• Seven Great Albums Recorded by One Person: Prince, Paul McCartney, and more

    Typically, when an artist puts out a “solo” album, they usually just sing and play one instrument (if that) while every other part is filled out by their band members or session musicians. While there’s nothing wrong with making an album that way, there are other artists who insist on controlling every aspect of their albums, even if it means playing each and every instrument on their own. Here are seven great albums that were created almost entirely by a single person.

  • Essence Festival adds the Roots, Tamar Braxton and more to 2014 lineup

    The Roots, Tamar Braxton and K. Michelle have been added to the 2014 Essence Festival lineup. As previously announced, Prince and special guest performers are set to kick off the festival's 20th anniversary music celebration. Also added to the lineup are Tank, Michelle Williams, August Alsina, Estelle and Tevin Campbell.

  • Prince plays career-spanning set lasting more than four hours at the Palladium in Los Angeles [SETLIST]

    Following his takeover of The Arsenio Hall Show, Prince stayed in Los Angeles to play two surprise performances at the Palladium this past weekend. His first set on Friday night featured just seven songs but Sunday he played a legendary, career-spanning set that lasted more than four hours and included five encores all totaling to nearly 60 songs. He played hits from Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times as well as well as material from The Family and The Time with a few unreleased songs thrown in the mix.

  • What we learned when Prince took over The Arsenio Hall Show last night [WATCH]

    Prince took over The Arsenio Hall Show last night as promised. He performed three songs: the live debut of "FUNKNROLL," which is set to appear on the studio album, "She's Always In My Hair," backed by 3rdEyeGirl, as The Family's "Mutiny," which was backed by a 30-piece band including members of 3rdEyeGirl and The New Power Generation. Before his performance, however, he answered a few questions from Hall and the audience. Here's what we learned...

  • Glastonbury organizers claim Prince won't be there. We're skeptical.

    There has been little doubt in everyone's mind that Prince would end up being one of the headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. Everyone except the performer and organizers that is. Emily Eavis, the daughter of festival founder Michael Eavis, made it clear to BBC 6Music that the purple one would not be performing come June.

  • Prince plays 'Let's Go Crazy' at Manchester's Academy 1 [WATCH]

    For most of the New Year, Prince has been performing impromptu concerts around England with his band 3rdEyeGirl. Now, footage from his recent concert in Manchester has surfaced, showing Prince and company surrounded by fog, flashing lights and fake flames while they perform "Let's Go Crazy."

  • Prince to appear at the 2014 Brit Awards with 3rdEyeGirl

    Prince, who is currently performing a string of pop-up live shows in the UK, is set to appear at this week's Brit Awards. According to a statement on the Brit Awards official website (via NME), he will present the first award of the night along with his band 3rdEyeGirl.

  • Glastonbury rumors: Prince reported to be final headliner

    It's festival season and you're damn right we're hypothesizing who'll be headlining various festivals, even it they're overseas and impossible for us to attend. Two of the headliners for this year's Glastonbury festival have already been announced, but London newspaper The Mirror reported this weekend that Prince will be the final headlining performer, at least according to anonymous sources.
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