Following buyouts from multiple heirs, the independent music publisher and talent management company Primary Wave has acquired a significant stake in Prince‘s estate. As the Minneapolis Star Tribune first reported, Primary Wave last month bought out 100 percent of interest in the estate from Omarr Baker, Prince’s brother. Primary Wave …
Read More »'Welcome 2 America': The Oral History of Prince's Lost Album
On and off since Prince’s death in 2016, archivist Michael Howe has spent ample time sifting through audio and video tapes, film footage, and other sonic flotsam in the late pop star’s vault. But last year, in the L.A.-area storage space that currently houses Prince’s archives, Howe came across three …
Read More »Prince's 'Sign 'o' the Times' Box Set Offers a Rich Image of the Pop Master at His Absolute Peak
By 1987, Prince was as much an authority on love and sex as the era’s foremost expert, Dr. Ruth, so it’s curious that he composed two songs titled “Love and Sex” around that time and never officially released either. The first, a horny, synthy rave-up, finally came out three years …
Read More »Prince Is Getting an All-Star Grammy Tribute Concert
Alicia Keys, John Legend and Usher will perform at a special Prince tribute concert set to take place after the 2020 Grammy Awards and air on television later this year, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince will be held January 28th – two days …
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