When Doja Cat decides to go Eighties, she doesn’t mess around. On Vie, Doja devotes an entire album to the pop and R&B sounds of the Hair Decade, an album full of pastels and neon and mega-cheese sax solos. She’s always had a thing for Eighties synth-pop, as in hits …
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The Prince estate has rebuffed a recent lawsuit filed by singer, songwriter, and Prince music Apollonia over the rights to her name, saying, “As is our duty, we will continue to protect and preserve Prince’s assets and legacy.” In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, Patricia Apollonia Kotero said the …
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Singer, songwriter, and Prince muse Apollonia filed a new lawsuit Tuesday that alleges Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises, is “attempting to steal” her name. In her 14-page complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, Apollonia, whose real name is Patricia Apollonia Kotero, says she …
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*** The last decade of Lizzo’s career has been a microcosm of the modern American fame arc. The Houston-raised MC/singer/songwriter/flautist has gone from Prince-cosigned cult phenomenon to bona fide pop star to full-on backlash recipient and workplace-harassment-suit defendant, a process given extra intensity by the always-on news cycle and the …
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Thank you for the party, but Sly could never stay. Sly Stone was always the ultimate mystery man of American music, a visionary genius who transformed the world with some of the most innovative sounds of the Sixties and Seventies. With Sly and the Family Stone, he fused funk, soul, …
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman called the situation surrounding his shelved Prince documentary a “joke” in his first major interview since Netflix effectively buried the project last month. Edelman held little back on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, dismissing the claims from Prince’s estate that his film was filled with …
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Prince‘s Purple Rain will return to the big screen for one night only just one year after its 40th anniversary. On March 5, an enhanced version of the film will be screened in Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio at select Dolby Cinema locations. Purple Rain will be …
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Netflix will no longer release a documentary about Prince by filmmaker Ezra Edelman following a new deal with the late singer’s estate. “The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s …
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Prince, the Clash, and the Four Seasons’ Frankie Valli are among the artists who will receive lifetime achievement awards at the Grammys’ upcoming Special Merit Awards ceremony, the Recording Academy announced Friday. Pioneering Juice Crew rapper Roxanne Shante, Maze’s Frankie Beverly, blues great Taj Mahal, and gospel singer Dr. Bobby …
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Tyka Nelson, Prince’s sister, as well as a musician in her own right, died Monday, Nov. 4, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune. She was 64. Nelson’s son, President Nelson, confirmed her death but did not provide a cause. Nelson was Prince’s only full sibling, born two years after her …
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