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Prince Signs to Universal

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here 2day 2 get through this thing called life...and 2 announce that Prince has signed 2 Universal. According to Billboard.com, Mr. Rogers Nelson's next album, 3121, is scheduled for release by the largest record company in the world. Let's go crazy!

Seriously, this is crazy. Remember when Prince was all about fighting the major label system and releasing his music himself? Remember when he wrote "SLAVE" on his face? Remember when we all hoped he'd sign a distribution deal with Kill Rock Stars? (Ok, maybe that was just me.) Guess the success of his last album, 2004's Musicology, which was delivered to stores thanks to some convoluted arrangement with Columbia Records, has filled the Purple One with the ta$te for corporate green once again.

But hey, a new Prince album is a new Prince album, so no complaints here. Unless it sounds like N.E.W.S.

Billboard.com also reports that the video for 3121's first single, "Te Amo Corazon", will debut Tuesday, December 13, through Prince's online NPG Music Club. It stars actress Mia Maestro (Frida, The Motorcycle Diaries) and was directed by...wait for it...Salma Hayek! I am not making this up.

In other news: Prince is still awesome.

NPG Music Club: http://www.npgmusicclub.com/
Posted by Amy Phillips in on Fri: 12-09-05: 12:00 AM CST | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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