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Three Injured In Disaster At Prince's Purple Rain Nightclub
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was heavily featured in the pop superstar's Oscar-winning film, became the scene of a major disaster when two large pieces of the ceiling fell on top of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2015
Prince Actor Arrested - Report
Ayoub Elasri, 17, is said to have been detained by police in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam on suspicion of getting into a fight with another youngster, reports the New York Post's gossip...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 August 2015
Prince Compares Music Industry Recording Contracts To "Slavery"
Prince has once again aired his grievances against the music industry by comparing recording contracts to “slavery”. Just two days after he revealed that his new album will only be available through Tidal, he spoke...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Prince Reignites Long-running War With Record Industry
The Purple Rain hitmaker gave a rare interview with a group of 10 journalists at his Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday night (08Aug15), when he discussed his decision to put...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2015
Prince To Release His 33rd Album On Tidal
The album HitNRun, which was written and recorded in just three months, will stream on Jay Z's service from 7 September (15), Rollingstone.com announced on Friday (07Aug15). The album, which will feature...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 August 2015
Prince Confirms New Album 'Hitnrun' Will Be Exclusive To Tidal
Prince has announced that his new album, HitNRun, will be coming our way next month exclusively on Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service. Dropping on September 7th, the record is the first part of an exclusive partnership...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 08 August 2015
Prince To Debut New Album On Tidal
Prince is to release a new album.The music icon is set to unveil his new LP, 'HITNRUN', his follow up to 2014's 'Art Official Age', exclusively on Jay Z's music streaming platform Tidal.He said: ''After...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 August 2015
Prince Releases New Track On Spotify After Pulling Catalogue
The Purple Rain hitmaker took to Twitter.com on Thursday to share links to his track Stare, just one of a handful of his tunes available on the app. It is not clear...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2015
Lianne La Havas' Surreal Home Invasion
Lianne La Havas says it was ''surreal'' when Prince took over her flat.The 'Lost and Found' singer became pals with the 'Purple Rain' megastar after he spotted her perform in the US and invited her...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 July 2015
Prince's New Album To Feature 'So Many Hits'
Prince's new album features ''so many hits''.The 57-year-old musician has completed his 38th studio LP, which will be titled 'The Hit & Run Album' in reference to his latest tour, and his backing band 3RDEYEGIRL...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2015
The Who Reveal They Replaced Prince At Glastonbury As They Claim Headlining Set Was 'Sabotaged'
A blog post on the official website of legendary rockers The Who has claimed the band’s Glastonbury set was ‘sabotaged’ and that they were drafted in to headline the festival as a last minute replacement...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 July 2015
Prince 'Didn't Want To Perform At Glastonbury'
The Who were only booked to play Glastonbury because Prince decided he didn't want to appear.The legendary British rock band have revealed they were a late addition to the star-studded bill for the music festival,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2015
The Who: 'We Replaced Prince At Glastonbury'
The My Generation hitmakers closed out the three-day music extravaganza last month (Jun15), but they claim they had no intention of performing at the summer bash this year (15) until organisers reached out...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 July 2015
Prince Removes His Music From All Streaming Sites
Prince has become the latest big-name artist to remove his music from streaming services, in the latest act in his long standing suspicion of the internet. His back catalogue now cannot be played anywhere on...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2015
Madonna's Longterm Publicist To Retire
Public relations heavyweight and former Warner Brothers Records executive Liz Rosenberg is stepping down more than 30 years after she first took the pop superstar under her wing. Rosenberg, who spent more...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Prince's Ex-wife Penning Tell-all Book
The dancer, who was married to the Purple Rain hitmaker from 1996 to 1999, will also reportedly lift the lid on her friendship with reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and disclose details of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Sheila E Almost Became Prince's First Wife After Purple Rain Proposal
The percussionist briefly romanced the pop superstar while serving as a bandmate and opening act on Prince's Purple Rain tour in the mid-1980s, and reveals she almost became his first wife.She tells U.S. news show...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Take That To Receive Key To The O2
Take That are to receive the key to The O2.The trio, comprised of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, are to be presented with the accolade after reaching 21 performances at the central London...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2015
President Obama Throws Ultra-exclusive Party At White House - Prince Rumoured To Have Performed
A few more details emerged today about an exclusive private party held by President Obama over the weekend, at which megastars such as Prince are rumoured to have performed. At Monday’s White House press briefing,...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2015
Prince Performs With Stevie Wonder At The White House
The singer played a two-hour set for U.S. President Barack Obama and around 500 VIP guests, including Jon Bon Jovi, Tyler Perry, James Taylor, Connie Britton and Ciara, as part of the African-American...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Prince Performs At White House
Prince performed with Stevie Wonder at the White House on Saturday (13.06.15).The 57-year-old singer made an appearance at an exclusive party over the weekend to perform for President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, as well...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 June 2015
Lady Gaga Plays Surprise Show At Ronnie Scott's
Lady Gaga performed a surprise set at London jazz club Ronnie Scott's last night (09.06.15).The 'Do What U Want' hitmaker had been scheduled to perform a charity concert in the city's Royal Albert Hall alongside...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 June 2015
Leigh-anne Pinnock Reunites With Jordan Kiffin
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has reunited with Jordan Kiffin.The Little Mix star - who was reported to have split from her footballer beau earlier this month - appears to be giving her relationship another shot after stepping...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 May 2015
Prince Performs At Baltimore's Rally 4 Peace In Honour Of Freddie Gray
Prince has come out of seclusion for Sunday’s Rally 4 Peace in Baltimore. He took the stage in front of a crowd dressed in gray in tribute to Freddie Gray, the man whose death in...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2015
Leigh-anne Pinnock Splits From Boyfriend
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has split up with her footballer boyfriend Jordan Kiffin. The Little Mix star has reportedly been left ''heartbroken'' after their two year romance ended abruptly last month.The news will come as a shock...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 May 2015
Prince To Play At Baltimore Peace Rally This Weekend
The reclusive singer Prince has announced a surprise live performance. The star will play a short set as part of a peace rally in Baltimore this Sunday (May 10th) in support of those who’ve been...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
Prince To Perform At Peace Rally In Baltimore
The Purple Rain hitmaker recorded a protest song and held a surprise concert at his studio last week (ends03May15) to honour the residents of Baltimore who were embroiled in violent clashes over the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
Prince Honours Baltimore With Tribute Concert
Prince honoured the city of Baltimore with a tribute concert on Saturday night (02.05.15).The 56-year-old performer announced the event, billed as a ''DANCE RALLY 4 PEACE,'' on Twitter just hours before it began, inviting fans...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 May 2015
Prince Records Baltimore Tribute
Prince has recorded a song about social unrest in Baltimore.The 56-year-old musician penned the track as a ''tribute'' following the death of a black man, Freddie Gray, in police custody, which has sparked almost a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2015
Prince Records Tribute To Baltimore Residents
The Purple Rain hitmaker has dedicated a track to those embroiled in the violent protests which erupted following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who suffered fatal injuries in police custody last week...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2015
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