NPGOnlineLTD.com

2000/1

NPGOnlineLTD.com was Prince‘s first website to offer downloadable music and in that respect, given the infancy of the internet at the turn of the millenium, this was a poineering website. Designed by Sam Jennings, who would work on all of Prince’s websites up until 2014, it was launched on 4 March 2000 and took over Prince’s previous online mouthpiece love4oneanother.com.

NPGOnlineLTD.com was launched as a single page offering One Song for download and which had been posted his previous website (L4OA) from 1 January 2000 and remained available on this website until 6 July 2001 to herald the turning of the New Millennium. NPG Online Ltd offered three further songs, two being a double A-side virtual single complete with downloadable artwork. As a result of Prince’s ambitions to distribute more of his music online the website evolved into a fee-paying service in January 2001 and became NPG Music Club.

Downloads from npgonlineltd.com

One Song

NPG Records

Released

1 January 2000

Running Time

9:01

Format

MOV

Released as a free QuickTime video to mark the advent of the New Millennium. Winner of the Yahoo – Best Internet Single, 2000

Cybersingle

NPG Records

Released

14 July 2000

Running Time

2:43

Format

MP3

Released as a free MP3 to promote the launch of Prince’s new music download website what soon became npgmusicclub.com.

U Make My Sun Shine

NPG Records

Released

21 December 2000

Running Time

5:52

Format

MP3

Released as a free MP3 along with printable artwork downloadable from the website. A full retail CD version followed in April 2001.

When Will We B Paid?

NPG Records

Released

21 December 2000

Running Time

4:06

Format

MP3

Released as a free MP3 with printable artwork downloadable from the website. Later released as the B-side on the CD U Make My Sun Shine.

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