Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning American Pop , Hard Rock , Funk, Rock, R&B musician. He performs simply as Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol, leading fans and critics to dub him "The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)". Prince may refer to: Prince, a member of the highest aristocracy The Prince, a political treatise written by Niccolò Machiavelli in the 16th century PRINCE2, a project management method Prince (cigarettes), a brand of cigarettes Prince Sports, Inc. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 453 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (774 × 1024 pixel, file size: 647 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... 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In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... NPG Records is the record label formed by Prince in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Arista redirects here. ... Paisley Park Records was Princes record label, associated with and funded by Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros. ... The New Power Generation (or NPG for short) is the current backing group of musician Prince. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957, in Oakland, California), known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr. ... Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. ... Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation of a previous group, Vanity 6. ... Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the late 1980s by former Prince and the Revolution bassist Brown Mark. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ... 94 East was a Minneapolis-based funk group formed in 1977 by Pepe Willie, the husband of Princes cousin. ... Madhouse is a band from Minneapolis that was formed by Prince. ... For the Australian poet, see Jill Jones (poet). ... Candy Dulfer is a smooth jazz alto saxophone player who was born in the Netherlands. ... 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His career has spanned several styles: from his early material, rooted in R&B, soul and funk, he has consistently expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including New Wave, pop, rock, jazz, psychedelia and hip hop. The distinctive characteristics of the early-to-mid 1980s work that brought him to super-stardom--including sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements, and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music--was called the "Minneapolis sound" and has proved very influential. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the genre. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The Minneapolis sound is a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, R&B & new wave that was masterminded by Prince in the late 1970s. ...

Prince is a prolific artist, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and with other artists. Well known as a perfectionist, Prince is highly protective of his music. He produces, composes, arranges and performs nearly all of the songs on his albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ...

Biography

Uptown: Early years

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 7, 1958, to John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw.^[1] John was a pianist and songwriter, and Mattie was a singer. He is named after the Prince Rogers Trio, his father's jazz band, and as a boy he was called Skipper. Minneapolis redirects here. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ...

There are a number of myths regarding Prince's ethnicity, some spread by Prince himself^[2]. In fact, he was born to a white mother and an African-American father, and identifies himself as an African-American. According to a 1985 Rolling Stone article,^[which?] Mattie Shaw, like many African-Americans, is an amalgam of different ethnicities. The article in question affirms Shaw as: "a singer sixteen years John's junior, Mattie bore traces of Billie Holiday in her pipes and more than a trace of Indian and Caucasian in her blood." After the birth of his sister Tyka in 1960, Prince's parents gradually drifted apart. After they formally separated, he had a troubled relationship with his stepfather that resulted in his running away from home. Prince lived briefly with his father, who bought him his first guitar, and later he moved in with a neighborhood family, the Andersons, befriending their son, Andre Anderson (later called André Cymone).

Prince and Anderson joined Prince's cousin Charles Smith in a band called Grand Central that they formed in junior high school. His initial contributions were as an instrumentalist in what was a mainly instrumental band that played clubs and parties in the Minneapolis area. As time went by and Prince's musical interests broadened, he found himself producing the arrangements for the band. Before long he became the band's front man. By the time Prince entered high school, Grand Central evolved into Champagne and started playing original music already drawing on a range of influences including Sly & The Family Stone, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Miles Davis, Parliament-Funkadelic and Jimi Hendrix. At one point Prince was a student at the Minnesota Dance Theatre. Sly & the Family Stone was an American rock band from San Francisco, California. ... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...

In 1976, he started work on a demo tape with producer Chris Moon in a Minneapolis studio. Prince also had the patronage of Owen Husney, to whom Moon introduced him, a connection that helped him produce a high-quality demo recording. Husney started contacting major labels and ran a campaign promoting Prince as a star of the future, resulting in a bidding war eventually won by Warner Bros. Records. They offered him a contract and were the only label to give Prince creative control of his songs.

First steps: 1977–1980

Pepe Willie, husband of Prince's cousin, Shantel, was an influential presence in Prince's early career. Willie acted as mentor and manager, along with Husney, for Prince in the Grand Central days, and he employed Prince in the studio for his own recordings. In 1977, Willie formed 94 East, a band with Marcy Ingvoldstad and Kristie Lazenberry. 94 East comprised a group of singers and musicians that included Andre Cymone and Prince. Prince composed the music for Willie's lyrics and typically played guitar and keyboards in the studio. He wrote many songs for the group, including "Just Another Sucker." The band recorded an album, Minneapolis Genius – The Historic 1977 Recordings. Although it was not a solo album and was not commercially released until many years later, it is considered Prince's first professional album. For reasons that have never been disclosed by Prince, he refuses to acknowledge the existence of this album. In 1995, the original recordings with Prince and Cymone were released by Willie as 94 East featuring Prince, Symbolic Beginning. 94 East was a Minneapolis-based funk group formed in 1977 by Pepe Willie, the husband of Princes cousin. ...

Prince released his first album, For You, on April 7, 1978. For You was the first major-label album released by Prince, his first of many for Warner Bros. Tommy Vicari was the executive producer. This album, like most of his career, was not recorded with a band; Prince purportedly played all 27 instruments on the album. Critics detract from the impressiveness of this fact by qualifying them as "merely" different types of string, percussion, and keyboard instruments. For You is Princes debut album, released on April 7, 1978, when the artist was 20 years old, and bearing the classic tag, Written, composed, performed, and recorded by Prince. It is generally regarded as a promising but somewhat insubstantial early effort. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The majority of For You was written and performed by Prince, except for the song "Soft and Wet" (lyrics co-written by Moon). This was the first of Prince's albums containing the now ubiquitous legend: "Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by Prince." Prince spent twice his initial advance recording the album, which sold modestly and made the bottom reaches of the Billboard 200, while the single "Soft and Wet" performed well on the R&B charts. Prince used Prince's Music Co. for publishing the songs from this album. The single reached #12 on the Soul chart and #92 on the pop chart. "Just as Long as We're Together" flopped at #91 on the soul chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... R&B redirects here. ... This article deals with contemporary popular music publishing. ...

By 1979, Prince had recruited his first backing band featuring Andre Cymone (Anderson) on bass, Gayle Chapman and Doctor Fink on keyboards, Bobby Z on drums, and Dez Dickerson on guitar. Prince intentionally enlisted a multi-racial, mixed-gender group, much like the backing band of one of his greatest influences, Sly Stone. They had their first shows at the Capri Theatre on January 5 and 6 1979. Reportedly, Prince mostly mumbled into the microphone, whilst Dez and Andre ran back and forth into the audience. Warner executives were at the second show, which was plagued with electrical difficulties and a snowstorm, decided Prince had promise but the band needed more time to gel before it could tour. This was just after their gear was stolen from their rehearsal base at Dels Tyre Mart. ^[3] Matthew Robert Matt Fink, better known by the stage name Doctor Fink, is an American keyboardist, record producer, and songwriter. ... Bobby Z Rivkin is a Jewish American musician and producer who was a member of Princes former band, The Revolution. ... Dez Dickerson (b. ... Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and...

In October 1979, Prince released his self-titled second album Prince, which reached #4 on the Billboard R&B charts, and contained two R&B hits: "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover." These two R&B hits were performed on January 26, 1980, on the TV show American Bandstand with this first backing band. Legend has it that Prince became annoyed when, during the interview segment, Dick Clark expressed surprise that Prince and his bandmates hailed from Minneapolis "of all places". At first Prince refused to speak, instead answering a question by gesturing with his hand. It was later admitted by Dez Dickerson that it was planned from the beginning as a way to throw Dick Clark off his game. Dickerson was quoted as saying, "Great. We're illiterate, but we play well." For his second album, Prince used Ecnirp Music - BMI ^[4]for publishing his songs, which he would also use for the album Dirty Mind. Prince has been certified gold status; the single "I Wanna Be Your Lover" reached #1 on the R&B charts, also hitting #11 on the Billboard Top 100 American pop charts. This became known as one of his greatest hits. Prince is the second album by Prince, released in 1979. ... Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? is the US followup single to Princes first big hit, I Wanna Be Your Lover. It is also Princes first rock and roll inspired single release, though it didnt phase the Top 40 charts. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology — I Wanna Be Your Lover (1979) Sexy Dancer (1980) A long time before I Wanna Be Your Lover was a song by Prince, it was (and still is) a song by Bob Dylan. ... Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) is a collecting society that protects composers intellectual property in the communications business, especially radio. ...

During this period, Prince began to attract attention for the clothes he wore onstage. He wore high-heeled shoes and boots, and when questioned by the press, he remarked that he liked the way he looked in them.^{[citation needed]} He tended to flaunt and express an intense sexuality onstage in addition to in his music, especially also using symbols that of being for the transgendered and as a result, people began questioning his sexual orientation. His stylistic choices brought him trouble as an opening act for The Rolling Stones' two Los Angeles Coliseum shows in 1981, where he was infamously pelted with garbage while wearing bikini briefs, leg warmers, high-heeled boots, and a trench coat, in addition to being booed off the stage for his wardrobe. These shows occurred just before the release of his fourth album "Controversy", and also when he was breaking in his new bassist Mark Brown (later BrownMark), who was then just 18 and out of high school. Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ... Sexual orientation refers to an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectional attraction toward others,[1] usually conceived of as classifiable according to the sex or gender of the persons whom the individual finds sexually attractive. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... World War I example For the film, see Trenchcoat (film). ... Booing is the act of showing displeasure for someone or something, generally an entertainer, by loudly yelling Boo (and holding the oo sound) or making other noises of disparagement, such as animal noises. ...

1980–1984

In 1980, Prince released Dirty Mind, again entirely self-recorded and released using the demos of the songs. On tour, Lisa Coleman replaced Chapman in the band, who felt the sexually explicit lyrics and stage antics of Prince's concerts conflicted with her religious beliefs. Dirty Mind is particularly notable for its sexually explicit material. Dirty Mind is the third album by Prince, released October 8, 1980. ... Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros. ... Dirty Mind is the third album by Prince, released October 8, 1980. ...

Prince opened for Rick James in a 1980 tour with the label "punk funk" being applied to both artists, although it reportedly didn't sit comfortably with Prince. He released the album Controversy in 1981, with the single of the same name charting internationally for the first time. In February of 1981, Prince performed "Partyup" on the now-infamous season six episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Charlene Tilton that brought Jean Doumanian's lackluster tenure as executive producer down when cast member Charles Rocket uttered the word "fuck" at the end of the program. Starting with the album Controversy, Prince used Controversy Music^[5] - ASCAP for publishing his songs, which he would use for his following sixteen records until Emancipation in 1996. Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr) (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was one of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Prince Tour was the first concert tour by Prince, and supported his second album Prince. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: self-admitted neologism If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Controversy is Princes 4th album, released in 1981. ... SNL redirects here. ... Actress Charlene Tilton was born December 1, 1958 in San Diego, California, USA. She has had a varied career, with many roles, beginning with a small part as Bambi in Freaky Friday. ... Jean Doumanian (born c. ... Charles Rocket, born Charles Adams Claverie (August 24, 1949 – October 7, 2005), was an American film and television actor, most notable for his tenure as a cast member on Saturday Night Live as well as for his appearances as the villain Nicholas Andre in the film Dumb & Dumber and Adam... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ...

In 1981, Prince formed a "side project"(a problematic label given that his band was only used for performance, not recording sessions) band called The Time. Prince was able to do this thanks to a clause in his contract with Warner Bros. The Time released four albums between 1981 and 1990, with Prince writing and performing all instruments and backing vocals throughout. The band's vocals were led by Morris Day. The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ...

In the coming decade, Prince would also collaborate with Vanity (of Vanity 6), Apollonia (of Apollonia 6) and Sheila E. He also wrote hits for artists such as Sheena Easton ("Sugar Walls"), Celine Dion (as she talked about in an interview with Arsenio Hall in 1993), and The Bangles ("Manic Monday"). Prince's own recordings would be covered in hit versions by artists as diverse as Chaka Khan ("I Feel For You"), Mariah Carey, Art of Noise with Tom Jones, and Sinéad O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U"). O'Connor's cover, orignally written by Prince for The Family, was a huge commercial success in 1990. Vanity is the most popular stage name used by singer/actress/model Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada). ... Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. ... Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia Kotero is a swimsuit model from California. ... Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation of a previous group, Vanity 6. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ... Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish two time Grammy Award-winning pop singer and theatre & television actress. ... This article is about the musician. ... For the jewelry item, see Bangle. ... Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American singer known for hit songs such as Im Every Woman, I Feel For You and Through the Fire. Khan was first featured as a member of the funk band Rufus before beginning her solo career. ... This article is about the singer. ... Art of Noise Edited twelve inch single featured the iconic Art of Noise mask Art of Noise was an avant-garde synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session musicians/studio hands Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, and Gary Langan. ... For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (pronounced [1]) (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter. ... Nothing Compares 2 U is a song written around 1984 or 1985 by Prince for The Family. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ...

Prince's Yellow Cloud Guitar at the Smithsonian Castle

In 1982, Prince released the 1999 double-album which "broke" Prince into the mainstream in the US and internationally, selling over three million copies ^[6]. The title track was a protest of nuclear proliferation and became his first top ten hit internationally. With his video for "Little Red Corvette" he joined Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie as part of the first wave of African American artists on MTV. The song "Delirious" also went top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was placed at number six in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for 1983. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 673 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 673 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Castle entrance The Smithsonian Institution Building, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, houses the Smithsonian Institutions administrative offices and information center. ... 1999 is Princes fifth album, released in October 1982. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology Lets Work (1982) 1999 (1982) Little Red Corvette (1983) Prince (UK) singles chronology The Holy River (1997) 1999 (1998) The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (1999) 1999 is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color. ... Little Red Corvette is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Delirious is a song by Prince from the 1982 album, 1999. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... This article is about a New York newspaper. ... The Pazz & Jop critics poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. ...

Stevie Nicks related a story in a television interview that she had come up with her 1983 song "Stand Back" after being inspired by the synthesizer part in "Little Red Corvette." When it was time to record the song, it happened that Prince was in Los Angeles near her recording studio. She made contact and, soon afterward, Prince came by the studio and sat down at the synthesizer himself, to play song-opening riff^{[citation needed]}. Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 50 hits. ...

Around this time Prince began crediting his band as The Revolution, which consisted of Dez Dickerson on guitar, Lisa Coleman and Doctor Fink on keyboards, Bobby Z. on drums, and Brown Mark on bass. The band's name was printed in reverse on the cover of 1999; Prince refrained using the name "The Revolution" until Dickerson left the band for personal reasons. Dickerson was replaced by Wendy Melvoin, a childhood friend of Lisa. The band members were known for being solid musicians and a strong live act, but their talents would be used sparsely in the studio. Their presence in Prince's recordings, however, would increase through the mid-1980s. The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... Dez Dickerson (b. ... Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros. ... Matthew Robert Matt Fink, better known by the stage name Doctor Fink, is an American keyboardist, record producer, and songwriter. ... Bobby Z Rivkin is an American musician and producer who was a member of Princes former band, The Revolution. ... Brown Mark (also spelled Brownmark; born Mark Brown, 1962) is the former bassist of The Revolution, music artist Princes original touring (and later also his recording) band. ... Wendy Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is a American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for her work with Prince. ...

During this period, Prince recorded many acclaimed b-sides--songs that were previously released on the b-side of a single that were, at times, "throwaway" songs--becoming popular songs in their own right. Some greats and fan favorites include "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore", b-side for "1999"; "Erotic City", b-side for "Let's Go Crazy"; and "17 Days", b-side for "When Doves Cry." Several of these b-sides were covered by mainstream artists, including Alicia Keys and Living Colour. In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1981[2][3][4]) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who has sold over 25 million albums worldwide as of 2007, and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard... Living Colour is an American heavy metal band formed in New York City in 1983 by guitarist Vernon Reid. ...

1984–1987

Prince's 1984 album, Purple Rain (concurrent with the film of the same name) sold more than thirteen million copies in the US and spent twenty-four consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200. The Academy Award-winning film grossed more than $80 million in the US alone, and has proved to be Prince's biggest cinematic success to date. Singles from Purple Rain Released: May 1984 Released: July 1984 Released: September 1984 Released: November 1984 Released: January 1985 Music from the Motion Picture Purple Rain (also called just Purple Rain) is a soundtrack album by Prince and The Revolution. ... Purple Rain is a 1984 feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ...

Two songs from Purple Rain, "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy," topped the US pop singles charts and were hits around the world, while the title track reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Prince simultaneously held the spots #1 film, #1 single, and #1 album in the US. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for "Purple Rain," and the album ranks at 72 in the top 100 of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list^[7]; the album is also listed in The All-TIME 100 Albums^[8] of TIME Magazine. Prince (UK) chronology Purple Rain track listing When Doves Cry is song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology I Would Die 4 U (1984) Lets Go Crazy/Take Me with U (1985) Paisley Park (1985) Purple Rain track listing Lets Go Crazy (1) Take Me With U (2) Lets Go Crazy is a 1984 song by Prince and the Revolution. ... This is a trivia section. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... This is a trivia section. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ... TIME redirects here. ...

It was the album's song "Darling Nikki" to which Tipper Gore overheard her twelve-year-old daughter, Karenna, listening that inspired her to found the Parents Music Resource Center. The center has enacted the mandatory use of a warning label ("Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics") on the covers of records that have been judged to contain language or lyrical content unsuitable for minors. The end of the song contains a backward-masked message contradictory with the theme of the song. Playing the song backward reveals the message: Darling Nikki is a song written and originally released by Prince on his Grammy nominated 1984 album Purple Rain. ... Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore (born August 19, 1948), known as Tipper Gore, is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was the Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. ... Al Gore with wife, Tipper, along with their children. ... Tipper Gore, founder of the Parents Music Resource Center The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore; Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, wife of Washington realtor...

"Hello. How are you? I'm fine Cause I know that Lord is coming soon. Coming...coming...soon."

In 1985, after the U.S. Purple Rain Tour, which was a smash hit in the US and Canada, Prince announced that he would discontinue both live performances and music videos after the release of Around the World in a Day, which held the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for three weeks. Prince's ban on music videos supposedly ended when the album stalled in the charts and, after a video for "Raspberry Beret," then reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Around The World In A Day was Princes 1985 follow-up to Purple Rain. ... Raspberry Beret is the first U.S. (and second UK) single off of Prince and The Revolutions 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. ...

In 1986, Prince released the album Parade. The album went to #3 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #2 on the R&B album charts. The first single, "Kiss," would top the Billboard Hot 100. At the same time, "Manic Monday" by The Bangles, which Prince had written under the pseudonym "Christopher Tracey," reached #2 on the Hot 100. Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon was Princes 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. ... Kiss is a 1986 song by Prince and the Revolution, from the album Parade. ... Manic Monday (1986) was the first hit single by pop group The Bangles. ... For the jewelry item, see Bangle. ... For other uses, see Alias. ...

Christopher Tracy was the name of Prince's character in the movie "Under The Cherry Moon", for which Parade served as a soundtrack. Prince both directed and starred in the movie, and it also featured Kristen Scott Thomas as Mary Sharon in her first movie role. She would go on to star in such films as "The English Patient". Following the film and album, Prince returned to touring with a stripped-down show. After a few isolated dates (dubbed "the Hit and Run Tour") in the United States, he embarked on his first full scale European Tour in the summer of 1986. He closed the tour in September in Japan, his first appearances in the country. Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon was Princes 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. ...

It was around this time that Miles Davis was quoted on his high regard for Prince's music. The prolific jazz musician proclaimed Prince to be "the most exciting artist of his time," and that "he could be another Duke Ellington." Prince was planning to collaborate with Davis on what would be the trumpeter's 1986 album Tutu, but plans fell through. Davis would pass away in 1991 before the two were able to work together.^{[citation needed]} Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... Tutu is an album released in 1986 by Miles Davis on Warner Bros. ...

At the end of the tour, Prince disbanded The Revolution, although retaining band member Matt Fink on keyboard. Added to the backing band was Boni Boyer on keyboards, Sheila E on drums, Levi Seacer, Jr. on bass, and Miko Weaver on guitar. Matthew Robert Matt Fink, better known by the stage name Doctor Fink, is an American keyboardist, record producer, and songwriter. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ... Levi Seacer, Jr. ... Miko Weaver is an American guitarist most known for his work with Prince. ...

1987–1991

Sign o' the Times, released in 1987 as a double album, reached the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 and achieved the greatest critical acclaim of his career, topping the annual and highly reputable Pazz & Jop critics poll, reaching the top 100 of Rolling Stone's list^[7] and The All-TIME 100 Albums^[8] of TIME Magazine, which declared it was the best album of the 1980s. Following the albums' release, Prince launched the Sign o' the Times Tour in Europe. 1987 saw the potential for two of pop's biggest stars coming together to perform a duet. Michael Jackson talked with Prince about performing a duet together for the title track of his new album Bad. Jackson and Prince ended up having creative differences, however, and Jackson recorded the title track for the album alone.^[9] Sign o the Times (or Sign ☮ the Times) is an album by Prince, released on March 30, 1987 on Paisley Park. ... The Pazz & Jop critics poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. ... This article is about the magazine. ... TIME redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Bad is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released on August 25, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records. ...

In 1987, Prince planned to release The Black Album, a funk-oriented album whose erotically-charged lyrics and club-focused beats were perceived by many as his attempt to woo back the black audience he was supposed to have lost as a result of his mid-80s forays into pop, hard rock, and psychedelic rock. In reality, the album was a collection of tracks recorded during the previous few years, some of which had initially been recorded for Sheila E's birthday party in 1986.^[10] The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for November of 1987 as the follow-up to Sign ☮ the Times. ...

The album remains legendary in Prince's career after its release was canceled at the artist's behest mere days before its release date. Though many already manufactured copies were supposed to be destroyed, several escaped and became the source for numerous bootleg editions. The album circulated through the bootleg underground music world and was not given an official release until 1994. Prince later attributed his eleventh-hour request for the album to be pulled from release to "a spiritual epiphany", but there are rumors that this epiphany was actually the result of a bad experience with the drug Ecstasy. For other uses, see Bootleg. ... Underground music is music which has developed a cult following, independent of commercial success. ... Look up epiphany in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, or XTC), is a semisynthetic member of the phenethylamine class of psychoactive drugs. ...

The 1988 album Lovesexy is considered Prince's "spiritual" answer to the "dark" The Black Album. Lovesexy performed disappointingly on the US charts, reaching only #11 on the Billboard 200, but it reached #1 in the UK. (One track from The Black Album, "When 2 R in Love," also appeared on Lovesexy.) The US leg of the Lovesexy World Tour also proved to be commercial disappointment: Prince lost money as dates failed to sell out. He did balance this poor performance with the European and Japanese legs of the tour. This 1988 album is widely considered to be one of the best works of Prince. ... The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for November of 1987 as the follow-up to Sign ☮ the Times. ... The Lovesexy World Tour was Princes final concert tour of the 1980s, to support his album of the time Lovesexy. ...

In 1989, Prince provided and released the soundtrack for Batman, which returned him to #1 on the US album charts. The worldwide hit-single "Batdance" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while another track, "Partyman," featuring the vocals of his then girlfriend "Anna Garcia"^[11] became a popular song with the film's audiences. On September 24, Prince performed the Batman song Electric Chair after being introduced by Batman co-star Jerry Hall^{[citation needed]}. While it garnered mixed reviews from critics, the 1989 Batman soundtrack returned Prince to the top of the Billboard album charts. ... Batman is a 1989 Academy Award-winning superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. ... Batdance is a song by Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack (see 1989 in music). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... While it garnered mixed reviews from critics, the 1989 Batman soundtrack returned Prince to the top of the Billboard album charts. ... The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ... Jerry Hall at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. ...

In 1990, Prince released the film Graffiti Bridge, a sequel to Purple Rain that performed poorly at the box office. The soundtrack to "Graffiti Bridge" featured Prince along with artists such as Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples of the Staple Singers, and Morris Day with his other band and project, The Time. It would peak at #6 in the US and reach #1 in the UK. He also collaborated with Madonna on her Like a Prayer album for the song entitled "Love Song". Graffiti Bridge is a film written, directed and starring Prince. ... Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is a Grammy Award nominated African-American R&B singer-songwriter. ... Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer. ... The Staple Singers were a United States gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article is about the album. ...

1991–1994

The unpronounceable symbol (later dubbed "Love Symbol #2").

The release of Diamonds and Pearls 1991 gave Prince his fifth US number one single with the song "Cream". Diamonds and Pearls debuted Prince's new band, the New Power Generation, that featured rapper Tony M., Rosie Gaines on vocals, Michael Bland on drums, Levi Seacer on guitar, Sonny T on bass, and Tommy Barbarella on keyboards. Diamonds and Pearls was Princes eleventh album, which was released in 1991. ... Cream is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. ... The New Power Generation (or NPG for short) is the current backing group of musician Prince. ... Tony M. (born Anthony Mosely) is a rapper best known as a member of Princes band, the New Power Generation. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Michael Bland (born March 14, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. ... Levi Seacer, Jr. ... Sonny Thompson (Sonny T) is a former bass player for the New Power Generation, Princes recording and stage band. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

1993 found Prince working significantly on Kate Bush's 1993 album, The Red Shoes; her name appears in the credits of his Diamonds and Pearls album. Prince chiefly contributed on the song "Why Should I Love You," playing bass, guitar, and keyboards, singing vocals, and arranging music for the mix. This would be the final "Prince" credit, until 2000. Kate Bush reciprocated in 1996 and is featured on background vocals on the Emancipation track, "My Computer." Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... The Red Shoes is the seventh studio album by Kate Bush. ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ...

Prince's twelfth album was titled with an unpronounceable symbol (later copyrighted as "Love Symbol #2").^[12] It reached the top ten of the U.S. album charts. In 1993, he also changed his stage name to the Love Symbol, which is a combination of the symbols for male (♂) and female (♀). Because the symbol was/is unpronounceable, he was often referred to as "Symbol," "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince," or simply "The Artist." In 1993, at the request of Warner Brothers, Prince released a 3-CD greatest hits compilation entitled The Hits/The B-Sides. The first two discs were also sold separately as The Hits 1 and The Hits 2. In addition to featuring the majority of Prince's hit singles (with the exception of "Batdance," which was omitted), The Hits includes an array of previously hard-to-find recordings, notably B-sides spanning the majority of Prince's career, as well as a handful of previously unreleased tracks such as the Revolution-recorded "Power Fantastic." Two new songs, first "Pink Cashmere" and then "Peach," were chosen as promotional singles to accompany the compilation album. Unfortunately, neither the album nor singles performed as well in sales as Warner Bros. had hoped, however, The Hits offers arguably the most thorough overview of Prince's musical output from 1978 - 1993. The correct title of this article is . This articles title contains characters or symbols not found in Unicode. ... For a list of albums known simply as Greatest Hits, see List of albums titled Greatest Hits. ... The Hits/The B-Sides is a 1993 (and the first) greatest hits compilation album by Prince. ... The Hits 1 is a greatest-hits compilation by Prince. ... The Hits 2 is a greatest hits compilation by Prince. ... Batdance is a song by Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack (see 1989 in music). ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Pink Cashmere is a song by Prince from his 1993 compilations The Hits 1 and The Hits/The B-Sides. ... Peach is a song by Prince from his 1993 compilations The Hits 2 and The Hits/The B-Sides. ...

Name change

In 1993, during negotiations regarding the release of Prince's album The Gold Experience, a legal battle ensued between Warner Bros. and Prince over the artistic and financial control of Prince's output. During the lawsuit, Prince appeared in public with the word "slave" written on his cheek. Prince explained his name change as follows: The Gold Experience is a (formerly known as Prince) album released in 1995. ...

The first step I have taken towards the ultimate goal of emancipation from the chains that bind me to Warner Bros. was to change my name from Prince to the Love Symbol. Prince is the name that my Mother gave me at birth. Warner Bros. took the name, trademarked it, and used it as the main marketing tool to promote all of the music that I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.… I was born Prince and did not want to adopt another conventional name. The only acceptable replacement for my name, and my identity, was the Love Symbol, a symbol with no pronunciation, that is a representation of me and what my music is about. This symbol is present in my work over the years; it is a concept that has evolved from my frustration; it is who I am. It is my name.

Critics have argued Prince's name change as an attempt by the artist to reinvent himself, providing an opportunity to redevelop his style. One commentator noted:

Prince started his career as a big R&B star with limited mainstream success. At that point, he left the middle of the road and headed for the ditch. In 1980, it was risky to record new wave songs with lusty lyrics that assured no radio airplay (the classic Dirty Mind), but it paid off. Critics took notice and he became an underground favorite. This paved the way for his huge success with 1999 and Purple Rain. Certainly that was the pinnacle of his career, as far as worldwide earnings and universal adulation are concerned. But by heading for the ditch again, by changing his name and experimenting with his style, by lowering his stock value and escaping his record contract, Prince has become an underground artist again. In late 1996, the first collection of Prince music since his break with Warner Bros. appeared in record stores, a sprawling three-hour extravaganza integrating great dance grooves and slow-burning ballads. Critical response has been overwhelmingly positive, and sales have been brisk despite the high price of a 3-CD set. It's no coincidence that he titled this album Emancipation.^[13]

1994–2000

In 1994, Prince's attitude towards his artistic output underwent a notable shift. He began to view releasing albums in quick succession as a means of ejecting himself from his contractual obligations to Warner Bros. The label, he believed, was intent on limiting his artistic freedom by insisting that he release albums more sporadically. He also blamed Warner Bros. for the poor commercial performance of the Love Symbol album, claiming that it was insufficiently marketed by Warner. It was out of these developments that the aborted The Black Album was officially released, approximately seven years after its initial recording and near-release. The "new" release, which was already in wide circulation as a bootleg, sold relatively poorly. For other uses, see Bootleg. ...

Following that disappointing venture, Warner Bros. succumbed to Prince's wishes to release an album of new material, to be entitled Come. The label had refused to grant the album a release in the past, believing the music on it to be dreadfully mediocre and lacking a potential hit single^{[citation needed]}. When Come was eventually released, it confirmed all of Warner's fears. It became Prince's poorest-selling album to date, struggling to even shift 500,000 copies. Even more frustrating was the fact that Prince insisted on crediting the album to "Prince 1958–1993". Come was an album Prince was obligated to make after he changed his name to O(+>. It is an interesting look inside of Princes mind and one of his most sensual and dark albums. ...

Prince pushed to have his next album The Gold Experience released simultaneously with Love Symbol era material. Warner Bros. allowed the single "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" to be released via a small, independent distributor, Bellmark Records, in February 1994. The release was successful, reaching #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in many other countries, but it would not prove to be a model for subsequent releases. Warner Bros. still resisted releasing The Gold Experience, fearing poor sales and citing "market saturation" as a defense. When eventually released in September 1995, The Gold Experience failed to sell well, although it reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 initially, and many reviewed it as Prince's best effort since Sign o' the Times. The album is now out-of-print. The Gold Experience is a (formerly known as Prince) album released in 1995. ... Prince (UK) chronology Controversy (1993) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1994) The Beautiful Experience (1994) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World is a song by Prince (then known as ) from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. ... Bellmark Records is a small US record label. ... In economics, market saturation is a term used to describe a situation in which a product has become diffused (distributed) within a market; the actual level of saturation can depend on consumer purchasing power; as well as competition, prices, and technology. ...

Chaos and Disorder, released in 1996, was Prince's final album of new material for Warner Bros., as well as one of his least commercially successful releases. Prince attempted a major comeback later that year when, free of any further contractual obligations to Warner Bros., he released Emancipation. The album was released via his own NPG Records with distribution through EMI. To publish his songs in Emancipation, Prince did not use Controversy Music - ASCAP, which he had used for all his records since 1981, but rather used Emancipated Music Inc.^[14] - ASCAP. Chaos and Disorder is a 1996 album by (formerly known as Prince). ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ... NPG Records is the record label formed by Prince in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

While certified platinum by the RIAA, some critics felt that the sprawling 36-song, 3-CD set (each disk was exactly 60 minutes long) lacked focus, and might have worked better as a single or double disc.^[15][16] Emancipation is the first record featuring covers by Prince of songs of other artists: Joan Osborne's Top Ten hit song of 1995 "One of Us".^[17]; "Betcha By Golly Wow!" (written by Thomas Randolf Bell and Linda Creed)^[18]; "I Can't Make You Love Me" (written by James Allen Shamblin II and Michael Barry Reid)^[19]; and "La-La Means I Love You" (written by Thomas Randolf Bell and William Hart).^[20] In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... The RIAA Logo. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, known chiefly for her song One of Us. Originally from the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, Kentucky, she moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where Osborne formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release... One of Us is a song written by Eric Bazilian (of The Hooters) and originally released by Joan Osborne. ... I Cant Make You Love Me is a 1991 popular song, written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by Bonnie Raitt on her Luck of the Draw album from that year. ...

Prince released Crystal Ball, a 4-CD collection of unreleased material, in 1998. The distribution of this album was shambolic, with some fans pre-ordering the album on his website up to a year before it was eventually shipped to them, and months after the record had gone on sale in retail stores. The Newpower Soul album released three months later failed to make much of an impression on the charts. Crystal Ball is a compilation album by (formerly known as Prince), released in 1998. ... Newpower Soul is a 1998 album by the New Power Generation, but is de facto a Prince album (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol). ...

In 1999, Prince once again signed with a major label Arista Records to release a new record, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. In an attempt to make his new album a success, Prince gave more interviews than at any other point in his career. Nevertheless Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic failed to perform commercially. A few months earlier, Warner Bros. had also released The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale, a collection of unreleased material recorded by Prince throughout his career, and his final recording commitment on his contract with Warner Bros. The greatest success he had during the year was with the EP 1999: The New Master, released in time for Prince to collect a small portion of the sales dollars Warner Bros. had been seeing for the album and singles of the original 1999. Both critics and fans panned The New Master, declaring it unimaginative. Arista redirects here. ... Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is a 1999 album by (formerly known as Prince). ...

The pay-per-view concert, Rave Un2 the Year 2000, was broadcast on December 31, 1999 and consisted of footage from the December 17 and December 18 concerts of his 1999 tour. The concert featured appearances by many guest musicians including Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton, and The Time. It was released to home video the following year. A remix album, Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (as opposed to "Un2") was released exclusively through Prince's NPG Music Club in April 2000. Rave Un2 the Year 2000 is a 2000 direct to video film of Prince in concert. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leonard Albert Lenny Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arranger whose retro style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads. ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... Released by Prince Rogers Nelson, a. ...

2000–2005

Prince at the Montreaux Jaxx Festival in 2005.

On May 16, 2000, Prince ceased using the Love Symbol moniker and returned to using "Prince" again, after his publishing contract with Warner-Chappell expired. In a press conference, he stated that, after being freed from an undesirable relationships associated with the name "Prince," he would formally revert to using his real name. Prince still frequently uses the symbol as a logo and on album artwork and continues to play a Love Symbol-shaped guitar. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Warner Music Group is one of the four major record labels. ...

For several years following the release of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, Prince primarily released new music through his Internet subscription service, NPGOnlineLtd.com (later NPGMusicClub.com). Two albums that show substantive jazz influence were available commercially at record stores: 2001's The Rainbow Children and, later, the 2003 instrumental record N.E.W.S which was nominated for a Best Pop Instrumental Album Grammy. Another album of largely jazz-influenced music, "Xpectation", was released via download in 2003 to members of the NPGMusicClub. Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ... N.E.W.S is a 2003 instrumental album by Prince (artist) containg 4 tracks: North, East, West and South. Categories: Album stubs | 2003 albums | Prince albums ... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album has been awarded since 2001. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Track listing Xhalation Xcogitate Xemplify Xpectation Xotica Xogenous Xpand Xosphere Xpedition ...

In 2002, Prince released his first live album, One Nite Alone... Live!, which features performances from the One Nite Alone tour. The 3-CD box set, which also includes a disc of "aftershow" music entitled It Ain't Over!, failed to chart. During this time, Prince sought to engage more effectively with his fan base via the NPG Music Club, pre-concert sound checks, and at yearly "celebrations" at Paisley Park, his music studios. Fans were invited into the studio for tours, interviews, discussions and music-listening sessions. Some of these fan discussions were filmed for an unreleased documentary, directed by Kevin Smith. Smith discusses what happened during those days at length in his An Evening with Kevin Smith DVD.^[21] Performances were also arranged to showcase Prince's talents , as well as to collaborate with popular and well-established artists and guests including Alicia Keys, The Time, Erykah Badu, Nikka Costa, George Clinton, Norah Jones. One Nite Alone. ... NPG Music Club was the name of a official website of Prince. ... Paisley Park Studios is a studio and multimedia company run by rock/rhythm and Blues artist Prince. ... This article is about the American screenwriter, film director, actor and comic book writer. ... An Evening with Kevin Smith is a DVD featuring Question and Answer sessions that the writer and filmmaker Kevin Smith held with his fans at various American colleges, including: Clark University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Kent State University and University of Wyoming. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1981[2][3][4]) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who has sold over 25 million albums worldwide as of 2007, and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright, February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas) is an American neo-soul, R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. ... Nikka Costa (born Domenica Costa, June 4, 1972), is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues, among other genres. ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of Anglo-American and Bengali descent. ...

On February 8, 2004, Prince appeared at the Grammy Awards with Beyoncé Knowles. In a performance that opened the show, Prince and Beyoncé performed a medley of classic "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy," "Baby I'm a Star," and Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" to rave reviews (video). The following month, Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The award was presented to him by Alicia Keys along with Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast. As well as performing a trio of his own hits during the ceremony, Prince also participated in a tribute to fellow inductee George Harrison in a rendition of the deceased artist's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," playing a long guitar solo that ended the song (video). is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... Crazy in Love is an R&B/funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, producer Rich Harrison, rapper Jay-Z, and Eugene Record. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1981[2][3][4]) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who has sold over 25 million albums worldwide as of 2007, and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard... Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ... Ice Cold redirects here. ... This article is about the hip hop group. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a rock song by The Beatles from the double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). ...

In April 2004, Prince released Musicology through a unique one-album agreement with Columbia Records. This deal was constructed in such a way that ensured Prince the majority of royalties (as he had become accustomed through his music subscription service). The album, which rose as high as the top five on a number of international charts (including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia), featured some of Prince's most economical and commercially appealing music in years^{[citation needed]}. That same year, Pollstar named Prince the top concert draw among musicians in America. Musicology is an album by Prince, released on April 20, 2004, which proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the top 5 of the album charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Pollstar is the worlds largest resource for international concert tour information. ...

Grossing an estimated $87.4 million, Prince's Musicology Tour was the most profitable tour in the music industry for 2004. The artist played an impressive run of 96 concerts; the average ticket price for a show was US$61. In Dallas, Texas, Prince was surprised by a female audience member jumping out of her front row seat, getting onto the stage while he was singing, and kissing him. The woman had to be escorted out by security.^[22] Further highlighting the success of the album, Prince's Musicology went on to receive two Grammy wins, for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Call My Name" and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for the title track. Musicology was also nominated for Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, while "Cinnamon Girl was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.^[23] The album became the artist's most commercially successful since Diamonds and Pearls, partly due to a radical scheme devised which included in Billboard's sales figures those that were distributed to each customer during ticket sales for the Musicology tour. In 2004, Prince toured to promote his Musicology album. ... Musicology is an album by Prince, released on April 20, 2004, which proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the top 5 of the album charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. ... Musicology is a 2004 song by Prince, and title song from the album Musicology. ... Cinnamon Girl is a 2004 song by Prince, from the album Musicology. ... The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. ... Diamonds and Pearls was Princes eleventh album, which was released in 1991. ...

Prince was ranked 7th Greatest Artist of All Time in Acclaimed Music's list of The 1000 Greatest Artist of All Time. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Prince #28 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[24] In December 2004, Rolling Stone's readers named Prince Best Male Performer and Most Welcome Comeback, though he says he "never went anywhere"^{[citation needed]}. Also in December 2004, Prince was ranked #5 on the Top Pop Artists Of The Past 25 Years list by www.rockonthenet.com.^[25] He was the highest-ranked male performer on the list. This article is about the music magazine. ... This article is about the music magazine. ...

In April 2005, Prince played guitar (along with En Vogue singing backing vocals) on Stevie Wonder's single "So What The Fuss," Wonder's first since 1999. This article is about the American quartet. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, Prince offered a personal response by recording two new songs, "S.S.T." and the instrumental "Brand New Orleans," at Paisley Park in the early hours of September 2. Prince again performed all instrumental and vocal parts. These recordings were quickly dispersed to the public via Prince's NPG Music Club, and "S.S.T." was later picked up by iTunes, where it reached #1 on the store's R&B chart. On October 25, Sony Records released a version of the single on CD. This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... S.S.T is a song by Prince which was recorded and released directly after the impact of Hurricane Katrina. ... Paisley Park Studios is a studio and multimedia company run by rock/rhythm and Blues artist Prince. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony Records is a record label courtesy of Columbia, Epic and American Recordings. ...

2005–2006

In late 2005 Prince signed with Universal Records to release his album, 3121, on March 21, 2006, (3/21). The first single was the Latin-tinged "Te Amo Corazón," the video for which was directed by actress Salma Hayek and filmed in Marrakesh, Morocco, featuring Argentine actress and singer Mía Maestro. The song was covered by Viktoria Tolstoy on her album Pictures of Me, along with another Prince song, "Strollin'." The video for the second single, "Black Sweat", was nominated at the MTV VMAs for Best Cinematography. The immediate success of 3121 gave his first #1 debut on the Billboard 200 with the album. Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... 3121 (pronounced thirty one, twenty one) is Princes latest studio album of new material. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Te Amo Corazón is a song by Prince, released as the first single from his 2006 album, 3121. ... Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an award-winning Mexican-American actress, director, and television and film producer. ... Marrakech (مراكش marrākish), known as the Pearl of the South, is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. ... Mía Maestro, born June 19, 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is an Argentinian actress and a trained classical music vocalist, which she learned in Berlin, Germany at age 18. ... Viktoria Tolstoy, neé Kjellberg, (born 1974), Swedish jazzsinger. ... Black Sweat is a single by Prince, from his 2006 album 3121. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... 3121 (pronounced thirty one, twenty one) is Princes latest studio album of new material. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

To promote the new album, Prince was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on February 4, 2006, seventeen years after his last SNL appearance. He performed two songs from the album, "Fury" and "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed," with Támar. Prince also held a contest to win a trip to see a 'Purple Ticket Concert' at his private residence in Hollywood, California. Seven winning tickets were placed inside 3121 CD packages in the US, and other tickets were given away in various contests on the internet and around the world. On May 6, 2006, twenty-four prize winners (with a guest each) attended a star-studded private party and performance at Prince's home. The "Purple Ticket Concert" marked the end of a long run of private performances for the Hollywood elite that began in 2005^{[citation needed]}. SNL redirects here. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fury, also known as A Woman Scorned, is a song by Prince, from his 2006 album 3121. ... For the R&B coloratura, see Tamar Braxton. ... ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ...

On June 12, 2006, Prince received a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his "visionary" use of the Internet; Prince was the first major artist to release an entire album, 1997's Crystal Ball, exclusively on the internet. Ironically, many orders for Crystal Ball that were made on Prince's then-website, 1800newfunk.com, were not received by mail until long after the album was released to record stores^{[citation needed]}. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the worlds best websites. The awards have been given out since 1996. ... Crystal Ball is a compilation album by Prince (then known as ), released in 1997. ...

Only weeks after winning a Webby Award, Prince abruptly shut down his official NPGMC website at 12:00 AM on July 4, 2006 after over five years of operation. The NPGMC sent out an email, claiming that "in its current 4m there is a feeling that the NPGMC gone as far as it can go. In a world without limitations and infinite possibilities, has the time come 2 once again make a leap of faith and begin anew? These r ?s we in the NPG need 2 answer. In doing so, we have decided 2 put the club on hiatus until further notice." On the day of the music club's shutdown, a lawsuit was filed against Prince by the British company HM Publishing (owners of the Nature Publishing Group, also NPG). Despite these events occurring on the same day, Prince's attorney has called it it pure coincidence and stated that the site did not close due to the trademark dispute.^[26] Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the worlds best websites. The awards have been given out since 1996. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prince appeared at multiple award ceremonies in 2006. On February 15, 2006, Prince performed at the BRIT Awards along with Wendy and Lisa and Sheila E. He played "Te Amo Corazón" and "Fury" from 3121 and "Purple Rain" and "Let's Go Crazy" from Purple Rain, in a performance which was generally regarded as the best of the night.^{[citation needed]}. On June 27, 2006, Prince appeared at the BET awards, where he was awarded Best Male R&B Artist. In addition to receiving his award, Prince performed a medley of Chaka Khan songs for Khan's BET Lifetime Award. Prince had previously written and performed several songs with the singer. On November 14, 2006, Prince was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, appearing to collect his award but not performing. Also in November 2006, Prince opened a nightclub named 3121 in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. He performed weekly on Friday and Saturday nights until April 2007. is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County, Nevada. ...

On August 22, 2006, Prince released Ultimate. The double disc set contains one CD of previous hits, the another of extended versions and mixes of old material that were largely previously unavailable. is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ultimate is the title of Princes latest greatest hits compilation album. ...

Prince wrote and performed a song for the hit 2006 animated film Happy Feet. The song, entitled "Song of the Heart," appears on the film's soundtrack, which also features a cover of Prince's early hit "Kiss," sung by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. In January 2007, "Song of the Heart" won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Prince arrived late supposedly due to traffic problems and thus was unable to make an acceptance speech, but actor Hugh Grant prompted him later in the ceremony to take a bow. Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Nicole Mary Kidman, Order of Australia (born 20 June 1967 in Honolulu) is an Academy Award-winning Australian/American[1] actress. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968 in Pymble, New South Wales) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Hugh John Mungo Grant (born September 9, 1960) is a Golden Globe-winning British actor and film producer. ...

2007-present

On February 2, 2007, Prince played at the Super Bowl XLI press conference. He and the band played a set of Chuck Berry's hit: Johnny B. Goode", "Anotherloverholenyohead" from Parade and "Get On the Boat" from 3121. Prince performed at the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007. The performance consisted of three Purple Rain tracks ("Let's Go Crazy", "Baby I'm a Star" and the title track), along with cover versions of "We Will Rock You", "All Along the Watchtower", the Foo Fighters song "Best of You" and "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Coincidentally, Miami had rain on the day of the Super Bowl, which was lit purple during the performance of "Purple Rain". He played on a large stage shaped as his famous symbol. The event was carried to 140 million television viewers, the largest audience of his life.^[27] It also holds the record of the most watched TV performance of the 21st century in the U.S.A.^{[citation needed]} is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Date February 4, 2007 Stadium Dolphin Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Colts Favorite Colts by 6. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. ... Music sample Johnny B. Goode Problems? See media help. ... Anotherloverholenyohead is a 1986 song by Prince and the Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the movie Under The Cherry Moon. ... Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon was Princes 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. ... 3121 (pronounced thirty one, twenty one) is Princes latest studio album of new material. ... Date February 4, 2007 Stadium Dolphin Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Colts Favorite Colts by 6. ... Miami redirects here. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology I Would Die 4 U (1984) Lets Go Crazy/Take Me with U (1985) Paisley Park (1985) Purple Rain track listing Lets Go Crazy (1) Take Me With U (2) Lets Go Crazy is a 1984 song by Prince and the Revolution. ... Baby Im a Star is a song written and recorded by Prince from his album Purple Rain. ... This is a trivia section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Scottish TV comedy series, see All Along the Watchtower (TV series) All Along the Watchtower is a song written by folk-rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. ... This article is about the band. ... Alternative cover (CD2) Best of You is the first single off the fifth album from the Foo Fighters, In Your Honor. ... Proud Mary is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. ... Creedence Clearwater Revival (commonly referred to by its initials CCR or simply as Creedence) was an American rock band, which consisted of John Fogerty (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano), Tom Fogerty (guitar, vocals, piano), Stu Cook (bass guitar, vocals), and Doug Clifford (drums, percussion, vocals). ...

On May 8, 2007, Prince announced that he would play 21 concerts in London over the summer. The "Earth Tour" included 21 nights at the 20,000 capacity O2 Arena. Tickets for the O2 Arena were priced at £31.21 (including a free copy of Prince's latest album), in order to make the concerts "affordable for everybody". The residency at The O2 Arena was increased to 15 nights after all 140,000 tickets for the original seven sold out in just 20 minutes^[28] and then further extended to 21 nights.^[29] is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ...

On May 10, 2007, Prince performed a 'secret' gig at London's Koko in front of a small crowd (between) fans and celebrities. Tickets went on sale that morning on a first-come-first-served basis (again at £31.21). A prelude to the forthcoming summer gigs in London, Prince played a relaxed set of classic hits ("Kiss", changing the lyric from ‘You don't have to watch Dynasty’ to Desperate Housewives; "Girls & Boys"; and "Nothing Compares 2 U") alongside more recent tracks, plus a well-received cover version of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". There was controversy as one of the fans brought up on stage by Prince to dance later kissed him only to be ejected by one of his bouncers. Although it appeared it may have been an overreaction as Prince seemed to take the kiss in good humour. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... KOKO is a music venue on Camden High street in Camden Town, London. ... Kiss is a 1986 song by Prince and the Revolution, from the album Parade. ... Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... Girls & Boys (or Girls and Boys) is a song by British rock band Blur and is the lead track on their third album, Parklife. ... Nothing Compares 2 U is a song written around 1984 or 1985 by Prince for The Family. ... Gnarls Barkley is an American musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from New York, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... Alternate covers Promotional CD and digital download single cover Crazy is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. ...

On June 5, 2007, Prince made an appearance at the 2007 ALMA Awards, performing with Sheila E. On June 28, 2007, the UK national newspaper The Mail on Sunday revealed that it had made a deal to give Prince's new album, Planet Earth, away for free with an "imminent" edition of the paper, making it the first place in the world to get the album. The date chosen was July 15, 2007. This move has sparked controversy among music distributors and has also led the UK arm of Prince's distributor, Sony BMG, to withdraw from distributing the album in UK stores.^[30] The UK's largest high street music retailer, HMV decided to stock the paper on release day due to the giveaway. is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Daily Mail and its Sunday edition the Mail on Sunday are British newspapers, first published in 1896. ... Planet Earth is the title of a studio album by Prince which was released on July 15, 2007 in the U.K. as a free covermount with The Mail on Sunday national newspaper, followed by a more traditional distribution in the rest of the world. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... This article is about the trademark. ...

On July 7, 2007, Prince played three concerts in his hometown of Minneapolis. This concert coincided with the launch of his new perfume, 3121. Prince delighted the gathering with "3121," "Girls & Boys," "A Love Bizarre," and "Guitar." He was joined by collaborator Sheila E., who sang on "The Glamorous Life." After the second concert at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, Prince held a late after-show at the famous First Avenue, where Purple Rain was filmed. On July 16, 2007, Prince was the surprise guest of Montreux Jazz Festival. On September 3, 2007, Prince was in Prague shooting a video for the song "Somewhere Here on Earth". The video has just aired. Prince appeared at the Grammys as a presenter. is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

On April 25, 2008, "Prince and The Band" played live on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno to promote his April 26th performance at the Coachella Music and Arts Fesival in Indio, California. He also debuted a new song entitled "Turn Me Loose". is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ...

Copyright controversy

On September 14, 2007, Prince announced that he was going to sue YouTube and eBay because they "appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film content which is core to their business success." A representative told Reuters, "The problem is that one can reduce it to zero and then the next day there will be 100 or 500 or whatever. This carries on ad nauseam at Prince's expense."^[31][32] is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... This article is about the online auction center. ...

On November 5, 2007, several fan sites of Prince formed Prince Fans United to fight back against legal requests made by Prince to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince's likeness.^[33] While Prince's lawyers claimed that the use of such representations constituted copyright infringement, the Prince Fans United claimed that the legal actions were "attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince.". On November 8, 2007, Prince Fans United received a song named "PFUnk" providing a kind of "unofficial answer" to their movement. The song, originally debuted on the PFU main site^[34], was retitled "F.U.N.K.", and is available on iTunes. is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit against Prince's music company because he demanded that YouTube remove a video of a 13-month-old boy bouncing and swaying for the camera as 29-seconds of "Let's Go Crazy" plays on a CD player in the background. The video is a home movie shot by the child's mother in the family's rural Pennsylvania kitchen.^[35] EFF Logo The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit advocacy and legal organization based in the United States with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights such as those protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in the context of... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

Personal life

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Prince was romantically linked with many celebrities, including Vanity (also known as Denise Matthews), Madonna, Anna Fantastic,^[36] Carmen Electra,^[37] Jill Jones, Apollonia Kotero, Kim Basinger, Sheena Easton, Robin Arcuri, Troy Beyer, Susanna Hoffs and Nona Gaye. Vanity is the most popular stage name used by singer/actress/model Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada). ... Madonna Ciccone Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan), simply known by the stage name Madonna, also occasionally referred to as Madonna Ciccone Ritchie, is an American singer frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop music. ... Anna Garcia (born December 31, professionally known as Anna Fantastic, which was the name Prince had given her,[1] is an English female actress, singer and model. ... Tara Patrick redirects here. ... Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia Kotero is a swimsuit model from California. ... Kimila Ann Basinger (born December 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ... Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish two time Grammy Award-winning pop singer and theatre & television actress. ... semi-protect. ... Troy Beyer (born November 7, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American film director, screenwriter and actress. ... Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (2003 promo photo) Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Bangles. ... Nona Marvisa Gaye (born September 4, 1974 in Washington, D.C.) is an American singer, former fashion model, and screen actress. ...

Prince was never romantically linked to Sheila E, but they were good friends and she served as artistic inspiration. They continue to support and perform with each other today. Jill Jones was a good friend as well and she met Prince before Dirty Mind and continued being friends after the making of Graffiti Bridge. If they were dating, it was never confirmed. Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ...

Apollonia was actually married when she met Prince and played the part in Purple Rain. They allowed the rumors of dating and kept the marriage information quiet to support the Purple Rain movie craze.

He also dated Susanna Melvoin for a period (Revolution guitarist Wendy Melvoin's sister). Susanna sang backup during the Parade tour and sang on the Around the World in a Day Parade and Sign o' the Times albums.

He married his backup singer and dancer, Mayte Garcia, on Valentine's Day, 1996. They had one son, Gregory, who was born with Pfeiffer syndrome and died shortly after birth. They were divorced in 1999.^[38] Mayte Jannell Garcia (b. ... Pfeiffer syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull (craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face. ...

In 1997, Prince approached funk bassist Larry Graham, one of his childhood idols, with questions about his Jehovah's Witness faith. In a later interview, Graham stated that Prince was in need of Biblical answers and advice and that Graham was glad to answer. Prince apparently became very interested in the religion: around this time he began censoring some of his more provocative song lyrics in concerts, as well as editing various religious references in his songs that he had recently learned were Biblically inaccurate.^{[citation needed]} He was baptized by Jehovah's Witnesses in 2001, marking his formal conversion to the faith. At this time, he also released the album The Rainbow Children, which relied heavily upon Jehovah's Witness religious themes. Larry Graham, Jr. ... Jehovahs Witnesses (JW) are members of a worldwide Christian denomination. ... This article is about the Christian religious act of Baptism. ... Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ...

He married Manuela Testolini in 2001 in private ceremony but she filed for divorce in May 2006.^[39] Testolini in 2006 Manuela Testolini was born September 19, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Prince is a vegan.^[40] In 2006 he was voted the "world's sexiest vegetarian" in PETA's annual online poll.^[41]

Discography

Main article: Prince discography

This article includes the discography of the musician Prince. ... For You is Princes debut album, released in October of 1978, when the artist was 20 years old, and bearing the classic tag, Written, composed, performed, and recorded by Prince. It is generally regarded as a promising but insubstantial early effort, containing somewhat monotonous light urban funk. ... Prince is the second album by Prince, released in 1979. ... Dirty Mind is the third album by Prince, released October 8, 1980. ... Controversy is Princes 4th album, released in 1981. ... 1999 is Princes fifth album, released in October 1982. ... Singles from Purple Rain Released: May 1984 Released: July 1984 Released: September 1984 Released: November 1984 Released: January 1985 Music from the Motion Picture Purple Rain (also called just Purple Rain) is a soundtrack album by Prince and The Revolution. ... Around The World In A Day was Princes 1985 follow-up to Purple Rain. ... Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon was Princes 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. ... Sign o the Times (or Sign ☮ the Times) is an album by Prince, released on March 30, 1987 on Paisley Park. ... The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for November of 1987 as the follow-up to Sign ☮ the Times. ... This 1988 album is widely considered to be one of the best works of Prince. ... While it garnered mixed reviews from critics, the 1989 Batman soundtrack returned Prince to the top of the Billboard album charts. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Diamonds and Pearls was Princes eleventh album, which was released in 1991. ... The correct title of this article is . This articles title contains characters or symbols not found in Unicode. ... Come was an album Prince was obligated to make after he changed his name to O(+>. It is an interesting look inside of Princes mind and one of his most sensual and dark albums. ... The Gold Experience is a (formerly known as Prince) album released in 1995. ... Chaos and Disorder is a 1996 album by (formerly known as Prince). ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ... The Truth is an album by Prince released in 1998. ... Crystal Ball is a compilation album by Prince (then known as ), released in 1997. ... Newpower Soul is a 1998 album by the New Power Generation, but is de facto a Prince album (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol). ... Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is a 1999 album by (formerly known as Prince). ... Released by Prince Rogers Nelson, a. ... Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ... N.E.W.S is a 2003 instrumental album by Prince (artist) containg 4 tracks: North, East, West and South. Categories: Album stubs | 2003 albums | Prince albums ... Track listing WhenEyeLayMyHandsOnU JudasSmile SuperCute UnderneathTheCream SexMeSexMeNot Vavoom High TheDance Gamillah UMakeMySunShine Categories: Album stubs ... Track listing Silicon SM Groove YShouldEyeDoThat Golden Parachute Hypnoparadise Props n Pounds Northside Peace 2045 Radical Man The Daisy Chain Categories: Album stubs ... Musicology is an album by Prince, released on April 20, 2004, which proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the top 5 of the album charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. ... 3121 (pronounced thirty one, twenty one) is Princes latest studio album of new material. ... Planet Earth is the title of a studio album by Prince which was released on July 15, 2007 in the U.K. as a free covermount with The Mail on Sunday national newspaper, followed by a more traditional distribution in the rest of the world. ... The Hits/The B-Sides is a 1993 (and the first) greatest hits compilation album by Prince. ... The Very Best Of Prince is a Best of compilation album by Prince, released in 2001. ... Ultimate is the title of Princes latest greatest hits compilation album. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology — I Wanna Be Your Lover (1979) Sexy Dancer (1980) A long time before I Wanna Be Your Lover was a song by Prince, it was (and still is) a song by Bob Dylan. ... Sexy Dancer is the followup UK single to Princes sophomore album, Prince. It was the first single released outside of the US for which was not released as a single stateside. ... Uptown is the lead single to the Princes third album, 1980s Dirty Mind. ... Dirty Mind was the followup single in the US and title track to the Princes third album in 1980. ... Controversy is the title track and lead single to the 1981 album by Prince. ... Lets Work was the second single to the 1981s Controversy album by Prince. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology Lets Work (1982) 1999 (1982) Little Red Corvette (1983) Prince (UK) singles chronology The Holy River (1997) 1999 (1998) The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (1999) 1999 is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... Little Red Corvette is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... Delirious is a song by Prince from the 1982 album, 1999. ... Prince (UK) chronology Purple Rain track listing When Doves Cry is song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology I Would Die 4 U (1984) Lets Go Crazy/Take Me with U (1985) Paisley Park (1985) Purple Rain track listing Lets Go Crazy (1) Take Me With U (2) Lets Go Crazy is a 1984 song by Prince and the Revolution. ... This is a trivia section. ... I Would Die 4 U was the third single off Prince and the Revolutions legendary 1984 album Purple Rain. ... Raspberry Beret is the first U.S. (and second UK) single off of Prince and The Revolutions 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology Raspberry Beret (1985) Pop Life (1985) Kiss (1986) Pop Life was the second U.S. (and final U.K.) single off Prince and The Revolutions 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. ... Kiss is a 1986 song by Prince and the Revolution, from the album Parade. ... Sign O The Times is a 1987 song by Prince and the title track to his double album Sign O The Times. ... U Got The Look is a 1987 song by Prince from his double album Sign O The Times. ... I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man is the fourth single from Princes 1987 tour de force, Sign O The Times. ... Alphabet St. ... Batdance is a song by Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack (see 1989 in music). ... Partyman is Princes 1989 followup to the No. ... Prince (DEU) singles chronology The Arms of Orion (1989) Scandalous (1989) The Future (1990) Scandalous is a smooth, romantic ballad by Prince, released as a single off his 1989 Batman soundtrack. ... Thieves In The Temple is a song by Prince from the 1990 soundtrack album, Graffiti Bridge. ... Gett Off is the lead single by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. ... Cream is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. ... Diamonds and Pearls is the title track to Prince and the New Power Generations 1991 hit album. ... Insatiable Dictionary meaning: Someone who is Impossible to satisfy, they always want more Insatiable was also a classic pornographic movie released in 1980, at the close of the era of porn chic in the US. It starred Marilyn Chambers and was directed by Stu Segall (credited as Godfrey Daniels). It... My Name Is Prince is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from 1992 off the album Love Symbol. ... 7 is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from 1992 off the album Love Symbol. ... Prince (UK) chronology Controversy (1993) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1994) The Beautiful Experience (1994) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World is a song by Prince (then known as ) from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. ... Letitgo is a song by Prince from his 1994 album Come. ... Hate U is a song by Prince from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. ... Betcha by Golly Wow! is a song written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell in 1970. ...

Filmography

Prince's music has been featured in many films. This list includes films and videos releases in which Prince has either acted or performed, or to which he has actively contributed songs. Films that license preexisting Prince songs are not listed:

• Purple Rain (1984): actor, composer
• Prince and the Revolution LIVE! (1985): composer, performer
• Under the Cherry Moon (1986): actor, writer, composer, director
• Sign o' the Times (1987): composer, performer, director
• Bright Lights, Big City (1988): composer (song): "Good Love"
• Lovesexy LIVE (1988): composer, performer
• Batman (1989): composer (songs)
• Graffiti Bridge (1990): actor, composer, writer, director
• Prince Unauthorized (1991) (archive footage)
• Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (archive footage)
• Diamonds and Pearls (Video Collection) (1992): actor, composer, writer, director
• The Hits Collection (Prince) (1993): actor, composer, writer, director
• The Undertaker (1994): actor, composer, writer
• 3 Chains o' Gold (1994): actor, composer, writer, director
• Prince Interactive (1994) (video game): composer, performer
• Blankman (1994): composer (song) "Super Hero"
• Showgirls (1995): composer (songs): "Ripopgodazippa", "319"
• Girl 6 (1996): composer (songs)
• Rave Un2 the Year 2000 (2000): performer, composer (songs)
• Bamboozled (2000): composer, performer (song) "2045 Radical Man"
• Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas (2003): performer, composer (songs)
• Happy Feet (2006): composer (songs): "Song of the Heart"

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Monikers

Prince often uses pseudonyms and monikers to separate himself from the music (either his own or that of others) he has had input in; he has said that he was tired of seeing his name everywhere, and that only egotistical people take credit for everything they do.^[42] He is also recognized by the names of various characters he has played on film, the most well-known of which is The Kid, protagonist of Purple Rain. For other uses, see Alias. ... A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... Purple Rain is a 1984 feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. ...

• Camille — Significant alter ego character and vocalist on tracks between 1986 and 1988. A Camille-like character also makes an appearance in the song "PFUnk", released in 2007.
• Mr. Goodnight — on the track of the same name on Planet Earth in 2007
• Jamie Starr / The Starr Company — early producer of The Time, Vanity 6, etc.
• The Revolution — Though the band had other members, several songs credited to Prince and The Revolution were performed by Prince alone
• The Kid — Prince's semi-autobiographical persona in Purple Rain; the character was revisited in the film Graffiti Bridge
• Joey Coco — producer/writer of songs for Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, etc.
• Christopher Tracy — lead character of Under the Cherry Moon
• Alexander Nevermind — writer of "Sugar Walls" for Sheena Easton, also, writer on "Telepathy", by Deborah Allen.
• Paisley Park — writer of songs for Ingrid Chavez, El DeBarge, Paula Abdul, Patti LaBelle, Tevin Campbell, and Louie Louie.
• Madhouse — writer and performer (except saxophone and flute by Eric Leeds) of all tracks on the first Madhouse album. Though credited to the "band," which did not exist at that time, Prince draws royalties for this work. On Madhouse's second album, some tunes were specified as being written by Prince, Sheila E., Eric Leeds, and Levi Seacer, Jr., while other compositions were attributed to Madhouse, i.e., Prince
• Austra Chanel — name of the "mentor" under which Madhouse was assembled; said to be the creator of the Madhouse concept
• Gemini — Co-lead vocal "character" thoughout the Batman project in 1989
• Partyman — Prince plays the titular character in said music video
• Tora Tora — on the NPG's Exodus album
• Azifwekaré — "homeless pothead" on the song "Style" and director credit to the "Face Down" video
• The unpronounceable symbol (Love Symbol) — adopted as official name from 1993 to 2000
• The Artist Formerly Known As Prince — offered by journalists as an alternative to the Love Symbol
• The Artist — emerged from "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince," and usually accredited to his then lawyer L. Londel McMillan and became the most common alias in the media in the late 1990s
• Christopher — wrote "Manic Monday", made popular by The Bangles

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In popular culture

• Prince was featured as one of Maxim magazine's "25 Greatest Short Dudes" with a height of 1.57 m (5'2"). ^[43]
• Prince, with The Revolution, was the subject of a famous Chappelle's Show sketch called Charlie Murphy's True Hollyword Stories. Murphy recounts how he met Prince (played by Dave Chappelle) at a night club. Murphy said Prince was "wearing a blouse... like something that a figure-skater would wear." Prince then made a surprising challenge of a basketball game. His team of players, dressed in "blouses" and high-heeled boots from the club, then proceeded to beat Murphy and his friends soundly. In a 2004 interview for MTV, Prince denied wearing the skirt during the contest, but confirmed "the whooping's true."^[44]
• Prince was depicted as an Internet nerd on The Simpsons and his work has been referenced on the show on several occasions: on one episode the family named a puppy "The Puppy Formerly Known as Prince."
• Prince has been impersonated on the following sketch comedy shows:
  • Saturday Night Live, by Gary Kroeger in two cold-opening sketches in the mid-1980s — one where the SNL cast prepare for Prince's arrival on the show, and another where Prince is singing a charity song called "I Am Also the World" and every musician who attempts a duet with him gets beaten up by Prince's back-up singers (Mary Gross and Julia Louis-Dreyfus portraying Wendy and Lisa.) or his bodyguards (played by hosts Mr. T and Hulk Hogan); by Chris Kattan in a one-off sketch from the 24th season episode hosted by Bill Paxton where Prince performs "Kiss" on a talk show hosted by Ted Nugent (Paxton) and gets shot with a crossbow; and, most recently, by Fred Armisen in the recurring sketch "The Prince Show" that started on the 29th season episode hosted by Drew Barrymore.
  • MADtv, by Phil LaMarr in three sketches: one where Prince has dinner with "The Klumps" from the Eddie Murphy version of the Nutty Professor movies, one where Prince stars as Moses in a Biblical epic called "The Artist Formerly Known as the Prince of Egypt"; and in a one-off sketch where Prince, Jack Nicholson (played by Pat Kilbane), and Steven Seagal (played by Will Sasso) have a sleepover and try to kick Eddie Murphy (played by Aries Spears) out of it.
  • Rock Profile, by Matt Lucas in two sketches and a 45-minute special, titled Rock The Blind. Prince is portrayed as a Scottish tramp, "busking" in Glasgow, and living "up the woods."
  • "Spitting Image", the British satirical show had a puppet of Prince (complete with purple costume and long tongue) who sings a parody of Purple Rain entitled "Black Moustache".
• In an episode of Muppets Tonight, when Prince is trying to get past Bobo to get backstage for the show, he claims he's "the artist formerly known as Prince," Bobo retorts by saying, "and I'm the bear currently known as not amused." He also confuses his symbol for an ink blot test.
• Prince is mentioned in Salt-n-Pepa's "Shoop," The Bloodhound Gang's "The Bad Touch," Missy Elliott's "Work It," Nas's "Bridging The Gap," The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl," Groove Armada featuring Mutya Buena's "Song 4 Mutya," Eminem's "Without Me," Ludacris, Twista & Jagged Edge's "Freaky Thangs,", Hot Chip's "Down with Prince", Debbie Harry's "Kiss It Better", Kanye West's "Stronger", and (Smog)'s "Prince Alone in the Studio".
• In the episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius where Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl enter the annual school talent contest, Sheen demands that he be referred to as "The Artist Formerly Known as Sheen."
• In one episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ashley brings home a boy who tells father Phil that his name was a symbol he had drawn on a piece of paper. When asked about it, the boy says "It's a symbol. Like Prince."
• Los Angeles Indie Rock band, Sabrosa Purr, named their debut E.P. "Music From the Violet Room" after a misinterpreted Prince lyric in "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" from Sign o' the Times. Prince is noted in many of their interviews as the biggest influence on Sabrosa Purr's singer/songwriter Will Love.
• In a sketch of Big Train, Prince (as a carnivore) stalks a herd of horseracing jockeys in the African wilderness, eventually killing one and feeding on its carcass.
• Pop artist Darren Hayes attributed his decision to record his double album This Delicate Thing We've Made to the influence that Prince's album Sign o' the Times had on him as a child.
• In the movie Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, Bullimia Falls principal, Principal Interest (played by Coolio) dresses up like Prince tells the students and the staff to call him "The Administrator Formerly Known As Principal".
• In one of the Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime series, Keenan Ivory Wayans spoofs Prince as "Prince Jones" (with Robert Townsend as "Michael Davis" aka Michael Jackson) in "Rock Cops." The two performers come together to fight crime. In one scene, Prince taunts Michael with the puppet used in Purple Rain, to which Michael shouts "Get rid of that puppet. I'm sick of you and that puppet!" Prince snaps back "As soon as you get rid of this zoo!" in reference to Michael Jackson's extensive animal collection.
• In the 1985 film The Goonies, the character Mouth wears a PrincePurple Rain album cover t-shirt.
• In a sketch from The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson plays an entertainment critic named Weston. During his rambling about different artists, he includes Prince saying, "Apparently, the purple clad, gender-bending, rock star, Prince, is not really a prince at all. Just a guy from Minnesota."
• Sign O' the Times, Purple Rain and the Batman soundtrack are mentioned in Shaun of the Dead as the characters pick albums to throw at zombies.
• In an episode of The X-Files, Fox Mulder jokes to Dana Scully when asked about the unexplained weather phenomena of purple rain, "...Yeah. Great album. Deeply flawed movie, though."
• In an episode of the Nickelodeon T.V. series Back At The Barnyard 5 of the members of the barnyard crew create a band when pig says "please refer to me as my newly changed the name... this" and holds up a piece of paper with a symbol refering to prince's name change
• The Flight of the Conchords song "The Most Beautiful Girl (in the room)" is a parody based Prince's "Most Beautiful Girl in the World", sung in a style similar to Prince, and with many of his trademark falsetto flourishes.

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Awards

• 2008 Grammy Award Won Best R&B Male Vocal Performance,"Future Baby Mama"
• 2007 : Won NAACP Image Award

category Outstanding Male Artist This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• 2007 : Won Golden Globe

category Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "Happy Feet" (2006)) for "The Song of the Heart"

• 2006 : Won BET Award

category Best Male R&B Artist

• 2005 : Won Grammy Award

category Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Musicology"

• 2005 : Won Grammy Award
• 2005 : Won Myranda's Heart

category Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Call My Name"

• 2005 : Won NAACP Vanguard Award
• 2005 : Won NAACP Image Award

category Outstanding Album for "Musicology"

• 2004 : Won World Soundtrack Special Award

for Purple Rain (1984) shared with Wendy Melvoin; Lisa Coleman; Bobby Z.

• 2004 : Won Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

category Performer

• 2000 : Won Soul Train Music Award

category Artist of the Decade - Male

• 1995 : Won Award of Merit
• 1993 : Won Brit Award

category Best International Solo Artist

• 1992 : Won Soul Train Heritage Award - Career Achievement
• 1992 : Won Brit Award

category Best International Solo Artist

• 1991 : Won ASCAP Award

category Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (from movie "Graffiti Bridge" (1990)) for "Thieves in the Temple"

• 1990 : Won ASCAP Award

category Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (from movie "Batman" (1989)) for "Partyman"

• 1990 : Won AMA Award of Achievement
• 1988 : Won MTV Video Music Award

category Best Male Video for "U Got The Look"

• 1988 : Won MTV Video Music Award

category Best Stage Performance Video for "U Got The Look"

• 1987 : Won Grammy Award

category Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Kiss" shared with The Revolution

• 1987 : Won Razzie Award

category Worst Director for Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

• 1987 : Won Razzie Award

category Worst Original Song (from movie "Under the Cherry Moon" (1986)) for "Love or Money"

• 1987 : Won Razzie Award

category Worst Actor for Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

• 1986 : Won MTV Video Music Award

category Best Choreography for "Raspberry Beret"

• 1985 : Won Brit Award

category Best International Artist shared with The Revolutions

• 1985 : Won Oscar

category Best Music, Original Song Score for Purple Rain (1984)

• 1985 : Won Grammy Award

category Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for Purple Rain (1984) shared with Lisa Coleman; Wendy Melvoin; John L. Nelson

• 1985 : Won American Music Award

category Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "When Doves Cry"

• 1985 : Won American Music Award

category Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "Purple Rain"

• 1985 : Won American Music Award

category Favorite Pop/Rock Album for "Purple Rain"

• 1985 : Won Grammy Award

category Best R&B Song for "I Feel For You"

• 1985 : Won Grammy Award

category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Purple Rain" shared with The Revolution

References

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External links

• 3121- 3121 Online Prince's official website (temporally shut down)
• prince.org - The largest and longest running online Prince fansite.
• [2] - True Discography
• Prince (musician) at Discogs.
• Prince at the Internet Movie Database.
• Prince discography at MusicBrainz.
• [3] - "Let's Go Crazy" Fanlisting

Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about music recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and certain bootleg or off-label releases. ... For the in-memory database management system, see In-memory database. ... MusicBrainz (MusicBrainz. ... For You is Princes debut album, released on April 7, 1978, when the artist was 20 years old, and bearing the classic tag, Written, composed, performed, and recorded by Prince. It is generally regarded as a promising but somewhat insubstantial early effort. ... Prince is the second album by Prince, released in 1979. ... Dirty Mind is the third album by Prince, released October 8, 1980. ... Controversy is Princes 4th album, released in 1981. ... 1999 is Princes fifth album, released in October 1982. ... Around The World In A Day was Princes 1985 follow-up to Purple Rain. ... Sign o the Times (or Sign ☮ the Times) is an album by Prince, released on March 30, 1987 on Paisley Park. ... This 1988 album is widely considered to be one of the best works of Prince. ... Diamonds and Pearls was Princes eleventh album, which was released in 1991. ... The correct title of this article is . This articles title contains characters or symbols not found in Unicode. ... Come was an album Prince was obligated to make after he changed his name to O(+>. It is an interesting look inside of Princes mind and one of his most sensual and dark albums. ... The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for November of 1987 as the follow-up to Sign ☮ the Times. ... The Gold Experience is a (formerly known as Prince) album released in 1995. ... Chaos and Disorder is a 1996 album by (formerly known as Prince). ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ... The Truth is an album by Prince released in 1998. ... Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is a 1999 album by (formerly known as Prince). ... Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ... One Nite Alone is a Prince album featuring him on piano and vocals with a few embellishments here and there. ... Musicology is an album by Prince, released on April 20, 2004, which proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the top 5 of the album charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. ... 3121 (pronounced thirty one, twenty one) is Princes latest studio album of new material. ... Planet Earth is the title of a studio album by Prince which was released on July 15, 2007 in the U.K. as a free covermount with The Mail on Sunday national newspaper, followed by a more traditional distribution in the rest of the world. ... Singles from Purple Rain Released: May 1984 Released: July 1984 Released: September 1984 Released: November 1984 Released: January 1985 Music from the Motion Picture Purple Rain (also called just Purple Rain) is a soundtrack album by Prince and The Revolution. ... Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon was Princes 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. ... While it garnered mixed reviews from critics, the 1989 Batman soundtrack returned Prince to the top of the Billboard album charts. ... The soundtrack to Graffiti Bridge was much better received in sales than the movie of the same name, reaching #6 in the US and #1 in the UK. Nearly every song on the record was written by Prince, despite the handful of artists performing, including Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples and... Girl 6 is a Prince album released in 1996. ... For the Indian book on sexual positions, please see: Kama Sutra. ... Track listing Xhalation Xcogitate Xemplify Xpectation Xotica Xogenous Xpand Xosphere Xpedition ... N.E.W.S is a 2003 instrumental album by Prince (artist) containg 4 tracks: North, East, West and South. Categories: Album stubs | 2003 albums | Prince albums ... Track listing WhenEyeLayMyHandsOnU JudasSmile SuperCute UnderneathTheCream SexMeSexMeNot Vavoom High TheDance Gamillah UMakeMySunShine Categories: Album stubs ... Track listing Silicon SM Groove YShouldEyeDoThat Golden Parachute Hypnoparadise Props n Pounds Northside Peace 2045 Radical Man The Daisy Chain Categories: Album stubs ... One Nite Alone. ... The Hits/The B-Sides is a 1993 (and the first) greatest hits compilation album by Prince. ... Crystal Ball is a compilation album by Prince (then known as ), released in 1997. ... The Very Best Of Prince is a Best of compilation album by Prince, released in 2001. ... Ultimate is the title of Princes latest greatest hits compilation album. ... Prince (DEU) singles chronology The Arms of Orion (1989) Scandalous (1989) The Future (1990) Scandalous is a smooth, romantic ballad by Prince, released as a single off his 1989 Batman soundtrack. ... The Beautiful Experience is an EP by Prince, though at the time he was using the unpronoucable symbol name. ... Purple Rain is a 1984 feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Sign o the Times (or Sign ☮ the Times) is a film written and directed by Prince. ... Graffiti Bridge is a film written, directed and starring Prince. ... This article includes the discography of the musician Prince. ... Paisley Park Records was Princes record label, associated with and funded by Warner Bros. ... NPG Records is the record label formed by Prince in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. ... Prince Interactive was an interactive CD-ROM containing information about Prince and other multimedia resources, like videos, a virtual tour through Paisley Park and so. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Prince has worked with dozens of musicians and performers over his career and has given songs to a diverse array of artists. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... The New Power Generation (or NPG for short) is the current backing group of musician Prince. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ... Madhouse is a band from Minneapolis that was formed by Prince. ... Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. ... Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation of a previous group, Vanity 6. ... Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the late 1980s by former Prince and the Revolution bassist Brown Mark. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Minneapolis redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...