Paisley Park has announced that it will hold a celebratory event for Prince on Wednesday, April 21st, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the artist’s death. “Prince’s passing remains incomprehensible to all of us,” Paisley Park executive director Alan Seiffert said in a statement. “We celebrate his life and legacy …
Read More »Prince's 'Sign o' the Times' Returns to Albums Chart Following Massive Reissue
In 1987, Prince released Sign o’ the Times, a double-album masterpiece which showed his breathtaking range — from aching balladry to brittle funk, lush pop to stomping rock — without sacrificing ankle-breaking danceability. And now, it’s back on the charts. Sign o’ the Times encompassed 16 songs, but that was …
Read More »Watch Beck Perform Prince Medley at Paisley Park Studios
Beck effortlessly rolled through a string of Prince’s biggest hits in the new video for “The Paisley Experience,” recorded at the late musician’s Paisley Park Studios. “The Paisley Experience” experience appears on Beck’s new three-track EP, Paisley Park Sessions, released last week exclusively via Amazon Music. The performance finds Beck …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: Raphael Saadiq 'This World Is Drunk'
Raphael Saadiq’s had a hand in a remarkable amount of landmark r&b over the past 30 years, though you may not know it — from his family band Tony! Toni! Toné! in the early ‘90s, through his role in the supergroup Lucy Pearl, and his work on records from D’Angelo’s …
Read More »Prince's Paisley Park Sets Celebration 2018 Four-Day Event
Prince‘s Paisley Park have announced the details for Celebration 2018, the second annual four-day gathering at the music icon’s Chanhassen, Minnesota complex. Taking place April 19th to 22nd, Celebration 2018 “will welcome fans from around the world into an inspired environment of live music, panel discussions and special presentations highlighting …
Read More »Prince Estate Reveals Big-Screen Concert With Unreleased Material
Prince‘s video likeness will appear onstage April 21st with a live band at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The event,Prince: Live on the Big Screen will include video and audio of “remastered and never-before-released” material. Prince’s longtime collaborators and “very special guests” will contribute to the concert, according to Prince’s …
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