Prince inducted into British Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Unlike getting in on the first go in the US, its second time lucky for Prince who finally got his induction into the UK’s Roll and Roll Hall of Fame,
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Unlike getting in on the first go in the US, its second time lucky for Prince who finally got his induction into the UK’s Roll and Roll Hall of Fame,
It happens to them all, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, even Siegfried and Roy, they all made Vegas home to their twilight career.
Prince provides the music in person for Donatella Versace’s fashion collection showing in Milan on 29th September.
Prince has written a song, titled The Song Of The Heart, which will be part of the soundtrack for the animated film Happy Feet.
Reports in the media have announced that Prince and Manuela had filed for divorce on the 24th of May. Manuela Testolini and Prince got secretly married on New Year’s Eve 2001.
After pushing the boundaries of his online music club, it seems like winning the Webby Award for the best online music site was too much for Prince and has put the club “in hiatus” because, he says, it has gone as far as it can possibly go in its current form.
The Black Entertainment (BET) Awards honoured the purple hero with Best R&B Male at this year’s ceremony, he said “This was unexpected, I appreciate it nonetheless”.
Prince gave his own special wake up call on Good Morning America to a packed Bryant Park, New York on 16 June. The free show from 7am, surprised the capacity crowd with Let’s Go Crazy, Get On The Boat and Tamar’s Redhead Stepchild.
With minimal promotion from Universal, 3121 has now sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Its not 31 or 21, but number 1. Yes, 3121 has become Prince’s first album since Batman (1989) to reach the top slot in the US. It sold 184,450 in its first week, 14% more than the second highest selling album.