Long-time friend and collaborator of Prince, Billy Sparks talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the legend of the Purple One and what famous Attorney will handle the ongoing case of the rights of his music. On his constant hip pain: “He had hip surgery. Wearing those high heels and jumping on stage for 20 […]
Ahead of the long-awaited June 9 release of Prince’s “Purple Rain Deluxe” reissue, the tracklist for the bonus discs has leaked. A source calling itself “The Violet Reality” was the first to reveal that the songs had been registered, and proceeded to track down the ISRC codes (a.k.a, the international system for the identification of […]
A proper way to honor the legend. It’s hard to believe that almost a year ago one of the most innovative and unforgettable music legends passed awat. April 21 will mark the first anniversary of Prince’s death and while many fans still find it hard to grasp that he is no longer with us, […]
Search warrants just released by Minnesota authorities reveal more details about Prince‘s drug habit, reports TMZ. According to the documents, Ziploc bags and envelopes filled with pills were discovered by law enforcement. The documents also revealed that the “Purple Rain” singer obtained pills through his bodyguard who filled out the prescriptions under the name Peter […]
getty image: A doctor who saw Prince in the days before he died had prescribed the opioid painkiller oxycodone under the name of Prince’s friend to protect the musician’s privacy, according to court documents unsealed Monday that revealed nothing about how the pop superstar got the fentanyl that actually killed him. The affidavits and search […]
Since the Feb. 12 arrival of Prince’s Warner Bros. Records music on streaming services, the number of streams in the U.S. skyrocketed from 74,000 to 4.77 million in two days, according to Billboard. That’s an increase of 6,323%. His top five most streamed songs on Feb. 12 and 13 were “Purple Rain” (333,000 streams), “Let’s […]
The set opened with the Morris Day-led band dancing, grooving and ripping right through their early ’80s hits “Jungle Love” and “The Bird.” The song selection was fitting since both had the Purple Ones’ fingerprints all over them with Prince sharing writing and production credits on each. The Minneapolis-based pop/funk band rose to prominence in […]
Faith Evans is reportedly joining ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.’ In case you missed it, rumors she and Stevie J were dating began swirling earlier this year. According to HollywoodUnlocked, Faith won’t be an official cast member of the popular franchise, but making a few appearances in scenes with Stevie. Stevie and Faith, who go […]
Jay Z may have scored deals with the Weinstein company and dabbled in tv/film producing, but he just can’t seem to get his hands on Prince‘s music catalog. A few months back, the music mogul offered around $40 million to take control of Prince’s unreleased tracks, but the late singer’s estate wants nothing to do […]