a mere one-week return to Billboard's Hot 100 at No. 40, Prince's early '80s hit "1999" has fallen off the chart.
Our report that the Warner Bros. version of "1999"...
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At one point, the Artist Formerly Known As Prince and Madonna were labelmates and even collaborated a song ("Love Song" from Madonna's 1989 album Like A Prayer). Now the...
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In less than a week, people around the world won't just be "partying like it's 1999," they will also likely be partying to the 1983 song written and recorded by the Artist...
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The Artist sometimes known as Prince is not only going through with his plans to release a new version of "1999" (myLAUNCH, 11/11), he's planning a party to celebrate its...
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The fast approach of our year 1999 has Prince followers feeling nostalgic. Even Warner Bros. Records recently issued a promotional single of Prince's "1999" (the title...
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It was just last week that Warner Bros. issued a promotional CD single of "1999," the title track of Prince's landmark 1982 album, to radio stations across the country. The...
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Fans of the Artist Formerly Known As Prince may have gained some insight behind his mad genius last night in a 90-minute interview on BET with host Tavis Smiley. During the...
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Following the Artist's abrupt last-minute cancellation of his Los Angeles concert last week, representative for Chaka Khan erroneously told us that the rest of the tour was...
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First he was known as Prince, then the Artist Formerly Known As Prince, and later simply the Artist, but perhaps the former princely one should change his name to the...
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According to the Artist Formerly Known As Prince's love4oneanother website, a new album by Prince & the Revolution--with the working title Roadhouse Garden--will be...
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has had to cancel upcoming dates in Cleveland (tonight), Detroit (Wednesday), Concord, Calif. (Oct. 4), and Los Angeles (Oct. 6) after...
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The meeting between the Artist Formerly Known As Prince and Spice Girl Melanie B did take place over the weekend as we reported (myLAUNCH, 7/31), and apparently both stars...
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When the Spice Girls met Prince Charles in May 1997, it was international news. Now the Spice Girls are set to met another Prince, or the Artist formerly known by that...
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That nutty Artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known As Prince is at it again. In a post on his love4oneanother website, titled "Xperiment In Truth," the Artist is...
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Rumors are circulating that the Artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known As Prince will make a rare Los Angeles club appearance during the weekend of July 24 at...
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Soundtracks continue to rule the charts this week, according to SoundScan data, but hip-hop and R&B artists are also continuing to make impressive showings.
The Armageddon...
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New York City's Spy Bar was packed with celebrities on June 30 to celebrate the release of New Power Soul, the latest effort by The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. In...
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That wacky Artist Formerly Known As Prince has sent out a flurry of cease-and-desist letters to fans who have posted so much as a soundbyte by his lordship on the...
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Prince Rogers Nelson, a.k.a. The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, arrives this weekend with his latest album, Crystal Ball, a three-CD set whose marketing, promotion and...
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Los Angeles music publisher Dale Kawashima filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week against the Artist Formerly Known As Prince and his publishing company,...
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His Purple Majesty, the Artist Formerly Known As Prince, has scored a ballet being staged by his Princess bride, dancer Mayte, and her new NPG Dance Company. Prince's score...
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The Artist Formerly Known As You-Know Who has joined forces with the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay to create the benefit organization Muhammad Ali World Healing...
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On Wednesday, July 23rd, after playing an official concert at Long Island's Jones Beach, the Artist Formerly Known As Prince surprised 200 lucky club-goers with an...
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At a press conference on July 22nd, the Artist Formerly Known As Prince discussed his current and upcoming projects, most of which involved the Internet and his own label...
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