NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records have announced two new Prince releases – the first since his death in April of this year. Scheduled for release on November 22nd in the U.S. (November 25th internationally), PRINCE 4Ever features 40 of the artist’s biggest hits including “Purple Rain,” “Little Red Corvette” and “Let’s Go Crazy.” The … Continue reading Two New Prince Releases Coming Soon →

David Gilmour paid tribute to Prince on Saturday, performing a rendition of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” featuring a segment of “Purple Rain.” Watch it below.

The Beatles may have famously refused to join the world of music streaming for years, but fans of the Fab Four received an early Christmas gift last week when much of the band’s catalog became available on streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music for the first time. And while the Beatles are securing a … Continue reading 5 Great Albums You Still Can’t Stream →

Prince has never been one to embrace technology and has long criticized the digital trends of the music industry.  His foray into social media lasted less than a year with just a handful of posts, while his official Vevo page on YouTube features just 2 videos. So it’s no surprise that the artist’s catalog has … Continue reading Prince’s Music Pulled From All Streaming Services Except TIDAL →

Ahead of his Rally 4 Peace on Sunday night in Baltimore, Prince has released a new track online, inspired by the recent riots in the city and the death of Freddie Gray. While the song is musically upbeat, it features pointed lyrics like “Does anybody hear us pray / For Michael Brown or Freddie Gray … Continue reading Prince Releases New Protest Song, “Baltimore” →

As we near the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 18th, we’re throwing back to this 2004 performance of The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Prince, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and others.  Check out this week’s #ThrowbackVideo below.

Brian Setzer has donated his signature orange Gretsch guitar to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.  The replica guitar is evocative of Setzer’s original 1959 Gretsch 6120 “Stray Cat” guitar, for which he raided his Monopoly game for two dice drilled holes in them and attached them to take the place of the missing … Continue reading Brian Setzer Donates Gretsch Guitar to Smithsonian →

Prince has announced that he will return to Saturday Night Live as the musical guest on November 1st.  This will be Prince’s third appearance on the NBC show; he previously appeared in 1981 and 2006. Comedian Chris Rock will host the November 1st episode. Prince’s performance comes just after the release of his two albums, … Continue reading Prince Returning to SNL →

Tonight (Tues, Sept 30), Prince will live stream the album release party for his two new albums – the solo album Art Official Age and his collaborative album with 3rdEyeGirl, Plectrumelectrum. The event, taking place at Prince’s own Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis, will kick off at 9:30 pm Central Time. It will feature his … Continue reading Prince To Live Stream Album Release Party →

Prince announced Friday that he is making a return to Warner Bros. Records – the label that released most of his hits through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s – with a brand new studio album on the way. “Both Warner Bros Records and Eye are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look … Continue reading Prince Announces New Album, Return to Warner Bros. →

After appearing in Sunday night’s post Super Bowl episode of the Fox sitcom New Girl, Prince has released his new single, titled “Pretzelbodylogic.” The single is available now on iTunes. In related news, at an album listening party in New York on Sunday evening, Ida Neilsen, the bassist for Prince’s band 3rd Eye Girl, gave … Continue reading Prince Releases New Single, Appears on Fox Sitcom ‘New Girl’ →

Prince will once again open the gates of his home studio complex, Paisley Park, this weekend for a 2 am party being dubbed The Breakfast Experience Pajama Dance Party. Prince will reportedly perform with his new band 3rdEyeGirl and “party ’til the sun comes” up, according to a flyer for the event. The show starts … Continue reading Prince to Host ‘Pajama Party’ at Paisley Park →