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On his Facebook account, Prince announced he will be the musical guest on the Nov. 1 episode of "Saturday Night Live," which will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. Included in the post is a photo of Prince with his band 3rdeyegirl alongside a photo of Rock dressed as the legendary musician — which is not the first time he has used an image of a comedian dressed like him. You can check out the Facebook post below: -
Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum Top a Country-Dominated Billboard 200; Kenny Chesney Also Makes An Appearance
Country music has some of the most loyal fans in the music industry, at least in terms of being willing to actually buy albums. That was on display last week as the Billboard 200 was topped by two country albums, the first time that's happened since 2010. -
Prince Answers Just One Fan Question on Facebook Q&A About Musical Frequencies
Prince has always been a little bit of an oddball - and we're not just talking about the Fred Armisen spoof on Saturday Night Live. To help promote his new albums ART OFFICIAL AGE and PLECTRUMEKLECTRUM, the "U KNOW" singer finally joined the world of Facebook and generously hosted a fan Q&A... kind of. -
Kendrick Lamar Performed With Prince At His Release Party For New Albums 'Art Official Age' And 'PLECTRUMELECTRUM' [WATCH]
Prince celebrated the release of wo new albums -- his solo album Art Official Age and PLECTRUMELECTRUM with his band 3RDEYEGIRL -- yesterday with a livestream special on Yahoo!. The 90-minute special focused on the history of his 65,000 square-foot Paisley Park estate as well as the collaborators who worked on his most recent records. Toward the end of the broadcast, Prince performed three songs and brought out Kendrick Lamar for one of them. Lamar dropped a new verse for "What's My Name," a rare track from Prince's 1998 box set Crystal Ball. -
30 Years After Single 'Purple Rain' by Prince: Music Times Looks at Colored Rains from Roy Orbison, Peter Gabriel, Soundgarden and More
As our own Joseph Degroot pointed out earlier this year, 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of Price's class album Purple Rain. The title song wasn't officially released until September 26 however, so upon its own birthday we decided to check out what other colors of rain were floating around in the songosphere. Naturally none of them live up to Prince's epic closing track but we decided to list what we found for you. Here they are, listed in the traditional color spectrum order. -
10 Albums With Anti-Cover Artwork: Kanye West, The Beatles, And More
Today, U2 shared the official cover to their latest album Songs of Innocence, and though the official cover is definitely more professional and artistic, I actually prefer the minimalist anti-cover that was used for its initial release. Here are 10 more albums with similar anti-covers. -
Yes, There Is A Reggae Tribute Album To Prince Called 'Purple Reggae'
In 1984, Prince released one of the highlights of his illustrious career in the form of Purple Rain. It's taken three decades, but thankfully Radio Riddler and a few special guests decided to rework those classic tracks into reggae tunes on the perfectly titled Purple Reggae. -
Prince Releases New Single "FUNKNROLL" From Upcoming Album 'ART OFFICIAL AGE'
Prince's two new albums ART OFFICIAL AGE and PLECTRUMELECTRUM (caps lock intentional) are both set for release on Sept. 30, but today, Consequence of Sound reports that the legendary artist has shared yet another single from one of these albums. "FUNKNROLL" is the third single to be released from ART OFFICIAL AGE, following "BREAKFAST CAN WAIT" and "BREAKDOWN," and though it's not available for streaming, it is available for purchase over at Amazon right now. -
Mila J Talks Prince Sampling Her On His Latest Release 'U Know'
Mila J recently broke down Prince's influence on her music and the excitement of being featured on his track "U Know." -
Prince Releases Two New Songs: 'U KNOW' And 'WHITECAPS' [LISTEN]
Prince released two new songs — one each from the two albums he plans to drop on Sept. 29 — to the masses on Monday. -
Prince Shares Single 'Clouds' From One Of His Upcoming Albums
After announcing that he will be releasing not just one but two new albums this year (Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum), Prince has shared one of his new songs. "Clouds" will be included on Art Official Age, and though that album, like many of Prince's classics, is a largely solo effort, this new song features British soul singer Lianna La Havas on vocals. The song isn't available to be shared, but you can listen to it right now over at Okay Player. -
Prince Announces Release Dates for Two Albums: One Solo and One with Band 3rd Eye Girl
Everyone knew that new albums were on the horizon from Prince, but the music icon caught fans by surprise when announced that he would release two records on September 29. One, Art Official Age, will be from Prince alone while Plectrum Electrum will be the debut album from his band 3rd Eye Girl (NME's report).
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