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Category archives: Prince
The Prince Estate’s Big Plans: Inside the Upcoming Purple Reign
The late singer’s estate is currently exploring licensing, future releases and even a hotel – all while trying to consider what Prince would have wanted
Sony Music signs exclusive distribution deal with the Prince Estate
Deal covers 35 previously released album titles from the late star’s catalogue
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Latest Industry: Azealia Banks, Spotify, Apple Pay, Universal Music UK, BTS, Talib Kweli, More…
Azealia Banks takes down RuPaul’s newest album. Embattled rapper Azealia Banks has claimed reality show host RuPaul ripped off her song ‘This Big Big Beat’ with his song, ‘Call Me Mother.’ She also alleges that to have reported the show host’s latest …
Latest Industry: R. Kelly Merch, YouTube Music, Prince, FYF Fest, Fender Riffstation, Cary Sherman, More…
Spotify’s double standard with R. Kelly. Despite removing the troubled R&B singer from playlists on its service, Spotify still prominently features R. Kelly merchandise on sale. The streaming music platform still has the artist’s …
Latest Industry: Cisco, YouTube, Warner, Metallica, Vivendi, Prince, Apple Music, Pandora, TIDAL, More…
Cisco pulls ads from YouTube. Over a fear of sensitive content appearing right after its ads, Cisco has pulled all of its online ads from YouTube. Taking a veiled swipe at the video platform’s past controversies over sensitive content, Cisc…
TIDAL and Prince Estate reach deal to release new music, cease legal tussle
“We will continue to respect and honor Prince’s enduring legacy and wishes with this new collection,” says Jay Z
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Latest Industry: Live Nation, Spotify, Latin Music, YouTube, Pandora, Gibson, Shazam, Prince, Distrokid, More…
Get your $20 concert tickets while they last. Live Nation has announced that ‘National Concert Week’ will take place April 30th through May 8th. The promoter will offer exclusive $20 all-in tickets for music fans to celebrate the kick…
Prince’s Favorite Color Is Actually Orange, Not Purple
Did you also know that Prince had a custom-designed orange guitar that he absolutely loved? Several weeks ago, to honor the late singer, The Pantone Color Institute created a unique shade of purple. The company dubbed the color “Love Symbol #2.” But did you know that the singer actually didn’t prefer purple? In a new […]
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UMG to Prince Estate: Give Us Back Our $31 Million
So, why did Universal Music Group suddenly back out from their deal of streaming Prince albums? Fraudulent inducement. A month ago, music executives at Universal Music Group secured a very important streaming deal. The music label would stream Prince’s catalog released since 1995. They would also have access to the entire catalog of Prince’s recordings […]
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