Music videos weren’t exactly a new phenomenon when MTV debuted in 1981. French musicians had been making short films to accompany their songs since the invention of the Scopitone visual jukebox in the late 1950s. However, MTV’s launch upped not only the quantity of music videos being produced, but the quality. We racked our brains […]
Corinne Bailey Rae has covered Prince’s classic “I Wanna Be Your Lover” tune. Though the British singer usually sticks to slow soul, she kept the original funkiness in tact. She’ll be releasing “The Love EP,” a digital-only album of love song covers, on Valentine’s Day. On the 5-song disc, she also does Bob Marley’s “Is […]
English chanteuse Corinne Bailey Rae will release a digital-only EP of cover songs on Valentines Day entitled The Love EP.
*Prince’s two-night stand at New York’s 20,000-capacity Madison Square Garden – where he will play master of ceremonies to an all-star revue that will feature performances by Janelle Monae, Maceo Parker and Sheila E., among others – has sold out in 30 minutes. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=62700
*Prince just revealed some dates for his upcoming “Welcome 2 America” tour. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=60858
NEW YORK (AP) — Iconic singer Prince says he’s planning a tour to begin in December that will feature him, his band and other performers. By: Mesfin Fekadu
VIA Eurweb: Via Eurweb: As previously reported, Prince is releasing his new album “20Ten” this month – but only in certain European countries as a free newspaper insert along with exclusive interviews. He gave an interview with British outlet The Mirror earlier this week, which can be read here. Below is a rough translation of his […]
Music superstar Prince is adamant he will never sell his songs on the Internet, insisting Web-based outlets will soon disappear because they are no longer “hip.” The “Purple Rain” hitmaker has long battled to keep his music offline — in 2007 he sued YouTube.com and eBay.com claiming they “are clearly able (to) filter porn and pedophile […]
Check out the official cover of Prince’s new album, ‘20Ten’. The free record will hit stores on July 22nd and on July 10th across Europe.
jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear) a 1974 hit by Kool & the Gang, frequently sampled by hip-hop artists, perhaps the funkiest piece of music ever recorded.
On the extended version of his 1988 single “I Wish U Heaven,” Prince sang “Take this beat / I don’t mind / Got plenty others / and they’re so fine!”
Prince & Beyoncé’s opening performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards may as well have been the opening and closing performance.
