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NEWS ABOUT: Prince

Prince stories: 11 news summaries
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 The Who Bound for 
 Super Bowl: Source 

British band will rock halftime show, says source, but NFL won't confirm

Nov 13, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The Who may be joining the ranks of recent Super Bowl performers Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Prince. A source tells Sports Illustrated the British rockers will play the Feb. 7 halftime show, but an NFL rep says only, “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • NFL • Super Bowl • Bruce Springsteen • Prince • The Who • halftime • pro football

 Prince Recalls 
 Childhood 
 Epilepsy, 
 Seizures 

Musician opens up about his past on Tavis Smiley

Apr 28, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince suffered from epilepsy as a child, the musician told Tavis Smiley on his PBS show last night. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic, and I used to have seizures when I was young," Prince told Smiley. "My mother and father didn't... More »

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music • seizure • epilepsy • musician • Tavis Smiley • Prince • childhood • seizures

(Newser) - Prince’s new album, Lotusflow3r, is actually three separate discs: two by the Purple One and one by his protégé, Bria Valente, all for sale exclusively at Target for $11.98. And depending on who you ask, that’s a good deal—or not.
  • Jody Rosen is thrilled
... More »

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Minneapolis • rock and roll • Prince • music review • album • funk • Lotusflow3r • Bria Valente

 Jacko Plans Summer Comeback 

Singer plans string of concerts at London venue

Mar 3, 09 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson isn't done yet. It looks like the King of Pop has signed on for a series of summer concerts in London, the BBC reports. Jackson has scheduled a press conference Thursday to announce the deal with the 02 arena. Beset by all sorts of financial and legal problems,... More »

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London • pop music • concert • Michael Jackson • Prince • comeback

 Meanest 
 Quotes 
 Uttered 
 by Men 

Rivals, women, and love get trounced

Dec 13, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Men's Health rounds up what it calls the "meanest things ever said by men." Here's a sample:
  • "Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic."—Prince
  • "He looks like a dwarf who's been dipped
... More »

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Michael Jackson • Prince • Boy George • Friedrich Nietzsche • famous quotes • mean men • Samuel Goldwyn

GLOSSIES

 Prince Moves 'life 4ce' to LA 

Artist moves to LA to find meaning inside music industry

Nov 17, 08 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince has found religion, and, after decades in Minneapolis, the artist has moved to LA to search for what makes its music moguls tick. “It’s all about religion. That’s what unites people here,” the Jehovah's Witness told the New Yorker during a tour of his new... More »

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music • religion • celebrity • Prince • Jehovah's Witness

 The Sexiest
 Music Videos
 Ever Made

Nerve chooses 50 classics that still turn us on

Aug 5, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - From "Love Shack" to "Sexual Healing," sex and music videos have always gone hand in hand. Nerve lists its picks for the 50 sexiest videos of all time:
  1. "Addicted to Love," Robert Palmer: The stone-faced models shimmying behind Palmer exude a cool
... More »

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MTV • sex • list • music videos • Madonna • Prince • Aerosmith

Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

Village People head up groups taking aim at file-sharing site

Feb 18, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Village People head a list of music industry has-beens pondering legal action against file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the service was indicted in Sweden for copyright infringement. The artists would join Prince, who’s been on the war path against the site for some time, reports Ars Technica. More »

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music downloads • file sharing • Prince • The Pirate Bay • The Village People • ABBA • Swedish law • Van Morrison

Prince vs.
the Internet:
Round 2?

Pirate Bay admins, hounded by lawyers and tails, 'not worried'

Nov 19, 07 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Things are heating up for BitTorrent search site The Pirate Bay, as lawyers for Prince pressure advertisers to drop it and a Swedish prosecutor promises to sue site administrators. One admin tells Ars Technica that investigators driving cars with Danish license plates are following and photographing Pirate Bay operators --... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • BitTorrent • Prince • The Pirate Bay

Dancin' Toddler Takes On Prince

Legal battle ensues over YouTube home video, copyright claim

Oct 26, 07 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baby's got moves. And now he's got a lawyer, too. A YouTube video of an 18-month-old rocking out to the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy" has ignited a legal fight involving the music industry, a ticked-off mom and Prince himself. The lawsuit—prompted when YouTube pulled the video at... More »

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YouTube • Universal Music Group • copyright • Prince

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and... More »

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Paul McCartney • music industry • Victoria Beckham • Spice Girls • Madonna • Radiohead • Victoria's Secret • Capitol Records • Prince • lingerie

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